ABSTRACT
In a book of this nature it would be inappropriate to attempt to provide an exhaustive review of the essential theory and, therefore, only a brief outline is given. The rst part of this chapter addresses issues connected with system modeling and identi cation theory. The second part illustrates how the knowledge of the system gained through the modeling activity can be exploited to advantage when designing control systems. The control algorithms presented
include proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers as well as an introduction to “modern” self-tuning and adaptive control strategies.
