An early, understandable introduction to Digital Control (Ch. 4 and Ch 8)—Digital Control is taught via examples in early chapters and in case studies later in the book.
Unlike in other textbooks, Digital Control is not treated as an add-on. Franklin/Powell provides enough information, early and simply, so that a student could implement a controller in a digital computer, and an instructor could cover it in one lecture. With this approach, students will understand how control systems are being implemented in most cases today, and instructors will have a method of teaching modern design and implementation at an undergraduate-level course.
Close MATLAB/SIMULINK integration throughout.
Illustrates how calculations are made as the concepts are introduced. This edition has updated the functions and uses of MATLAB to take advantage of its latest features.
Detailed examples for the Internal Model Principle in Ch. 7.
Focus on Design.
The authors focus on design as a theme early on and throughout the entire book, rather than focusing on analysis first and design much later.
Chapter-end study problems.
Answers are included at the back of the book.
Comprehensive case studies.
This book illustrates real-world problems and applies techniques from earlier chapters. It also bring together the classical and state-space techniques with discussions of the relative strengths and their role in design. Unique to this book is an entire chapter devoted to case studies covering real problems in a variety of fields that draw on all the design methods covered in the book.
The authors have specifically developed an important new case study on a biological control system—case study #10.7—which introduces both instructor and students to the increasingly important study of Bioengineering and the application of the concepts of control to living organisms. Interesting but concise historical background sections for the material are also included in each chapter.
Extensive examples throughout.
Provides a real-world perspective on the material.
A collection of all the MATLAB files (both ‘m’ files and SIMULINK files) used to produce the figures in the book are available at: www.FPE6e.com
