TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gopal,M.
TI  - Control systems: principles and design 
SN  - 9780073529516
AV  - TJ213.C64 2008 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Automatic control
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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