1.- Introduction to control systems -- 2.- Mathematical modeling of control systems -- 3.- Mathematical modeling of mechanical systems and electrical systems -- 4.- Mathematical modeling of fluid systems and thermal systems -- 5.- Transient and Steady- State response analyses -- 6.- Control systems analysis and design by the Root-Locus method -- 7.- Control systems analysis and design by the frequency-response method -- 8.- OID controllers and modified PID controllers -- 9.- Control systems analysis in state space -- 10.- Control systems design in state space .

This book introduces important components in the analysis and design of control systems. Readers will find it to be a clear and understandable textbook for control system courses at colleges and universities. It is written for senior electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or chemical engineering students. The reader is expected to have fulfilled the following prerequisites: introductory courses on differential equations, Laplace transforms, vector-matrix analysis, circuit analysis, mechanics and introductory thermodynamics.

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