Banach, Antoni StanisŁaw2014-03-142014-03-141992-06-12etd-09202005-091012http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39429A feedback design procedure known as extended linearization consists in replacing a mathematical model of a nonlinear dynamical system with its family of linearizations, parametrized by the operating point, and then combining feedback gains designed for representatives of the family into a single nonlinear feedback law. The principles of the procedure, applicable both to lumped-parameter and distributed-parameter systems, are discussed at the outset. The development shows limits on feedback laws that can be designed, as well as nonuniqueness of solutions, inherent in the method.vii, 140 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1992.B362Distributed parameter systems -- Mathematical modelsFeedback control systems -- Mathematical modelsDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09202005-091012/