Digital computer control systems (Macmillan new electronics)

Digital control systems are replacing most of the conventional analogue systems, so it is important for all newly trained control engineers to be conversant with the advantages and limitations of such systems. Aimed at advanced undergraduate/MSc level students, this book aims to present a generic approach to such control methods in order to facilitate a wide range of applications. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Computers in Control Systems....Pages 1-16 The z-Transformation....Pages 17-42 Analysis of Sampled-Data Control Systems....Pages 43-71 Digital Compensator Design....Pages 72-121 Real-Time Computer Control Systems....Pages 122-135 Advances in Computer Control....Pages 136-168 Back Matter....Pages 169-217 Digital control methods are replacing most conventional analogue systems. The aim of this book is to present an up-to-date introduction to these systems, and to instruct and assist readers so that they are able to connect computers to real systems for control and/or analysis purposes.