Modern Digital Control Systems

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Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Table of Contents 1: Introduction to Digital Control 1.1 The Basic Idea of System Control 1.2 The Computer as a Control Element 1.3 Single-Loop Digital Control System 1.4 Why Digital Control Instead of Analog? 1.5 Data Converters 1.6 The State of Microprocessor Technology 1.7 Example of a Microprocessor-Based Thermal Controller 1.8 Summary References 2: Linear Difference Equations and the z-Transform 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Scalar Difference Equations 2.3 z-Transform of Simple Sequences2.4 Useful Theorems Associated with the z-Transform 2.5 Inversion of the z-Transform 2.6 Method of Partial Fraction Expansion 2.7 Solving Linear Difference Equations with the z-Transform 2.8 z-Domain Transfer Function and Impulse Response Sequence 2.9 Relation Between z-Plane Pole Locations and the Nature of Temporal Sequences 2.10 Frequency Response of Discrete-Data Systems 2.11 Relationship Between s- and z-Domain Poles of Sampled Functions 2.12 Discrete-Time Convolution Theorem (Theorem 2.4) 2.13 Final Value Theorem (Theorem 2.5) 2.14 Backdoor Approach to the Sampling Theorem2.15 Summary Problems References 3: Elementary Digital Control System Design Using Transform Techniques 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Analog-to-Digitai and Digital-to-Analog Converters 3.3 Continuous-Time Plant Driven by a Zero-Order Hold with Sampled Output 3.4 Implementation of Digital Control Strategies 3.5 Closed-Loop Characteristic Equation 3.6 Conventional Digital Control Design Techniques 3.7 Conventional Control System Design Specifications 3.8 Elementary z-Domain Design Considerations 3.9 Effect of Disturbances on the Closed-Loop System3.10 Concept of the Dynamic Controller or Compensator 3.11 Summary Problems References 4: Advanced Digital Control System Design Techniques Employing the z-Transform 4.1 Introduction 4.2 General PID Direct Digital Control Algorithm 4.3 Ziegler-Nichols Tuning Procedure for PID Control 4.4 Direct Design Method of Ragazzini 4.5 Summary Problems References 5: Digital Filtering and Digital Compensator Design 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Conventional Design Techniques for Digital Compensators 5.3 Approximate Numerical Integration Techniques 5.4 Another Look at the Bilinear Transformation5.5 Bilinear Transformation with Prewarping 5.6 Matched Pole-Zero Technique 5.7 Zero-Order-Hold Approximation 5.8 Impulse Invariant Method 5.9 Using Prototypes to Design Digital Filters 5.10 z-Plane Design of Digital Compensators 5.11 Summary Problems References 6: State-Variable Representation in Digital Control Systems 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Continuous-Time State-Variable Problem 6.3 Solution of the State Equation 6.4 Matrix Exponential Series Approach 6.5 Solution of the Discrete State Equation