his volume is an outgrowth of the workshop ``Application of Advanced Control Theory to Robotics and Automation, `` organized in honor of the 70th birthdays of Peter V. Kokotovic and Salvatore (Turi) Nicosia. Both Petar and Turi have carried out distinguished work in the work in the control community and have long been recognized as mentors, experts and pioneers in the field of automatic control, covering many topics in control theory and several different applications. The variety of their research is reflected in this book, which includes contributions from leading exports in the field ranging from mathematics to laboratory experiments. \n\nMain topics covered include: \n\nState Estimation and Identification: observer designs for nonlinear systems and linear time-delay systems, as well as identification techniques for linear, nonlinear, piecewise linear and hybrid systems. \nControl and System Theory: theoretical results related to the analysis and control of dynamical systems, including a presentation of Lyapunov tools for linear differential inclusions, a study of the control of constrained systems and a treatment of finite-time stability concepts. \nRobotics: new studies of robot manipulators, parameter identification and different control problems for mobile robots. \nControl of Electromechanical Systems: applications of modern control techniques to port-controlled Hamiltonian systems, different classes of vehicles and web processing systems. \nManufacturing Systems: applications of the max-plus algebra to system aggregation, optimal machine scheduling problems and inventory control with cooperation between retailers. \nNetworked Control Systems: analysis and design problems related to linear and nonlinear networked control systems. \n\n\nThe scope of the work is quite broad and although each chapter is self-contained, the book has been organized into thematically related chapters and in some cases, convenient reading sequences are suggested to the reader. The wide variety of topics covered and the tutorial writing style used by many of the contributors will make this book suitable for experts, as well as young researchers who seek a more intuitive understanding of these relevant topics in the field. \n\nThis special low-priced edition is for sale in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka only.