1st Edition

Control System Fundamentals

By William S. Levine Copyright 2000
478 Pages
by CRC Press

480 Pages
by CRC Press

Sifting through the variety of control systems applications can be a chore. Diverse and numerous technologies inspire applications ranging from float valves to microprocessors. Relevant to any system you might use, the highly adaptable Control System Fundamentals fills your need for a comprehensive treatment of the basic principles of control system engineering. This overview furnishes the... Read more
Mathematical Foundations
Ordinary Linear Differential and Difference Equations
The Fourier, Laplace, and z-Transforms
Matrices and Linear Algebra
Complex Variables
Models for Dynamical Systems
Standard Mathematical Models
Graphical Models
Determining Models
Analysis and Design Methods for Continuous-Time Systems
Analysis Methods
Stability Tests
Design Methods
Digital Control
Discrete-Time Systems
Sampled Data Systems
Discrete-Time Equivalents to Continuous-Time Systems
Design Methods for Discrete-Time, Linear Time-Invariant Systems
Quantization Effects
Sample-Rate Selection
Real-Time Software for Implementation of Feedback Control
Programmable Controllers
Analysis and Design Methods for Nonlinear Systems
Analysis Methods
Design Methods
Software for Control System Analysis and Design
Numerical and Computational Issues in Linear Control and System Theory
Software for Modeling and Simulating Control Systems
Computer-Aided Control Systems Design

Biography

William S. Levine

"…a practical tutorial on various control methodologies arising from several types of applications."
- Zentralblatt Math 967

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