Forcourses in Control Theory. Progressively develop students' problem-solvingskills through an integrated design and analysis approach to real-worldengineering problems Modern Control Systems presents the structure of feedbackcontrol theory and provides a sequence of exciting discoveries as studentsproceed through the text and problems. Written to be equally useful for allengineering disciplines, this text is organized around the concepts of controlsystems theory in the context of frequency and time domains. It providescoverage of both classical and modern methods of control engineering to givestudents a strong foundation in basic principles that they can utilize toexplore advanced topics in later chapters. Emphasis is placed on real-worldcomplex control systems and practical design applications as well as evolvingdesign strategies like green engineering and human-centered design. Problemsolving is strongly emphasized, with an abundance of problems of increasingcomplexity that help students learn to apply theory to computer-aided designand analysis concepts using MATLABi and LabVIEW Math Script. The 14th Editionincorporates over 20% new or updated problems, with a total of over 980end-of-chapter exercises, problems, advanced problems, design problems, andcomputer problems.
1. Introduction to Control Systems 2. Mathematical Models of Systems 3. State Variable Models 4. Feedback Control System Characteristics 5. The Performance of Feedback Control Systems 6. The Stability of Linear Feedback Systems 7. The Root Locus Method 8. Frequency Response Methods 9. Stability in the Frequency Domain 10. The Design of Feedback Control Systems 11. The Design of State Variable Feedback Systems 12. Robust Control Systems 13. Digital Control Systems Appendices (Web Resources) A. MATLAB Basics B. MathScript RT Module Basics C. Symbols, Units, and Conversion Factors D. Laplace Transform Pairs E. An Introduction to Matrix Algebra F. Decibel Conversion G. Complex Numbers H. z-Transform Pairs I. Discrete-Time Evaluation of the Time Response J. Design Aids
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