An Introduction to Autonomous Control Systems

Panos J. Antsaklis, K.M. Passino, and S.J. Wang

Control Systems Magazine
Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 5-13, June 1991

Abstract - Autonomous control systems are designed to perform well under significant uncertainties in the system and environment for extended periods of time, and they must be able to compensate for significant system failures without external intervention. Intelligent autonomous control systems use techniques
from the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve this autonomy. Such control systems evolve from conventional control systems by adding intelligent components, and their development requires interdisciplinary research. Here we provide an introduction to the area of intelligent autonomous control. The
fundamental issues in autonomous control system modeling and analysis are discussed, with emphasis on mathematical modeling. Some recent results in relevant research areas are summarized.

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