Automatic Control Systems
- 10th ed.
- Chennai McGraw Hill education (India) Private Limited 2018
- xvii,846 p. PB 26x20 cm..
This new edition continues a tradition of excellence with: • A greater number of solved examples • Online labs using both LEGO MINDSTORMS® and MATLAB/SIMLab • Enhancements to the easy-to-use MATLAB GUI software (ACSYS) to allow interface with LEGO MINDSTORMS • A valuable introduction to the concept of Control Lab • A logical organization, with Chapters 1 to 3 covering all background material and Chapters 4 to 11 presenting material directly related to the subject of control • 10 online appendices, including Elementary Matrix Theory and Algebra, Control Lab, Difference Equations, and Mathematical Foundation • A solutions manual is available to instructors Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1 introduction to Control Systems CHAPTER 2 Modelling of Dynamic Systems CHAPTER 3 Solution of Differential Equations of Dynamics Systems CHAPTER 4 Block Diagrams and Signal-Flow Graphs CHAPTER 5 Stability of Linear Control Systems CHAPTER 6 Important Components of Feedback Control Systems CHAPTER 7 Time-Domain Performance of Control Systems CHAPTER 8 State-space Analysis and controller Design CHAPTER 9 Root-Locus Analysis CHAPTER 10 Frequency-Domain Analysis CHAPTER 11 Design of Control System Appendix A: Elementary Matrix Theory and Algebra Appendix B: Mathematical Foundations Appendix C: Laplace Transform Table Appendix D: Control Lab Appendix E: ACSYS 2013: Description of the Software Appendix F: Properties and Construction of the Root Loci Appendix G: General Nyquist Criterion Appendix H: Discrete-Data Control Systems Appendix I: Difference Equations Appendix J: Transform Table