Second Edition

This page contains information regarding the Second Edition of Feedback Systems, which is scheduled for release in 2015.

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News (archive)

• 4 Jun 2015: updates to chapters 1-5 and 10
• 9 Nov 2014: updated loop synthesis chapter
• 22 Jun 2014: initial posting of second edition materials

Contents

Preface and Contents (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF, 04 Jun 2015) What Is Feedback? What Is Control? Feedback Properties Simple Forms of Feedback Combining Feedback with Logic Control System Architectures Chapter 2 - System Modeling (PDF, 04 Jun 2015) Modeling Concepts State Space Models Modeling Methodology Modeling Examples Chapter 3 - Feedback Principles (PDF, 04 Jun 2015) Mathematical Models Using Feedback to Improve Disturbance Attenuation Using Feedback to Follow Command Signals Using Feedback to Provide Robustness Using Feedback to Shape Behavior Feedback and Feedforward Chapter 4 - Dynamic Behavior (PDF, 04 Jun 2015) Solving Differential Equations Qualitative Analysis Stability Lyapunov Stability Analysis Parametric and Nonlocal Behavior Chapter 5 - Linear Systems (PDF, 04 Jun 2015) Basic Definitions The Matrix Exponential Input/Output Response Linearization Chapter 6 - State Feedback (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) Reachability Stabilization by State Feedback State Feedback Design Integral Action Chapter 7 - Output Feedback (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) Observability State Estimation Control Using Estimated State Kalman Filtering A General Controller Structure

Chapter 8 - Transfer Functions (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) Frequency Domain Modeling Derivation of the Transfer Function Block Diagrams and Transfer Functions The Bode Plot Laplace Transforms Chapter 9 - Frequency Domain Analysis (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) The Loop Transfer Function The Nyquist Criterion Stability Margins Bode’s Relations and Minimum Phase Systems Generalized Notions of Gain and Phase Chapter 10 - PID Control (PDF, 04 Jun 2015) Basic Control Functions Simple Controllers for Complex Systems PID Tuning Integrator Windup Implementation Chapter 11 - Frequency Domain Design (PDF, 09 Nov 2014) Sensitivity Functions Feedforward Design Performance Specifications Feedback Design via Loop Shaping The Root-Locus Method Fundamental Limitations Design Example Chapter 12 - Robust Performance (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) Modeling Uncertainty Stability in the Presence of Uncertainty Performance in the Presence of Uncertainty Robust Pole Placement Design for Robust Performance Appendix A - Examples (PDF, 22 Jun 2014) Cruise Control Bicycle Dynamics Operational Amplifier Circuits Computing Systems and Networks Atomic Force Microscopy Drug Administration Population Dynamics Bibliography and Index (PDF, 22 Jun 2014)