Large-Scale Dynamic Systems Stability and Struc

Theuniqueinterdisciplinaryapproachexaminesrelationshipbetweenstabilityandstructureofcomplexdynamicsystems.Itsapplicationrangesfromcompetitive-cooperativemodelsinecologyandeconomicstocontrolofspacecraftandpowersystems.Theauthor，aProfessorofElectricalEngineeringatCalifornia'sSantaClaraUniversity，defineslarge-scalesystemsasnonlinearandtime-varyinginteractionofdynamicsubsystems.Stabilityoftheoverallsystemisdeterminedfromstabilitypropertiesofthesubsystemsandthenatureoftheirinterconnections.TheconceptofdecentralizedcontrolandestimationisintroducedforefficientstabilizationandoptimizationofcomplexsystemsusinglocalsubsystemfeedbackandvectorLiapunovmethods.Decentrallystabilizedlargesystemsarerobusttouncertaintyintheinterconnectionstructureandenvironmentalfluctuations.Appropriateforgraduatestudentsstudyingmulti-agentsystemsinengineering，ecology，economics，andsustainabilityofcomplexsystems;thisvolumeisalsoavaluableresourceforengineersworkingincontrolofspacecraft，largepowernetworks，andnetworkedmulti-robotsystems.