Variable Structure Systems: From Principles to Implementation (IEE Control Engineering)

Variable structure systems (or sliding mode control systems) are nonlinear automatic control systems whose structures are deliberately allowed to change, so that robust performance is obtained. This allows the design of high performance control systems that can be reliably and easily implemented at low cost. This book is unique in that it aims to fulfill the definite need for an accessible book on variable structure systems and also provides the very latest results in research on this topic. Divided into three parts - basics of sliding mode control, new trends in sliding mode control, and applications of sliding mode control - the book contains many numerical design examples, so that readers can quickly understand the design methodologies and their applications to practical problems.Also available: Symbolic Methods in Control System Analysis and Design - ISBN 0852969430 People in Control: human factors in control room design - ISBN 0852969783The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET publishes more than 100 new titles every year; a rich mix of books, journals and magazines with a back catalogue of more than 350 books in 18 different subject areas including: -Power & Energy -Renewable Energy -Radar, Sonar & Navigation -Electromagnetics -Electrical Measurement -History of Technology -Technology Management