What is a good source for learning Control Theory

Question

I need to start learning and understanding Control Theory for my research. Does anyone know good resources for doing this.

Answer 1

Depending the on the level of mathematical sophistication you have you might try Eduardo Sontag's book. Here is a link to it.

http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mct.html

Answer 2

One of the classics for undergraduates just starting out is "Control System's Engineering" by Norman S. Nise.

I was introduced to intelligent control (applying machine-learning in control systems) from "Systems and Control" by Stanislaw H. Zak

Also, a classic on adaptive control is "Applied Nonlinear Control" by Slotine and Li. It also has a web component you can google.

I now plan on taking a step back and spending sometime with linear control, this is done well in "Mathematical Control Theory" by Sontag