DIGITAL CONTROL AND STATE VARIABLE METHODS - M GOPAL

Introduction
The third edition of Digital Control and State Variable Methods presents control theory relevant to the analysis and design of computer-control systems. Meant for the undergraduate and postgraduate courses on advanced control systems, this text provides an up-to-date treatment of digital control, state variable analysis and design, and nonlinear control.

Key features

Modular presentation of digital control, state variable methods and nonlinear systems.

Includes state variable analysis and design methods for continuous-time and discrete time systems.

Detailed discussion of nonlinear systems both conventional and intelligent

Presents up-to-date treatment of digital control systems.

New! Chapter on nonlinear control structures. (chapter 10)

New! In-depth coverage of optimal control in the light of Lyapunov stability and Lyapunov function (chapter -8)
New to this edition

New chapter on nonlinear control structure

Upgraded coverage of optimal control

Modular presentation of digital control, state variable methods and nonlinear systems.
Pedagogy:

Solved examples: 138

Exercise problems: 255

Table of contents

PART I: DIGITAL CONTROL: PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN IN TRANSFORM DOMAIN

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Signal Processing in Digital Control
Chapter 3. Models of Digital Control Devices and Systems
Chapter 4. Design of Digital Control Algorithms

PART II: STATE VARIABLE METHODS IN AUTOMATIC CONTROL: CONTINUOUS-TIME AND SAMPLED-DATA SYSTEMS

Chapter 5. Control System Analysis using state variable methods
Chapter 6. State variable Analysis of Digital Control System
Chapter 7. Pole-Placement Design and State Observers
Chapter 8. The Concept of Lyapunov Stability and Lyapunov Function Approach to Optimal Control

PART III: NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS: CONVENTIONAL AND INTELLIGENT

Chapter 9. Nonlinear Systems Analysis
Chapter 10. Non-linear control structure
Chapter 11. Neural Networks
Chapter 12. Fuzzy logic models