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SYSTEM MODELLING AND CONTROL
System Modelling and Control
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Third Edition

By
J. Schwarzenbach, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
K. Gill, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK

Description
Providing a sound introduction to control engineering, this book features clear explanations and illustrations of the dynamic behaviour of systems and the main methods of analysis. This edition has been expanded to reflect advances in computer technology and includes many practical examples.

Audience
Undergraduates of mechanical engineering and professional engineers requiring an introduction to control. Undergraduates and postgraduates in allied subjects such as chemical and production engineering.

Contents
Mathematical description of system components * Transient response of systems * System simulation * State space representation and analysis * Frequency response of systems * Statistical methods for system identification * Feedback systems - accuracy and stability * The root locus method * The sampled-data process * Design of closed loop systems * Nonlinearities and dead time * Case studies * Index.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 368 pages, publication date: JAN-1992
ISBN-13: 978-0-340-54379-5
ISBN-10: 0-340-54379-5
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN

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