The Control Handbook - Control System Fundamentals, Second Edition

This first volume offers an overview for those new to the field, but it is also very valuable in any fields where work is reliant on, but not exclusively dedicated to, control systems. Covering mathematical fundamentals, defining principles, and basic system approaches, this volume details essential background, including transforms and complex variables. It also includes mathematical and graphical models used for dynamical systems, with coverage of analysis and design methods and stability testing for continuous-time systems. Delving into digital control and discrete-time systems—including real-time software for implementing feedback control and programmable controllers—this volume analyzes design methods for nonlinear systems.