| |
| |
Series Preface | |
| |
| |
Preface | |
| |
| |
| |
Developing the Foundation | |
| |
| |
| |
Engineering Units | |
| |
| |
| |
International System of Units (SI) | |
| |
| |
| |
US/Imperial Units System | |
| |
| |
| |
Comparing the SI and US/Imperial Units Systems | |
| |
| |
| |
Block Diagrams | |
| |
| |
| |
Examples of Summation (or Comparison) Devices | |
| |
| |
| |
Differential Equations | |
| |
| |
| |
Using the 'D' Notation | |
| |
| |
| |
Spring-Mass System Example | |
| |
| |
| |
The Standard Form of Second-order System Transfer Function | |
| |
| |
| |
Primer on Complex Numbers | |
| |
| |
| |
The Complex Sinusoid | |
| |
| |
| |
Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
Closing the Loop | |
| |
| |
| |
The Generic Closed Loop System | |
| |
| |
| |
The Simplest Form of Closed Loop System | |
| |
| |
| |
The Concept of Stability | |
| |
| |
| |
Response Testing of Control Systems | |
| |
| |
| |
The Integration Process | |
| |
| |
| |
Hydraulic Servo-actuator Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Calculating Frequency Response | |
| |
| |
| |
Frequency Response of a First-order Lag | |
| |
| |
| |
Frequency Response of a Second-order System | |
| |
| |
| |
Aircraft Flight Control System Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Control System Assumptions | |
| |
| |
| |
Open hoop Analysis | |
| |
| |
| |
Closed Loop Performance | |
| |
| |
| |
Alternative Graphical Methods for Response Analysis | |
| |
| |
| |
The Nyquist Diagram | |
| |
| |
| |
Deriving Closed Loop Response from Nyquist Diagrams | |
| |
| |
| |
The Nichols Chart | |
| |
| |
| |
Graphical Methods - Summary Comments and Suggestions | |
| |
| |
| |
Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
Control System Compensation Techniques | |
| |
| |
| |
Control System Requirements | |
| |
| |
| |
Compensation Methods | |
| |
| |
| |
Proportional Plus Integral Control | |
| |
| |
| |
Proportional Plus Integral Plus Derivative Control | |
| |
| |
| |
Lead-Lag Compensation | |
| |
| |
| |
Lag-Lead Compensation | |
| |
| |
| |
Feedback Compensation | |
| |
| |
| |
Applications of Control Compensation | |
| |
| |
| |
Proportional Plus Integral Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Lead-Lag Compensation Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Class 2 System Design Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
Introduction to Laplace Transforms | |
| |
| |
| |
An Overview of the Application of Laplace Transforms | |
| |
| |
| |
The Evolution of the Laplace Transform | |
| |
| |
| |
Proof of the General Case | |
| |
| |
| |
Applying Laplace Transforms to Linear Systems Analysis | |
| |
| |
| |
Partial Fractions | |
| |
| |
| |
Laplace Transforms - Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
| |
Root Locus | |
| |
| |
| |
Root Locus Construction Rules | |
| |
| |
| |
Connecting Root Locus to Conventional Linear Analysis | |
| |
| |
| |
Root Locus Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
Dealing with Nonlinearities | |
| |
| |
| |
Definition of Nonlinearity Types | |
| |
| |
| |
Continuous Nonlinearities | |
| |
| |
| |
Engine Fuel Control System Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Discontinuous Nonlinearities | |
| |
| |
| |
Stability Analysis with Discontinuous Nonlinearities | |
| |
| |
| |
The Transport Delay | |
| |
| |
| |
Simulation | |
| |
| |
| |
Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
Electronic Controls | |
| |
| |
| |
Analog Electronic Controls | |
| |
| |
| |
The Operational Amplifier | |
| |
| |
| |
Building Analog Control Algorithms | |
| |
| |
| |
The Digital Computer as a Dynamic Control Element | |
| |
| |
| |
Signal Conversion | |
| |
| |
| |
Digital Controller Architectures | |
| |
| |
| |
The Stability Impact of Digital Controls | |
| |
| |
| |
Digital Control Design Example | |
| |
| |
| |
Creating Digital Control Algorithms | |
| |
| |
| |
The Integrator | |
| |
| |
| |
The First-order Lag | |
| |
| |
| |
The Pseudo Derivative | |
| |
| |
| |
Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
Concluding Commentary | |
| |
| |
| |
An Overview of the Material | |
| |
| |
| |
Graphical Tools | |
| |
| |
| |
Compensation Techniques | |
| |
| |
| |
Integral Wind-up | |
| |
| |
| |
Avoid Using Pure Derivative Action | |
| |
| |
| |
Mechanical Stiffness Estimates are Always High | |
| |
| |
| |
Laplace Transforms and Root Locus Techniques | |
| |
| |
| |
Nonlinearities | |
| |
| |
| |
Digital Electronic Control | |
| |
| |
| |
The Way Forward | |
| |
| |
Index | |