Written by two of the pioneers in the field, this book contains a wealth of practical information unavailable anywhere else. Astrom and Wittenmark give a comprehensive presentation of the field of adaptive control, carefully blending theory and implementation to provide the readers with insight and understanding. Benefiting from the feedback of students and colleagues who have used the first edition, the material has been reorganized and rewritten giving a more balanced and teachable presentation of fundamentals and applications. Features A broad introduction to adaptive control techniques and background for their use. More detailed presentation of adaptive algorithms including an in-depth treatment of practical implementations. Deeper coverage of adaptive control theory from deterministic and stochastic viewpoints, including recursive estimation, stability, convergence, and robustness. Comparison of adaptive control with completing approaches such as gain scheduling and robust control. A rich selection of examples based on current practical applications and problems offering insight into design procedures and implementation of adaptive controllers. Interactive computer analysis and simulation problems to test modify and experiment with concepts and algorithms. Adaptive Control, Second Edition is an outstanding teaching resource for the introductory and advanced levels as well as a key reference for anyone in the field of adaptive control. Contents What is Adaptive Control? Real-Time Parameter Estimation Deterministic Self-Tuning Regulators Stochastic and Predictive Self-Tuning Regulators Model-Reference Adaptive Systems Properties of Adaptive Systems Stochastic Adaptive Control Auto-Tuning Gain Scheduling Robust and Self-Oscillating Systems Practical Issues and Implementation Commercial Products and Applications Perspectives on Adaptive Control Index About the Authors Karl Johan Astrom has close to 40 years experience in the field of automatic control. He has been Professor, Chair of Automatic Control at Lund University since 1965. He is a fellow of IEEE, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science. His research is widely recognized, and he has received many honors, among them the IEEE Medal of Honor for ????????????????fundamental contributions to theory and applications of adaptive control technology.??????????????? Bj????????rn Wittenmark is the Head of the Department of Automatic Control at Lund Institute of Technology. He has co-authored six books and written numerous technical papers in the area of automatic control, digital control and adaptive control. He is a fellow of the IEEE.