Synopses & Reviews
System Dynamics includes the strongest treatment of computational software and system simulation of any available text, with its early introduction of MATLAB® and Simulink®. The text's extensive coverage also includes discussion of the root locus and frequency response plots, among other methods for assessing system behavior in the time and frequency domains as well as topics such as function discovery, parameter estimation, and system identification techniques, motor performance evaluation, and system dynamics in everyday life.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 2 Modeling of Rigid-Body Mechanical Systems 3 Solution Methods for Dynamic Models 4 Spring and Damper Elements in Mechanical Systems 5 State-Variable Models and Simulation Methods 6 Electrical and Electromechanical Systems 7 Fluid and Thermal Systems 8 System Analysis in the Frequency Domain 9 Transient Response and Block Diagram Models 10 Introduction to Feedback Control Systems 11 Control System Design and the Root Locus Plot 12 Compensator Design and the Bode Plot 13 Vibration Applications Appendices Guide to Selected MATLAB Commands and Functions Fourier Series Introduction to MATLAB (on the website) Numerical Methods (on the website)