The Art of Control Engineering

This text provides a refreshingly new and practical treatment to the study of control systems.It adopts a layered approach in which the first few chapters are suitable for use in introductory courses and the material then progresses smoothly to some advanced topics such as optimal control, robustness, Kalman filtering, multivariable systems and a substantial chapter on nonlinear systems.Major topics such as system stability are revisited at appropriate levels throughout the text, giving a steady progression of increasing depth.

1. Introduction To Control System Modelling.
2. System Response, Stability And Performance.
3. Single-Input Single-Output Design.
4. State-Space And Digital Control.
5. 'On-Off' Control And Practical Control Devices.
6. 'True' Digital Controllers.
7. System Identification And Modelling.
8. Observers And State Estimation.
9. Multivariable Systems In The Frequency Domain.
10. Adaptive And Self-Tuning Control.
11. Optimal Control.
12. Nonlinear Systems.

• Keeps the mathematical content to a minimum by covering only the essential topics.
• Stresses the iterative nature of most designs in order to achieve working systems.
• Covers an unprecedented selection of methods and techniques and emphasises their interrelation, enabling its use for introductory to postgraduate study.
• Integrates classical, digital, nonlinear and modern control theory in one volume.
• Uses a distinctive "layered" approach, enabling easy selection of the required level of material for study.
• Includes MATLAB and SIMULINK examples supplemented by files on the internet featuring editable simulations which encourage student experimentation.
• Incorporates worked examples throughout which aid comprehension and help explain practical issues.

Bill Barraclough is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University.