Download or read book Computer Aided Control Systems Design, CACSD '97 written by L. Boullart and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1997 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the proceedings of the 7th IFAC Symposium on Computer Aided Control Systems Design (CACSD'97) held in Gent, Belgium on 28-30 April 1997. It presents a high-standing scientific contribution to the challenging field of CACSD and gives an excellent preview of current research which, in coming years, will undoubtedly offer many useful results.The topics covered include: control systems design; special architectures for CACSD; software for CACSD; hybrid discrete-event and real-time systems; symbolic and numerical computations; algorithms for CACSD; CACSD support environments; planning and manufacturing; system modelling and simulation; optimization; robust control; intelligent controller design; and applications.The volume comprises 61 full papers and a challenging keynote address by Professor Georg Gruuml;bel from the DLR Institute of Robotics and System Dynamics, Germany.