Recent Advances in Circuits and Systems brings you a balanced, state-of-the-art presentation of the latest concepts, methods, algorithms, techniques, procedures and applications of the fascinating field of Circuits and Systems. Written by eminent, leading, international experts, the contributors provide up-to-date aspects of topics discussed and present fresh, original insights into their own experience with Circuits and Systems.The main aim of this book is to present most of the new trends and recent advances of the impressive evolution in the discipline of circuits and systems. Special emphasis is given in the interaction between the classic areas of systems theory (feedback control, circuits design, electronics, etc) and the modern techniques of computational intelligence (neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic and expert systems) since this fertile interaction promises to open up new horizons in circuits and systems theory.This book is composed of four parts. Part I is devoted to Circuits and Electronics and also includes Power Systems. Part II refers to Systems Theory and Control (H infinity problems, feedback control, non-linear systems, robust stability and robust control, multivariable systems, hybrid systems and hydraulic systems). Part III presents the latest developments in the Robotics (theory and applications) while Part IV is devoted to Computational Intelligence in Systems Theory.

Modern society is witnessing a sea change in ubiquitous computing, in which people have embraced computing systems as an indispensable part of day-to-day existence. Computation, storage, and communication abilities of smartphones, for example, have undergone monumental changes over the past decade. However, global emphasis on creating and sustaining green environments is leading to a rapid and ongoing proliferation of edge computing systems and applications. As a broad spectrum of healthcare, home, and transport applications shift to the edge of the network, near-threshold computing (NTC) is emerging as one of the promising low-power computing platforms. An NTC device sets its supply voltage close to its threshold voltage, dramatically reducing the energy consumption. Despite showing substantial promise in terms of energy efficiency, NTC is yet to see widescale commercial adoption. This is because circuits and systems operating with NTC suffer from several problems, including increased sensitivity to process variation, reliability problems, performance degradation, and security vulnerabilities, to name a few. To realize its potential, we need designs, techniques, and solutions to overcome these challenges associated with NTC circuits and systems. The readers of this book will be able to familiarize themselves with recent advances in electronics systems, focusing on near-threshold computing.