Adaptive Control 2nd edition
               Karl J. Astrom and Bjorn Wittenmark


The Preface and the full Table of Contents of the book are available
from anonymous FTP from: ftp.control.lth.se at the directory
/pub/books/adaptive_control. This directory also contains macros for
generating the examples and illustrations using Simnon as well as the
solutions manual.

More information on the organization of a course in adaptive control
based on the book can be found via World Wide Web at
http://www.control.lth.se/~kursar. There you will find course program,
examples of overheads for lectures and exams.

GOAL OF THE BOOK

Our goal is to give an introduction and an overview of the theoretical
and practical aspects of adaptive control.

Since knowledge about adaptive techniques is widely scattered
in the literature, it is difficult for a newcomer to get a good grasp of
the field.  In the book we introduce the basic ideas of adaptive
control and compare different approaches. Practical aspects such as
implementation and applications are presented in depth. These are very
important for the understanding of the advantages and shortcomings of
adaptive control. This book has evolved from many years of research
and teaching in the field.

In the new edition there are substantial reorganizations of most
chapters and more emphasis is given to the connection between
different design methods in adaptive control.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.  What is adaptive control?
2.  Real-time parameter estimation
3.  Deterministic self-tuning regulators
4.  Stochastic and predictive self-tuning regulators
5.  Model-reference adaptive systems
6.  Properties of adaptive systems
7.  Stochastic adaptive control
8.  Auto-tuning
9.  Gain scheduling
10. Robust and self-oscillation systems
11. Practical issues and implementation
12. Commercial products and applications
13. Perspectives on adaptive control