TY - BOOK AU - Kuo,Benjamin C. AU - Golnaraghi,M.F. TI - Automatic control systems SN - 0471134767 AV - TJ213 .K8354 2003 U1 - 629.8 21 PY - 2003///] CY - New York PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Automatic control KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Includes index; Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (CD-ROM); Preface --; Ch. 1; Introduction --; Ch. 2; Mathematical Foundation --; Ch. 3; Block Diagrams and Signal-Flow Graphs --; Ch. 4; Modeling of Physical Systems --; Ch. 5; State Variable Analysis --; Ch. 6; Stability of Linear Control Systems --; Ch. 7; Time-Domain Analysis of Control Systems --; Ch. 8; Root-Locus Technique --; Ch. 9; Frequency-Domain Analysis --; Ch. 10; Design of Control Systems --; Ch. 11; The Virtual Lab --; Index --; App. A; Complex Variable Theory - CD-ROM --; App. B; Differential and Difference Equations - CD-ROM --; App. C; Elementary Matrix Theory and Algebra - CD-ROM --; App. D; Laplace Transform Table - CD-ROM --; App. E; Operational Amplifiers - CD-ROM --; App. F; Properties and Construction of the Root Loci - CD-ROM --; App. G; Frequency-Domain Plots - CD-ROM --; App. H; General Nyquist Criterion - CD-ROM --; App. I; Discrete-Data Control Systems - CD-ROM --; App. J; z-Transform Table - CD-ROM --; App. K; ACSYS 2002: Description of the Software - CD-ROM --; Answers to Selected Problems - CD-ROM N2 - "Real-world applications--Integrates real-world analysis and design applications throughout the text. Examples include: the sun-seeker system, the liquid-level control, dc-motor control, and space-vehicle payload control.; ; * Examples and problems--Includes an abundance of illustrative examples and problems.; ; * Marginal notes throughout the text highlight important points."--Publisher description ER -