A Historical Perspective of Adaptive Control and Learning

TL;DR

This paper reviews the evolution of adaptive control and learning over seven decades, highlighting key developments, fundamental results, and applications in the field.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive historical overview of adaptive control and learning, emphasizing major milestones and foundational concepts.

Findings

Key historical milestones identified

Fundamental stability and robustness results summarized

Applications of adaptive control discussed

Abstract

This article provides a historical perspective of the field of adaptive control over the past seven decades and its intersection with learning. A chronology of key events over this large time-span, problem statements that the field has focused on, and key solutions are presented. Fundamental results related to stability, robustness, and learning are sketched. A brief description of various applications of adaptive control reported over this period is included.