System Dynamics (Fourth Edition)

Author: Katsuhiko Oya
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively discusses the modeling and analysis of dynamic systems, providing an overview of control systems. The systems covered include mechanical systems, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and thermal systems. MATLAB software is introduced for analysis, with numerous short MATLAB programs included in the content explanations and arguments to demonstrate calculations or plot graphs step-by-step, making problem-solving straightforward and simulation results intuitive and vivid. At the end of each chapter, some solved exercises are provided to supplement the content, along with unsolved exercises to help readers deepen their understanding of the topics covered. This book comprehensively discusses the modeling and analysis of dynamic systems, offering an overview of control systems with a broad scope, including Laplace transforms and related theorems necessary for dynamic analysis, mechanical components and simple mechanical systems, transfer function and state-space methods for dynamic system modeling, time-domain analysis of dynamic systems, time-domain and frequency-domain analysis and design of control systems, and the mathematical modeling of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and thermal systems. MATLAB software is introduced to simplify problem-solving and make simulation results intuitive and vivid. Each chapter also includes carefully designed examples and exercises to help readers master the fundamental concepts. This book can serve as a textbook or reference for mechanical engineering programs in higher vocational colleges or for reference by engineering professionals.