Synopses & Reviews
A textbook for engineers on the basic techniques in the analysis and design of automatic control systems.
Review
"The author does a super job with the topics he has chosen to cover. The presentation is clear and well done. The text would be ideal for students without a modelling and/or linear systems background. Also, it would be a valuable reference for both students and faculty who wish to complement their text models of physical systems." International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
Synopsis
A clearly written introduction to automatic control engineering. The author begins with the fundamentals of modelling mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems with emphasis on classical feedback control theory and design. Then modern control theory is introduced, including digital control and nonlinear system analysis. Over 230 problems relate principles to practical engineering situations.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-501) and index.
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction to Control System Dynamics; Part II. Mathematical Models of Mechanical Systems; Part III. Mathematical Models of Electrical Systems; Part IV. Mathematical Models of Electromechanical and Electrohydraulic Systems; Part V. Summary of Modelling Principles for Physical Systems; Part VI. Solution to the Initial Value Problem; Part VII. Pole-Zero Methods of Analysis for Single Input-Single Output Systems; Part VIII. Automatic Feedback Control; Part IX. Dynamic Analysis of Feedback Control Systems; Part X. Design of Feedback Control Systems; Part XI. Frequency Response Analysis of Linear Systems; Part XII. Stability Analysis by Nyquistâs Criterion; Part XIII. Dynamic Analysis of Feedback Systems by Frequency Response Methods; Part XIV. Design of Feedback Systems by Frequency Response Methods; Part XV. Advance Topics.