Tutorials and Workshop: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS

非线性现象自然地发生在物理和人工系统中。这些现象可以通过数学关系(微分方程式和/或差分方程式)来模拟。非线性系统和控制理论为分析这些系统和设计旨在改变其行为的程序或算法提供了工具。这些理论在过去的几十年里经历了实质性的变化，并见证了几个重要的发展。因此，可以公平地说，这些理论现在是一门成熟学科的基础。特别是，它们是大多数工程学和几个新的数学、生物和化学课程的一部分，是系统和控制界最活跃的研究领域之一。然而，非线性系统和控制理论在英国相对较少，它们在工业和高级应用开发中的影响仍然相对较小。这项提议的目标是支持组织一个为期四天的活动，由国际领先的研究人员贡献，目的是扭转这一趋势，让英国博士生和研究人员接触到新的想法和最新发展，并促进英国研究界和国际研究界的互动(例如，通过建立新的研究合作)。

Nonlinear phenomena occur naturally in physical and artificial systems. These phenomena can be modelled by means of mathematical relations (differential and/or difference equations). Nonlinear systems and control theories provide the tools for the analysis of these systems and for the design of procedures or algorithms aimed at modifying their behaviour.These theories have undergone substantial changes and have witnessed several important developments in the last decades. It is therefore fair to state that these theories are now at the basis of a mature discipline. In particular they are part of most engineering and several new mathematics, biology and chemistry curricula and are one of the most active areas of research in the systems and control community. Nevertheless, nonlinear systems and control theories are relatively under-represented in the UK, and their impact in industry and in the development of advanced applications is still relatively small.Goal of this proposal is to support the organization of a four-day event, with contributions from leading international researchers, with the aim to reverse this trend, to expose UK PhD students and researchers to novel ideas and the latest developments, and to facilitate the interaction between the UK research community and the international one (for example by establishing new research collaborations).