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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006557103321

Autore

Leigh James Ron

Titolo

Control theory : a guided tour / / James Ron Leigh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012

ISBN

1-62198-559-8

1-299-10440-1

1-84919-228-6

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (471 p.)

Collana

IET control engineering series ; ; 72

Disciplina

629.8312

Soggetti

Automatic control

Control theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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