An adaptive system for linear systems with unknown parameters is a nonlinear system. The analysis of such adaptive systems requires similar techniques to analysis for nonlinear systems. Therefore it is natural to treat adaptive control as a part of nonlinear control systems. Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Systems treats nonlinear control and adaptive control in a unified framework, presenting the major results at a moderate mathematical level, suitable to MSc students and engineers with undergraduate degrees. Topics covered include introduction to nonlinear systems; state space models; describing functions for common nonlinear components; stability theory; feedback linearization; adaptive control; nonlinear observer design; backsteping design; disturbance rejection and output regulation; and control applications, including harmonic estimation and rejection in power distribution systems, observer and control design for circadian rhythms, and suppression of flutters in aircraft. Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Systems is of interest to postgraduate students and senior graduate students in control engineering, and in other engineering disciplines relating to dynamic modelling and control, including electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, and chemical engineering, as well as researchers and engineers working on nonlinear and adaptive control.

一个具有未知参数的线性系统的适应性系统是一个非线性系统。这种适应性系统的分析需要类似于非线性系统的分析技术。因此，将自适应控制作为非线性控制系统的一部分是很自然的。非线性和自适应控制系统在一个统一的框架内处理非线性控制和自适应控制，以适度的数学水平介绍主要的结果，适合于硕士生和具有本科学位的工程师。涵盖的主题包括非线性系统介绍；状态空间模型；常见非线性元件的描述函数；稳定性理论；反馈线性化；自适应控制；非线性观测器设计；反步设计；干扰抑制和输出调节；以及控制应用，包括配电系统中的谐波估计和抑制，昼夜节律的观测器和控制设计，以及飞机中的颤振抑制。非线性和自适应控制系统》对控制工程的研究生和高级研究生，以及与动态建模和控制有关的其他工程学科，包括电气和电子工程、航空航天工程和化学工程，以及从事非线性和自适应控制的研究人员和工程师都有意义。