Automatic Control : The Power of Feedback Using MATLAB Book

1. INTRODUCTION Automatic Control / Manual to Automatic (Cruise-Control) / A Basic Introduction to Automatic Control 2. SYSTEM MODELS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Models of Simple Mechanical Systems / Models of Simple Electrical Systems / Models of Simple Chemical Systems / The Need for Solving Differential Equations / Exercises 3. LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND THEIR SOLUTION Solving Differential Equations / Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations / Transfer Function System Models / Exercises 4. DIGITAL COMPUTER SIMULATION Dynamic System Simulation / MATLAB/SIMULINK / Examples Using SIMULINK / Exercises 5. STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE Stability / Performance / Exercises 6. FEEDBACK Feedback Versus Open Loop Systems / Transfer Function Block Diagrams / A Basic Feedback Interconnection / Use of Feedback for System Stabilization / Use of Feedback to Improve System Performance / Simulink Block Diagram with Feedback / Exercises 7. A COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MODEL CAR Automatic Control of a Physical System / A Transfer Function Model for CIMCAR-1 / A Collision Avoidance Experiment / Experimental Results / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX