Robust Controllability of Linear Systems

Controllability, i.e. the ability of a dynamic system to be transferred from a given set of initial positions to a given target set by a proper choice of the control function, is one of the basic system properties. Controllability has been well studied for systems without uncertainties by using an open-loop control. Unfortunately, this elegant theory is not applicable to real-life systems which are affected by unmeasurable components. For such systems, the controllability should be augmented by a robustness property with respect to any admissible uncertainty realization. As a rule, the robust controllability is realized by a feedback control. This book presents current research in the study of robust controllability of linear systems.