Understanding Dynamic Systems: Approaches to Modeling, Analysis, and Design

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132218399 ISBN 13: 9780132218399

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1993

Covers lumped network models of systems and their behavior, equivalence and superposition in linear networks, frequency response models, and coupling devices

From the Publisher:

This book shows how to approximate a complicated physical system by a network of simple elements, and how to use that network to predict and understand the system behavior. The book examines a broad range of dynamic phenomena, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, thermic, and economic, in a single framework that provides a way to transfer concepts from one context to another. In this way, the book addresses the design of whole systems, unhampered by disciplinary boundaries.

From the Back Cover:

KEY BENEFIT: Utilizing widely available computer analysis tools, this new text shows how to approximate a complicated physical system by a network of simple elements, and how to use that network to predict and understand the system behavior. KEY TOPICS: It covers a broad range of dynamic phenomena, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, thermic, and economic, such that the book addresses the design of whole systems. MARKET: For mechanical engineers working with dynamic systems and systems engineering programs.