Introduction to Control Systems 3rd ed.

Author: D.K. Anand, R.B. Zmood
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Publishing Date: 2000-06-01
Features: This book was first published in 1974 and reprinted in 1984. Since the 1980s, the application of computer-aided design software has become an important means in the research of control system analysis and design. Therefore, the authors thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated the content of the second edition. While emphasizing computer applications, the third edition still retains many classical analytical and graphical techniques. In the early chapters, the concepts of control systems are emphasized, and representative transfer functions and state equations are carefully analyzed. In the discussion of feedback control, the concept of robustness is introduced to study the impact of parameter variations on system behavior. The two newly added chapters elaborate on control strategies and adaptive control. Additionally, the new edition expands on topics such as control system design, discrete control, and nonlinear control systems. Table of Contents: Introduction; Modeling of Physical Systems; Control System Models; Classical Methods of Clock Feedback; State Equations of Clock Feedback; Performance Criteria; Stability Evaluation and Performance Evaluation; Control Strategies and Device Comparison; System Compensation; Discrete Clock Control Systems; Nonlinear Control Systems; Systems and Random Inputs; Adaptive Control Systems. Target Audience: Students and engineering professionals in the fields of mechanical engineering and automatic control.