Patrizio Colaneri

Sergio Bittanti

(ROCOND 2003) : a Proceedings Volume from the 4th IFAC Symposium, Milan, Italy, 25-27 June 2003

Robust Control Design 2003

This book is about constructing models from experimental data. It covers a range of topics, from statistical data prediction to Kalman filtering, from black-box model identification to parameter estimation, from spectral analysis to predictive control. Written for graduate students, this textbook offers an approach that has proven successful throughout the many years during which its author has taught these topics at his University. The book: Contains accessible methods explained step-by-step in simple terms Offers an essential tool useful in a variety of fields, especially engineering, statistics, and mathematics Includes an overview on random variables and stationary processes, as well as an introduction to discrete time models and matrix analysis Incorporates historical commentaries to put into perspective the developments that have brought the discipline to its current state Provides many examples and solved problems to complement the presentation and facilitate comprehension of the techniques presented

Model Identification and Data Analysis

Jan C. Willems

Alan J. Laub

Conceived by Count Jacopo Francesco Riccati more than a quarter of a millennium ago, the Riccati equation has been widely studied in the subsequent centuries. Since its introduction in control theory in the sixties, the matrix Riccati equation has known an impressive range of applications, such as optimal control, H? optimization and robust stabilization, stochastic realization, synthesis of linear passive networks, to name but a few. This book consists of 11 chapters surveying the main concepts and results related to the matrix Riccati equation, both in continuous and discrete time. Theory, applications and numerical algorithms are extensively presented in an expository way. As a foreword, the history and prehistory of the Riccati equation is concisely presented.

The Riccati Equation

This volume contains five tutorial papers based on the lectures given at the intensive course on Software Reliability Modelling and Identification in Como (Italy) from September 2 to 4, 1987. The purpose of this volume is to present some important models used to forecast the reliability growth during the software testing process, and discuss the practical applicability of models in the management of software techniques for model identification from data (parameter estimation, complexity selection, validation, etc.). The basic reliability concepts are also introduced for those readers who are not familiar with the reliability ideas. Besides the basic models, a new family of models is introduced in the book. This family is flexible enough to describe a variety of different reliability trends. Particular attention is given to the problem of the provision of tools to assist the user in selecting an appropriate model in a particular situation.

Software Reliability Modelling and Identification

This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the theory of periodic systems, including the problems of filtering and control. It covers an array of topics, presenting an overview of the field and focusing on discrete-time signals and systems.

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