Systems & Controls Books

New and Published Books

1. Embedded Systems Circuits and Programming

   By Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton

   During the development of an engineered product, developers often need to create an embedded system—a prototype—that demonstrates the operation/function of the device and proves its viability. Offering practical tools for the development and prototyping phases, Embedded Systems Circuits and...

   Published April 30th 2012 by CRC Press
2. End to End Adaptive Congestion Control in TCP/IP Networks

   By Christos N. Houmkozlis, George A. Rovithakis

   Series: Automation and Control Engineering

   This book provides an adaptive control theory perspective on designing congestion controls for packet-switching networks. Relevant to a wide range of disciplines and industries, including the music industry, computers, image trading, and virtual groups, the text extensively discusses source...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
3. Computational Techniques of Rotor Dynamics with the Finite Element Method

   By Arne Vollan, Louis Komzsik

   Series: Computational Techniques of Engineering

   For more than a century, we have had a firm grasp on rotor dynamics involving rigid bodies with regular shapes, such as cylinders and shafts. However, to achieve an equally solid understanding of the rotational behavior of flexible bodies—especially those with irregular shapes, such as propeller...

   Published March 12th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Optimal and Robust Control

   Advanced Topics with MATLAB®

   By Luigi Fortuna, Mattia Frasca

   While there are many books on advanced control for specialists, there are few that present these topics for nonspecialists. Assuming only a basic knowledge of automatic control and signals and systems, Optimal and Robust Control: Advanced Topics with MATLAB® offers a straightforward, self-contained...

   Published February 1st 2012 by CRC Press
5. Real-Time Embedded Systems

   Open-Source Operating Systems Perspective

   By Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti, Gabriele Manduchi

   Series: Embedded Systems

   From the Foreword: "…the presentation of real-time scheduling is probably the best in terms of clarity I have ever read in the professional literature. Easy to understand, which is important for busy professionals keen to acquire (or refresh) new knowledge without being bogged down in a convoluted...

   Published January 26th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Distribution System Modeling and Analysis, Third Edition

   By William H. Kersting

   Updated to reflect the latest changes and advances in the field, Distribution System Modeling and Analysis, Third Edition again illustrates methods that will ensure the most accurate possible results in computational modeling for electric power distribution systems. With the same simplified...

   Published January 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
7. Biologically Inspired Robotics

   Edited by Yunhui Liu, Dong Sun

   Robotic engineering inspired by biology—biomimetics—has many potential applications: robot snakes can be used for rescue operations in disasters, snake-like endoscopes can be used in medical diagnosis, and artificial muscles can replace damaged muscles to recover the motor functions of human limbs....

   Published December 20th 2011 by CRC Press
8. High-Speed Precision Motion Control

   Edited by Takashi Yamaguchi, Mitsuo Hirata, Justin Chee Khiang Pang

   Written for researchers and postgraduate students in Control Engineering, as well as professionals in the Hard Disk Drive industry, this book discusses high-precision and fast servo controls in Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). The editors present a number of control algorithms that enable fast seeking and...

   Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
9. LabVIEW

   A Developer's Guide to Real World Integration

   Edited by Ian Fairweather, Anne Brumfield

   LabVIEW™ has become one of the preeminent platforms for the development of data acquisition and data analysis programs. LabVIEW™: A Developer’s Guide to Real World Integration explains how to integrate LabVIEW into real-life applications. Written by experienced LabVIEW developers and engineers,...

   Published December 11th 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
10. Control System Problems

    Formulas, Solutions, and Simulation Tools

    By Anastasia Veloni, Alex Palamides

    Using a practical approach that includes only necessary theoretical background, this book focuses on applied problems that motivate readers and help them understand the concepts of automatic control. The text covers servomechanisms, hydraulics, thermal control, mechanical systems, and electric...

    Published December 11th 2011 by CRC Press