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Control systems : principles and design /

Gopal, M.

Control systems : principles and design / M. Gopal. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2008. - xvii, 971 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
1 Introduction to the Control Problem --
2 Dynamic Models and Dynamic Response --
3 Models of Industrial Control Devices and Systems --
4 Basic Principles of Feedback Control --
5 Concepts of Stability and the Routh Stability Criterion --
6 The Performance of Feedback Systems --
7 Compensator Design Using Root Locus Plots --
8 The Nyquist Stability Criterion and Stability Margins --
9 Feedback System Performance Based on the Frequency Response --
10 Compensator Design Using Bode Plots --
11 Hardware and Software Implementation of Common Compensators --
12 Control System Analysis Using State Variable Methods --
Appendix A Mathematical Background --
Appendix B MATLAB Environment --
Appendix C Control Theory Quiz.

A textbook for a control systems course at advanced undergraduate level. It presents a balanced approach, incorporating frequency-response, root locus and state-variable methods as well as discussing digital control of systems.

9780073529516 0073529516

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Automatic control.

TJ213.C64 2008

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