Control system problems : formulas, solutions, and simulation tools /

"Using a practical approach that includes only necessary theoretical background, this book focuses on applied problems that motivate readers and help them understand the concepts of automatic control. The text covers servomechanisms, hydraulics, thermal control, mechanical systems, and electric...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Veloni, Anastasia
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Palamides, Alex
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Automatic control. Automatic control > Simulation methods. Commande automatique. Commande automatique > Méthodes de simulation. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electrical. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Circuits > General. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Automation. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Robotics. Automatic control Automatic control > Simulation methods Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Laplace transform
2. Transfer functions, block diagrams, and signal flow graphs
3. Control system characteristics
4. Time response of first- and second-order control systems
5. Stability of control systems
6. Root-locus analysis
7. Frequency response : bode diagrams
8. State-space representation of control systems
9. Control-system compensation
10. Simulation tools.