Nise's Control Systems Engineering (With CD)

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Control Systems Engineering, by Prof. Norman S. Nise, is a globally acclaimed textbook on the subject. The text is restructured in a concise and student-friendly manner for the undergraduate courses on electrical, electronics and telecommunication engineering. The study of control systems engineering is also essential for the students of robotics, mechanical, aeronautics and chemical engineering. The book emphasizes on the basic concepts along with practical application of control systems engineering. The text provides students with an up-to-date resource for analyzing and designing real-world feedback control systems. It offers a balanced treatment of the hardware and software sides of the development of embedded systems, besides discussions on the embedded systems development lifecycle. Students will also find an accessible introduction to hardware debugging and testing in the development process. Special Features Develops basic concepts of control systems giving live examples. Presents qualitative and quantitative explanations of all topics. Provides Examples, Skill-Assessment Exercises and Case Studies throughout the text. Discusses Cyber Exploration Laboratory experiments using MATLAB. Facilitates all theories with suitable illustrations and examples. Supplies abundant end-of-chapter problems with do-it-yourself approach. Emphasizes on computer-aided analysis of topics. Contains excellent pedagogy: 460 objective questions 217 solved examples 460 chapter-end problems 164 review questions 73 skill-assessment exercises 17 case studies 10 cyber exploration labs 30 MATLAB and other codes 606 figures 61 tables Inside the CD Appendixes A-L and Appendix G programs 460 objective questions from GATE, IES and IAS examinations Chapter-wise bibliography Answers to objective questions and selected problems Solutions to skill-assessment exercises About The Author Dr. Rajeev Gupta, PhD (Systems & Control Engineering) from IIT Bombay and M.Tech. (Control & Instrumentation Engineering), is professor and head, Department of Electronics Engineering, University College of Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University (RTU), Kota. He is also director of Mody Institute of Technology & Science, Sikar, Kota. Besides, Dr. Gupta is member of BoS (Electronics) at RTU. Earlier, he worked as an engineer at Kota Thermal Power Station for eight years. An author of seven books, Dr. Gupta is a consultant to several government organizations and private industries. His topics of interests include Control Systems Engineering, Multirate Periodic Output, Feedback Control, Robust Control, Sliding Mode Control, Fuzzy Logic Control, Genetic Algorithms and Artificial-Based Control. Table of Contents Introduction Introduction A History of Control Systems System Configurations Analysis and Design Objectives The Design Process Multivariable System Digital Control System The z-Transform Computer-Aided Design The Control Systems Engineer Modeling in the Frequency Domain Introduction Laplace Transform Review The Transfer Function Electrical Network Transfer Functions Translational Mechanical System Transfer Functions Rotational Mechanical System Transfer Functions Transfer Functions for Systems with Gears Electromechanical System Transfer Functions Electric Circuit Analogs Nonlinearities Linearization Reduction of Multiple Subsystems Introduction Block Diagrams Analysis and Design of Feedback Systems Signal-Flow Graphs Mason’s Rule Signal-Flow Graphs of State Equations Similarity Transformations Time Response and Steady-State Errors Introduction Poles, Zeros and System Response First-Order Systems Second-Order Systems: Introduction The General Second-Order System Underdamped Second-Order Systems System Response with Additional Poles System Response with Zeros Effects of Nonlinearities upon Time Response Steady-State Errors Steady-State Error for Unity Feedback Systems Static Error Constants and System Type Steady-State Error Specifications Steady-State Error for Disturbances Steady-State Error for Nonunity Feedback Systems Sensitivity Steady-State Error for Systems in State Space Stability Introduction Routh-Hurwitz Criterion Routh-Hurwitz Criterion: Special Cases Routh-Hurwitz Criterion: Additional Examples Root Locus Techniques Introduction Defining the Root Locus Properties of the Root Locus Sketching the Root Locus Refining the Sketch Rules for Sketching Points on Root Locus Transient Response Design via Gain Adjustment Generalized Root Locus Root Locus for Positive-Feedback Systems Pole Sensitivity Frequency Response Techniques Introduction Asymptotic Approximations: Bode Plots Introduction to the Nyquist Criterion Sketching the Nyquist Diagram Stability via the Nyquist Diagram Gain Margin and Phase Margin via the Nyquist Diagram Stability, Gain Margin and Phase Margin via Bode Plots Relation between Closed-Loop Transient and Closed-Loop Frequency Responses Relation between Closed- and Open-Loop Frequency Responses Relation between Closed-Loop Transient and Open-Loop Frequency Responses Steady-State Error Characteristics from Frequency Response Systems with Time Delay Obtaining Transfer Functions Experimentally State-Space Variable Analysis Introduction Some Observations The General State-Space Representation Applying the State-Space Representation Converting a Transfer Function to State Space Alternative Representations in State Space Converting from State Space to a Transfer Function Linearization Controller Design Controllability Alternative Approaches to Controller Design Observer Design Observability Alternative Approaches to Observer Design Index