Piecewise Affine Control

"Engineering systems operate through actuators, most of which will exhibit phenomena such as saturation or zones of no operation, commonly known as dead zones. These are examples of piecewise-affine characteristics, and they can have a considerable impact on the execution and stability of engineering systems. In this book, the authors target controller design for piecewise affine systems, fulfilling both performance and stability requirements in the market. Piecewise Affine Control: presents a unified computational methodology for the analysis and synthesis of piecewise affine controllers; takes an approach that is capable of handling sliding modes, sampled-data, and network systems; introduces algorithms that will be applicable to nonlinear systems approximated by piecewise affine systems; and features several examples from areas including switching electronic circuits, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace applications. This book is intended for graduate students, advanced senior undergraduate students, and researchers in academia. It will also be appropriate for industry researchers and engineers preparing to specialize in applications where switched linear and affine models are integral"--