Modern Control Systems: An Introduction

Designed for a short course on control systems or as a review for the professional engineer, this book provides a lucid introduction to modern control systems topics. The five chapters, "State-Variable Analysis of Continuous-Time Systems," "Analysis of Discrete-Time Systems," "Stability Analysis of Non-Linear Systems," "Optimal Control," and "Adaptive Control" have been written to emphasize concepts and provide the basic mathematical derivations. Complete coverage of standard topics, e.g., eigenvalues, eigenvectors, the z-transform, Lyapunov's Method, controllability, observability, etc. are discussed. Numerous examples and exercises have also been included in the book for self-study. A CD-ROM with MATLAB applications and third-party simulations provides practical design techniques and observations of real control systems (please note, eBook version does not include the CD-ROM). The contents of the CD-ROM are available for download under the Samples tab.
Designed for a short course on control systems or as a review for the professional engineer, this book provides a lucid introduction to modern control systems topics. The five chapters, State-Variable Analysis of Continuous-Time Systems, Analysis of Discrete-Time Systems, Stability Analysis of Non-Linear Systems, Optimal Control, and Adaptive Control have been written to emphasize concepts and provide the basic mathematical derivations. Complete coverage of standard topics, e.g., eigenvalues, eigenvectors, the z-transform, Lyapunovs Method, controllability, observability, etc. are discussed. Numerous examples and exercises have also been included in the book for self-study. A CD-ROM with MATLAB applications and third-party simulations provides practical design techniques and observations of real control systems.
S. Tripathi is an industry professional whose areas of interest include modern control systems, power electronics, and electric drives.