Robust linear time-varying control for trajectory tracking: Computation and an experimental application

International Journal of Control

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-361

  Pirie, C L ^a   Okubo, S ^a   Dullerud, G E ^b   Tortorelli, D A ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLING SYSTEMS; TIME-VARYING (LTV) ROBUST CONTROL SYNTHESIS; TRAJECTORY TRACKING;

COMPUTATION THEORY; LINEAR SYSTEMS; LINEARIZATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

TIME VARYING CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644599905     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207170600577045     Document Type: Article

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