Control System Fundamentals

Written as a broad introduction to the foundations of control system engineering, this volume is useful across many kinds of engineering work. It opens with a refresher on the mathematics that control theory depends on, then moves through digital control and the modeling of systems. Its later sections cover how control systems are specified, how to handle the nonlinear behaviors that appear most often in practice, and how control is carried out in digital hardware. Contributors from several countries wrote the chapters, and each topic is supported by full references.

The book is meant to serve as a central reference for working through control problems and also points readers toward more detailed articles and books on each subject.