Linear Control Systems With Matlab Applications / 3rd Edn

* An Example Of Control Action * Open-Loop Control System
* Closed-Loop Control System * Use Of Laplace Transformation In Control Systems
* Laplace Transform * Solved Examples

2. Transfer Functions

* Poles And Zeros Of A Transfer Function * Transfer
Function And Its Relationship With Impulse Response * Procedure For Determining
The Transfer Function Of A Control System * Solved Examples

3. Block Diagrams

* Block Diagram Reduction * Solved Examples

4. Signal Flow Graphs

* Rules For Drawing Signal Flow Graphs * Manson's Gain
Formula * Drawing Signal Flow Graph From A Given Block Diagram * Solved Examples

5. Modelling A Control System

* Electrical Networks * Mechanical Systems * Hydraulic
System * Pneumatic System * Thermal System * Servo Motors * Generators * Error
Detectors * Solved Examples

6. Time Response Analysis Of Control Systems

* Transient And Steady State Response * Input Test Signals
* Time Response Of A First Order Control System * Time Response Of Second Order
Control System * Time Response Of A Third Order Control System * Time Response
Of Higher Order Control System * Steady State Error * Sensitivity * Control
Actions * Solved Examples

7. Stability Analysis Of Control Systems

* Stability In Terms Of Characteristics Equation Of A
Control System * To Determining The Number Of Roots Having Positive Real Parts
For A Polynomial * Hurwitz Determinants Of A Polynomial * Routh-Hurwitz
Criterion * Solved Examples : Routh-Hurwitz Criterion * Nyquist Criterion * Gain
Margin And Phase Margin * Relative Stability From Nyquist Plot * Gain Phase Plot
* Closed-Loop Frequency Response Of A Unity Feedback Control System From Nyquist
Plot * Constant Magnitude Loci : M-Circles * Constant Phase Angles Loci :
N-Circles * Closed-Loop Frequency Response Of Control System From M And
N-Circles * Gain Adjustment Using M-Circle * Nichols Chart * Cutoff Frequency
And Bandwidth * Solved Examples : Nyquist Criterion * Bode Plot * Solved
Examples : Bode Plot * Correlation Between Transient Response And Frequency
Response * Root Locus * Salient Features Of Root Locus Plot * The Procedure For
Plotting Root Locus * Solved Examples : Root Locus

8. Compensation Of Control Systems

* Phase-Lead Compensation * Phase-Lag Compensation *
Phase-Lag-Lead Compensation * Concluding Remarks * Feedback Compensation *
Solved Examples

9. Introduction To State Space Analysis Of Control Systems

* State Space Representation * The Concept Of State *
State Space Representation Of Systems * Block Diagram For State Equation *
Transfer Function Decomposition * Solution Of State Equation * Transfer Matrix *
Controllability * Observability * Solved Examples

10. Sampled Data Control Systems

* Sampler * Sampling Process * Laplace Transform Of
Sampled Function * z-Transform * z-Transform Of Some Useful Functions * Inverse
z-Transform * Hold Circuit * Reconstruction Of Signal : Minimum Sampling
Frequency * Pulse Transfer Function (z-Transfer Function) * Stability Analysis
Of Sampled-Data Control systems * Solved Examples

References

Appendix  I  Answers To Selected Problems

Appendix  II  Objective Type Of Questions

Index

The book, Linear Control Systems, is a comprehensive self contained text, which provides a basic approach for the development of fundamental concepts and insight into the subject matter. Theoretical explanation is supported by graded solved examples, which have been framed to help the students in grasping the theoretical principles and its applicability with the coverage of various topics. The book meets the requirements of undergraduate students of engineering in the area of control systems and other professional in the this field.