SERIES EDITORS Chaouki Abdallah, University of New Mexico Mark W. Spong, University of Texas at Dallas
Series ISSN: 1939-0564 (print) 1939-0572 (electronic)
Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study Carolotta Berry This lecture provides an introduction to the field of mobile robotics and the intersection between multiple robotics-related disciplines including electrical, mechanical, computer, software engineering and computer science. It is intended for an uppe… Publication Date: 01/01/2012
Control Systems Synthesis Mathukumalli Vidyasagar This book introduces the so-called “stable factorization approach” to the synthesis of feedback controllers for linear control systems. The key to this approach is to view the multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) plant for which one wishes to design a co… Publication Date: 01/01/2011
The Reaction Wheel Pendulum Daniel J. Block, Karl J. , Mark W. Spong This monograph describes the Reaction Wheel Pendulum, the newest inverted-pendulum-like device for control education and research. We discuss the history and background of the reaction wheel pendulum and other similar experimental devices. We develop… Publication Date: 01/01/2007