references to relevant bibliography, thus offering ample opportunity for further exploration on the algorithms covered in the book.The book reads very well. The mathematical descriptions are quite rigorous, derivations are logical, the main ideas presented are original and results stated in the book are accurate and appropriate. The book emphasizes theoretical analyses and derivations, but no lack of rich examples. The many examples bridge the gap between control system theory and practical applications by approaches and issues proposed in this book, such as swarm dynamics, blind source recovery, direct NDP-based tracking control and so on.Last, but not least, this book provides breadth to the methods/techniques used, depth to literature review, and reviews on the current status and future developments of several research and application areas.This book is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in expanding their knowledge of dynamical systems research and applications. The book is different from textbooks of a graduate course. It is light on link of the whole book and heavy on consistency and depth of each chapter, which discusses currently very active research topics. It provides an excellent extension to a graduate course in dynamical systems. In any case, the book could be a valuable addition to a well-stocked academic or corporate library, particularly for universities or organizations that interested in the subject.
SUMMARYIn summary, this is a very well-written book, and it is clear that the authors have made important research contributions in the area of researches and applications of dynamical systems and presented a very special tribute to Anthony N. Michel who has made significant contributions to the systems and control community. The book intends to present a fairly comprehensive, up-to-date, and detailed treatment of relay feedback theory, use of relay feedback for process identification, and use of identified models for general control design. The materials are based on research results of the authors and his co-workers in the domain. For presentation, the technical development of the results is quite selfcontained with fundamental knowledge of the linear system theory is assumed. Illustrative examples of different degrees of complexity are given to facilitate understanding. Therefore, the book can be accessed by graduate students, researchers and practicing engineers. This book covers three areas: (1) analysis of relay feedback system (RFS), and (2) identification using RFS, and (3) controller design (PID controllers in particular).
Huaguang Zhang