Control theory : a guided tour / James Ron Leigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leigh, James Ron.

Series:

IEE control engineering series ;

IET control engineering series ; 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automatic control.

Control theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (471 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using clear tutorial examples, this fully-updated new edition concentrates on explaining and illustrating the concepts that are at the heart of control theory.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Professor Karl Åström; Introduction; 1. Control concepts: a non-mathematical introduction; 2. Control design ideas: a non-mathematical treatment; 3. Synthesis of automatic feedback control loops: a more quantitative view; 4. How the Laplace transform greatly simplifies system representation and manipulation; 5. Frequency response methods; 6. Mathematical modelling; 7. Non-linear systems; 8. Limits to performance; 9. Some practical aspects of control design, implementation and justification; 10. Discrete time and digital control systems

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62198-559-8

1-299-10440-1

1-84919-228-6

OCLC:

854970325