ModelingandAnalysisofDynamicSystems

ThethirdeditionofModelingandAnaysisofDynamicSystemscontinuestopresentstudentswiththemethodologyapplicabletothemodelingandanalysisofavarietyofdynamicsystems,regardlessoftheirphysicalorigin.Itincludesdetailedmodelingofmechanical,electrical,electro-mechanical,thermal,andfluidsystems.Modelsaredevelopedintheformofstate-variableequations,input-outputdifferentialequations,transferfunctions,andblockdiagrams.TheLaplacetransformisusedforanalyticalsolutions.ComputersolutionsarebasedonMATLABandSimulink.Examplesincludebothlinearandnonlinearsystems.Anintroductionisgiventothemodelinganddesigntoolsforfeedbackcontrolsystems.Thetextoffersconsiderableflexibilityintheselectionofmaterialforaspecificcourse.Studentsmajoringinmanydifferentengineeringdisciplineshaveusedthetext.Suchcoursesarefrequentlyfollowedbycontrol-systemdesigncoursesinthevariousdisciplines.