Control Systems Engineering

Contents: 1.Systems. 2.Modeling, Analysis, and Control. 3.Types of Models. 4.Linearization. MODELING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS. 5.Systems of Units. 6.The Structure of Dynamic Models. 7.Modeling Mechanical Elements. SYSTEM RESPONSE. 8.Free Response of a First-Order Model. 9.Step Response of a First-Order Model. 10.Free Response of Second-Order Model. TRANSFER FUNCTION AND SYSTEM DIAGRAMS. 11.The Laplace Transform and System Response. 12. Transfer Functions. 13. Block Diagrams. COMPUTER SIMULATION METHODS. 14.Numerical Methods: An Introduction. 15.Advanced Numerical Methods. 16.Extension to Higher Order Models. FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS. 17.Feedback Control: Concepts, History, and Applications. 18.Control System Structure. 19.Transducers and Error Detectors. CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN: MODELING CONSIDERATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE CONTROL STRUCTURES. 20.Selecting Controlling Gains. 21.Design with Low-Order Models. 22.Nonlinearities and Controller Performance. THE ROOT LOCUS PLOT. 23.The Root Locus Concept. 24.Plotting Guides. 25.Some Numerical Aids. APPLICATIONS OF GRAPHICAL METHODS TO SYSTEM DESIGN. 26.System Design with Open-Loop Frequency Response Plots. 27.Series Compensation and PID Control. DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS. 28.Origin of Discrete-Time Models. 29.Free Response. 30.Sampling. Appendices. An up-to-date text designed for undergraduate courses in control systems engineering and principles of automatic controls. Focuses on design and implementation rather than just the mathematics of control systems. Using a balanced approach, the text presents a unified, energy-based approach to modeling; covers analysis techniques for the models presented; and offers a detailed study of digital control and the implementation of digital controllers. Includes examples and homework problems. …