Classic Papers in Control Theory (Dover Books on Engineering) - Softcover

Greene, Douglas G.; Bellman, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048681856X ISBN 13: 9780486818566

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2017

Synopsis

This collection of historically and technically important papers follows a logical line of development from early work in mathematical control theory to studies in adaptive control processes. The book touches upon all the major themes: stability theory, feedback control, time lag, prediction theory, dynamic programming, "bang-bang" control, and maximum principles. Contributors include J. C. Maxwell, H. Nyquist, H. W. Bode, and other experts.

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About the Author

Richard Bellman (1920–1984) received his Ph.D. from Princeton and worked for many years at the RAND Corporation, where he developed the mathematical optimization method known as dynamic programming. He was Professor of Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Medicine at the University of Southern California, and in 1979 he received the IEEE Medal of Honor for his contributions to decision processes and control system theory. Dr. Bellman was one of the major advisors to Dover's math program in the 1950s–1960s.
Robert Kalaba (1926–2004) contributed 12 books and more than 600 articles to the scientific community, and he worked with Richard Bellman at the RAND Corporation. He served on the faculty of the University of Southern California as Professor of Electrical Engineering and Economics, and he founded the institution's Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048681856X
• ISBN 13: 9780486818566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208