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A pioneering reference on control theory designed specifically for computer professionalsIn today's computerized economy, the profitability and availability of many businesses rely on a clear understanding of the dynamics of their computing systems, especially how they relate to changes in workloads and configuration. Frequent, dramatic changes in these areas can degrade programs and even cause failures, as often demonstrated on a company's eCommerce site. In the first book ever to address this vital issue, Feedback Control of Computing Systems offers program designers and computer scientists a hands-on resource that distills the essentials of control theory needed to effectively address these issues. Primarily intended for professionals engaged in the analysis and design of computing systems, who often lack the conceptual tools to address the dynamics of resource management, the text provides a host of valuable features: *MATLAB code for the solution of problems and case studies*Numerous IT examples, such as tuning the Apache HTTP server and the IBM Lotus Domino Server*Examples carefully chosen to illustrate key concepts and provide the basis for modeling real-world systems *Several appendices for handy reference A flexible "road map" approach helps different practitioners use the text in highly targeted ways, depending on their particular focus, making Feedback Control of Computing Systems an invaluable resource for systems designers, IT managers, computer scientists, as well as other researchers in the field
Cover -- Feedback Control of Computing Systems -- Contents -- PREFACE -- PART I BACKGROUND -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 The Nature of Feedback Control -- 1.2 Control Objectives -- 1.3 Properties of Feedback Control Systems -- 1.4 Open-Loop versus Closed-Loop Control -- 1.5 Summary of Applications of Control Theory to Computing Systems -- 1.6 Computer Examples of Feedback Control Systems -- 1.7 Challenges in Applying Control Theory to Computing Systems -- 1.8 Summary -- 1.9 Exercises -- PART II SYSTEM MODELING -- 2 Model Construction -- 2.1 Basics of Queueing Theory -- 2.2 Modeling Dynamic Behavior -- 2.3 First-Principles Models -- 2.4 Black-Box Models -- 2.5 Summary -- 2.6 Extended Examples -- 2.7 Parameter Estimation Using MATLAB -- 2.8 Exercises -- 3 Z-Transforms and Transfer Functions -- 3.1 Z-Transform Basics -- 3.2 Characteristics Inferred from Z-Transforms -- 3.3 Transfer Functions -- 3.4 Summary -- 3.5 Extended Examples -- 3.6 Z-Transforms and MATLAB -- 3.7 Exercises -- 4 System Modeling with Block Diagrams -- 4.1 Block Diagrams Basics -- 4.2 Transforming Block Diagrams -- 4.3 Transfer Functions for Control Analysis -- 4.4 Block Diagram Restructuring -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Extended Examples -- 4.7 Composing Transfer Functions in MATLAB -- 4.8 Exercises -- 5 First-Order Systems -- 5.1 First-Order Model -- 5.2 System Response -- 5.3 Initial Condition Response -- 5.4 Impulse Response -- 5.5 Step Response -- 5.6 Transient Response to Other Signals -- 5.7 Effect of Stochastics -- 5.8 Summary -- 5.9 Extended Examples -- 5.10 Analyzing Transient Response with MATLAB -- 5.11 Exercises -- 6 Higher-Order Systems -- 6.1 Motivation and Definitions -- 6.2 Real Poles -- 6.3 Complex Poles -- 6.4 Summary -- 6.5 Extended Examples -- 6.6 Analyzing Transient Response with MATLAB -- 6.7 Exercises -- 7 State-Space Models -- 7.1 State Variables -- 7.2 State-Space Models -- 7.3 Solving Difference Equations in State Space -- 7.4 Converting Between Transfer Function Models and State-Space Models -- 7.5 Analysis of State-Space Models -- 7.6 Special Considerations in State-Space Models -- 7.7 Summary -- 7.8 Extended Examples -- 7.9 Constructing State-Space Models in MATLAB -- 7.10 Exercises -- PART III CONTROL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN -- 8 Proportional Control -- 8.1 Control Laws and Controller Operation -- 8.2 Desirable Properties of Controllers -- 8.3 Framework for Analyzing Proportional Control -- 8.4 P-Control: Robustness, Delays, and Filters -- 8.5 Design of Proportional Controllers -- 8.6 Summary -- 8.7 Extended Examples -- 8.8 Designing P-Controllers in MATLAB -- 8.9 Exercises -- 9 PID Controllers -- 9.1 Integral Control -- 9.2 Proportional ... Integral Control -- 9.3 Proportional ... Derivative Control -- 9.4 PID Control -- 9.5 Summary -- 9.6 Extended Examples -- 9.7 Designing PI Controllers in MATLAB -- 9.8 Exercises -- 10 State-Space Feedback Control -- 10.1 State-Space Analysis -- 10.2 State Feedback.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-425) and index.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience : IEEE Press, ©2004
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