ContentsPreface xi1
Introduction 11
1 Why Nonlinear Control
2 Nonlinear System Behavior 41
3 An Overview of the Book 121
4 Notes and References 13Part I: Nonlinear Systems Analysis 14Introduction to Part I 142
Phase Plane Analysis 172
1 Concepts of Phase Plane Analysis 182
1 Phase Portraits 182
2 Singular Points 202
3 Symmetry in Phase Plane Portraits 222
2 Constructing Phase Portraits 232
3 Determining Time from Phase Portraits 292
4 Phase Plane Analysis of Linear Systems 302
5 Phase Plane Analysis of Nonlinear Systems 322
6 Existence of Limit Cycles 362
7 Summary 382
8 Notes and References 382
9 Exercises 38VI113
Fundamentals of Lyapunov Theory 403
1 Nonlinear Systems and Equilibrium Points 413
2 Concepts of Stability 473
3 Linearization and Local Stability 533
4 Lyapunov&#