Classical Control Using H-infinity Methods: An Introduction to Design

One of the main accomplishments of control in the 1980s was the development of a subject called H[infinity] control. This book teaches control system design using H[infinity] techniques. Students will find this book easy to use because it is conceptually simple. They will find it useful because of the widespread appeal of classical frequency domain methods. Classical control has always been presented as trial and error applied to specific cases; this book lays out a much more precise approach. This has the tremendous advantage of converting an engineering problem to one that can be put directly into a mathematical optimization package. After completing this course, a student will have a good feel for how engineering specs are coded as precise mathematical constraints.