Automatic Control, 7th Edition [Hardcover]

Benjamin C. Kuo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471366080 | ISBN-13: 978-0471366089 | Publication Date: January 1, 1995 | Edition: 7

This best-selling introduction to automatic control systems has been updated to reflect the increasing use of computer-aided learning and design, and revised to feature a more accessible approach — without sacrificing depth.

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This best-selling, classic introduction to automatic control systems has been updated to reflect the increasing use of computer-aided learning and design, and revised to feature a more accessible approach -- without sacrificing depth. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Automatic Control Systems Seventh Edition Benjamin C. Kuo Updated to reflect the increasing use of computer-aided learning and design, the seventh edition of Automatic Control Systems features a new, accessible approach for students taking introductory courses on control systems while retaining the depth and rigor of Benjamin Kuo’s classic, best-selling text. This new edition integrates several real world applications throughout the text, covering both analysis and design. Other new features include:

• demonstration of the solution of complex problems with the aid of computer software
• thorough discussion of steady-state error analysis, including nonunity-feedback systems
• discussion of circuit realization of controller transfer functions
• simplified treatment of Nyquist criterion on systems with nonminimum-phase transfer functions
• discussion of time-domain and frequency-domain designs side by side in one chapter
• added chapter on design of discrete-data control systems

The text also includes an abundance of illustrative examples, problems, and marginal notes to highlight important points and comments. Contents include full chapters on: • mathematical foundation • transfer functions, block diagrams, and signal-flow graphs • mathematical modeling of physical systems • state-variable analysis • stability of linear control systems • time-domain analysis of control systems • root-locus techniques • frequency-domain analysis • design of control systems • design of discrete-data control systems

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 7 edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471366080
• ISBN-13: 978-0471366089
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,288,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best general book about control engineering, June 16, 2005

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Charles-Eric Langlois (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Automatic Control Systems (Hardcover)

I had to use this book for my last semester in electrical engineering. It is really interesting, well explained and complete for a concise introduction about control engineering and design of controllers.

All you need to follow the text are basic notions in engineer's mathematics (a bit of calculus and algebra). A few chapters offer reviews of important notions (transfert functions, state variable modeling, differential equations, ...) Then, you get to the essential, control theory.

The book is well divided. First chapters cover mathematical notions you have to master in order to succeed in the next part (signal flow diagrams, block diagrams, a bit of mechanic). Then, a few chapters introduce control loops, poles and zeros interpretation (explained very well with a lot of graphs examples). A single chapter covers root loci drawing. Great explanations about controllers are complete and easy to understand. The last chapter is kept for design only with A LOT of examples for PID, phase-lag, filters, etc.

Emphasis is made on computer design with examples all along the book. The CD included offers a few useful tools to use for design with Matlab.

The author knows his subject more than anyone else. He has good experience in design and the text is well written. A must for anyone studying the subject.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Control Systems made understandable, February 1, 2001

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Joe De Waele (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Automatic Control, 7th Edition (Hardcover)

This book is definitely one of the best introductory texts on linear Control Systems. Every item is theorically well explained without loosing the practical aspect on each subject. Highly recommended for people who started to study linear Control Systems at an undergraduate level.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book but..., February 1, 2010

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Katharine A. Funke "Bookworm" (Evansville, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Automatic Control Systems (Hardcover)

This is a good, pretty thorough text for control systems, but its difficult to find what you're looking for if you're just briefly glancing through the chapters. Sections are not clearly distinguishable - lacking bold or different color text. It could also use more clearly marked examples.