Geometric control and nonsmooth analysis : in honor of the 73rd birthday of H. Hermes and of the 71st birthday of R.T. Rockafellar /

The aim of this volume is to provide a synthetic account of past research, to give an up-to-date guide to current intertwined developments of control theory and nonsmooth analysis, and also to point to future research directions.

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Corporate Authors: World Scientific (Firm)
Group Author: Ancona, Fabio, 1964- (Editor); Hermes, Henry, 1933- (Editor); Rockafellar, R. Tyrrell, 1935- (Editor)
Published: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Series on advances in mathematics for applied sciences ; v. 76
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/6645#t=toc
Summary: The aim of this volume is to provide a synthetic account of past research, to give an up-to-date guide to current intertwined developments of control theory and nonsmooth analysis, and also to point to future research directions.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x,361pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789812776075 (electronic bk.)
CLC: O23
Contents: Multiscale singular perturbations and homogenization of optimal control problems / O. Alvarez, M. Bardi and C. Marchi -- Patchy feedbacks for stabilization and optimal control: general theory and robustness properties / F. Ancona and A. Bressan -- Sensitivity of control systems with respect to measure-valued coefficients / Z. Artstein -- Systems with continuous time and discrete time components / A. Bacciotti -- A review on stability of switched systems for arbitrary switchings / U. Boscain -- Regularity properties of attainable sets under state constraints / P. Cannarsa, M. Castelpietra and P. Cardaliaguet -- A generalized Hopf-Lax formula: analytical and approximations aspects / I. Capuzzo Dolcetta -- Regularity of solutions to one-dimensional and multi-dimensional problems in the calculus of variations / F. H. Clarke -- Stability analysis of sliding mode controllers / F. H. Clarke and R. B. Vinter -- Generalized differentiation of parameterized families of trajectories / M. Garavello, E. Girejko and B. Piccoli -- Sampled-data redesign for nonlinear multi-input systems / L. Griine and K. Worthmann -- On the definition of trajectories corresponding to generalized controls on the Heisenberg group / P. Mason -- Characterization of the state constrained bilateral minimal time function / C. Nour -- Existence and a decoupling technique for the neutral problem of Bolza with multiple varying delays / N. L. Ortiz -- Stabilization problem for nonholonomic control systems / L. Rifford -- Proximal characterization of the reachable set for a discontinuous differential inclusion / V. R. Rios and P. R. Wolenski -- Linear-convex control and duality / R. T. Rockafellar and G. Goebel -- Strong optimality of singular trajectories / G. Stefani -- High-order point variations and generalized differentials / H. Sussmann.