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An Introduction to System Modeling and Control
About this book
A practical and straightforward exploration of the basic tools for the modeling, analysis, and design of control systems
In An Introduction to System Modeling and Control, Dr. Chiasson delivers an accessible and intuitive guide to understanding modeling and control for students in electrical, mechanical, and aerospace/aeronautical engineering. The book begins with an introduction to the need for control by describing how an aircraft flies complete with figures illustrating roll, pitch, and yaw control using its ailerons, elevators, and rudder, respectively. The book moves on to rigid body dynamics about a single axis (gears, cart rolling down an incline) and then to modeling DC motors, DC tachometers, and optical encoders. Using the transfer function representation of these dynamic models, PID controllers are introduced as an effective way to track step inputs and reject constant disturbances.
It is further shown how any transfer function model can be stabilized using output pole placement and on how two-degree of freedom controllers can be used to eliminate overshoot in step responses. Bode and Nyquist theory are then presented with an emphasis on how they give a quantitative insight into a control system's robustness and sensitivity. An Introduction to System Modeling and Control closes with chapters on modeling an inverted pendulum and a magnetic levitation system, trajectory tracking control using state feedback, and state estimation. In addition the book offers:
- A complete set of MATLAB/SIMULINK files for examples and problems included in the book.
- A set of lecture slides for each chapter.
- A solutions manual with recommended problems to assign.
- An analysis of the robustness and sensitivity of four different controller designs for an inverted pendulum (cart-pole).
Perfect for electrical, mechanical, and aerospace/aeronautical engineering students, An Introduction to System Modeling and Control will also be an invaluable addition to the libraries of practicing engineers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- About the Companion Website
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Laplace Transforms
- 3 Differential Equations and Stability
- 4 MassāSpringāDamper Systems
- 5 Rigid Body Rotational Dynamics
- 6 The Physics of the DC Motor
- 7 Block Diagrams
- 8 System Responses
- 9 Tracking and Disturbance Rejection
- 10 Pole Placement, 2 DOF Controllers, and Internal Stability
- 11 Frequency Response Methods
- 12 Root Locus
- 13 Inverted Pendulum, Magnetic Levitation, and Cart on a Track
- 14 State Variables
- 15 State Feedback
- 16 State Estimators and Parameter Identification
- 17 Robustness and Sensitivity of Feedback
- References
- Index
- End User License Agreement