Table of contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Control Systems; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Brief History of Automatic Control; 1.3 Examples of Control Systems; 1.4 Engineering Design; 1.5 Control System Design; 1.6 Mechatronic Systems; 1.7 Green Engineering; 1.8 The Future Evolution of Control Systems; 1.9 Design Examples; 1.10 Sequential Design Example: Disk Drive Read System; 1.11 Summary; Skills Check; Exercises; Problems; Advanced Problems; Design Problems; Terms and Concepts;
Chapter 2 Mathematical Models of Systems. 2.1 Introduction2.2 Differential Equations of Physical Systems; 2.3 Linear Approximations of Physical Systems; 2.4 The Laplace Transform; 2.5 The Transfer Function of Linear Systems; 2.6 Block Diagram Models; 2.7 Signal-Flow Graph Models; 2.8 Design Examples; 2.9 The Simulation of Systems Using Control Design Software; 2.10 Sequential Design Example: Disk Drive Read System; 2.11 Summary; Skills Check; Exercises; Problems; Advanced Problems; Design Problems; Computer Problems; Terms and Concepts;
Chapter 3 State Variable Models; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The State Variables of a Dynamic System. 3.3 The State Differential Equation3.4 Signal-Flow Graph and Block Diagram Models; 3.5 Alternative Signal-Flow Graph and Block Diagram Models; 3.6 The Transfer Function from the State Equation; 3.7 The Time Response and the State Transition Matrix; 3.8 Design Examples; 3.9 Analysis of State Variable Models Using Control Design Software; 3.10 Sequential Design Example: Disk Drive Read System; 3.11 Summary; Skills Check; Exercises; Problems; Advanced Problems; Design Problems; Computer Problems; Terms and Concepts;
Chapter 4 Feedback Control System Characteristics; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Error Signal Analysis4.3 Sensitivity of Control Systems to Parameter Variations; 4.4 Disturbance Signals in a Feedback Control System; 4.5 Control of the Transient Response; 4.6 Steady-State Error; 4.7 The Cost of Feedback; 4.8 Design Examples; 4.9 Control System Characteristics Using Control Design Software; 4.10 Sequential Design Example: Disk Drive Read System; 4.11 Summary; Skills Check; Exercises; Problems; Advanced Problems; Design Problems; Computer Problems; Terms and Concepts;
Chapter 5 The Performance of Feedback Control Systems; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Test Input Signals. 5.3 Performance of Second-Order Systems5.4 Effects of a Third Pole and a Zero on the Second-Order System Response; 5.5 The s-Plane Root Location and the Transient Response; 5.6 The Steady-State Error of Feedback Control Systems; 5.7 Performance Indices; 5.8 The Simplification of Linear Systems; 5.9 Design Examples; 5.10 System Performance Using Control Design Software; 5.11 Sequential Design Example: Disk Drive Read System; 5.12 Summary; Skills Check; Exercises; Problems; Advanced Problems; Design Problems; Computer Problems; Terms and Concepts.

Summary:
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