ABSTRACT
The emphasis of the present book has been on conventional control (also known as classical control) which is commonly used in academic curricula and engineering/industrial applications. It primarily deals with single-input-single-output (SISO) systems both in time domain and frequency domain. What are commonly identified as modern control techniques are time domain multivariable (multiinput-multioutput [MIMO]) techniques that use the state-space representation for the system. The present chapter will present some of these advanced control techniques, particularly in the categories of optimal control and modal control. In this context, linear quadratic regulator and pole-placement control will be studied as two particularly popular multivariable control techniques. Another control method that has been quite popular in engineering/industrial applications is fuzzy logic control, which is also presented in this chapter.
