Automatic Control Systems, Tenth Edition

Automatic Control Systems, Tenth Edition

<p><strong>A complete toolkit for teaching, learning, and understanding the essential concepts of automatic control systems</strong></p> <p>Edition after acclaimed edition, <em>Automatic Control Systems</em> has delivered up-to-date, real-world coverage designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of control systems. More than a comprehensive text, <em>Automatic Control Systems</em> includes innovative virtual labs that replicate physical systems and sharpen readers’ problem-solving skills.</p> <p>The Tenth Edition introduces the concept of Control Lab, which includes two classes of experiments: SIMLab (model-based simulation) and LEGOLab (physical experiments using LEGO® robots). These experiments are intended to supplement, or replace, the experimental exposure of the students in a traditional undergraduate control course and will allow these students to do their work within the MATLAB® and Simulink® environment—even at home. This cost-effective approach may allow educational institutions to equip their labs with a number of LEGO test beds and maximize student access to the equipment at a fraction of the cost of currently available control system experiments. Alternatively, as a supplemental learning tool, students can take the equipment home and learn at their own pace.</p> <p>This new edition continues a tradition of excellence with:</p> <p>• A greater number of solved examples<br /><br />• Online labs using both LEGO MINDSTORMS® and MATLAB/SIMLab<br /><br />• Enhancements to the easy-to-use MATLAB GUI software (ACSYS) to allow interface with LEGO MINDSTORMS<br /><br />• A valuable introduction to the concept of Control Lab<br /><br />• A logical organization, with Chapters 1 to 3 covering all background material and Chapters 4 to 11 presenting material directly related to the subject of control<br /><br />• 10 online appendices, including Elementary Matrix Theory and Algebra, Control Lab, Difference Equations, and Mathematical Foundation<br /><br />• A full-set of PowerPoint® slides and solutions available to instructors</p> <p>Adopted by hundreds of universities and translated into at least nine languages, <em>Automatic Control Systems</em> remains the single-best resource for students to gain a practical understanding of the subject and to prepare them for the challenges they will one day face. For practicing engineers, it represents a clear, thorough, and current self-study resource that they will turn to again and again throughout their career.</p> <p><em>LEGO</em> and <em>MINDSTORMS</em> are registered trademarks of the <em>LEGO Group</em></p> <p><em>MATLAB</em> and Simulink are registered trademarks of <em>The MathWorks, Inc</em>.<br /> <br /> </p> <p><br /> </p>