Computer Controlled Systems: Theory and Design (Prentice-Hall Personal Computing Series) (Hardcover)

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This book provides a balanced survey of theory and practical aspects of computer-controlled systems. Design methods are given substantial coverage.FEATURES: NEW--Reorganized for greater flexibility: the first nine chapters provide enough material for a short course, while more advanced material is left for later chapters. NEW--Earlier introduction to design of digital controllers (Chapter 4). NEW--Implementation moves up to chapter 9 (from Chapter 14). NEW--Pole placement design is discussed before the deeper design issues of Chapter 6, allowing better discussion of control system design. * Interactive use of MATLAB and Simulink macros to understand the theory. * Extensive pedagogical aids to facilitate understanding. * Worked examples. * Matlab macros. * Problems. * Solutions manual. * Design methods and practical aspects of computer controlled systems are presented. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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This text provides a balanced survey of theory and practical aspects of computer-controlled systems. Design methods are given substantial coverage. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 430 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (January 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131643193
• ISBN-13: 978-0131643192
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,529,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review of Astrom and Wittenmark, June 20, 2000

By	Niket Kaisare (West Lafayette, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer-Controlled Systems: Theory and Design (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Astrom Wittenmark's book on Computer Control Systems is a good book for intermediate and experienced people in the field of Computer Control Systems. It is excellent in its contents and coverage of the field as a whole.

What it needs is some details at certain places so that things will be easy to comprehend. What I mean is that its not the best book to have as a first text towards the subject. We used the book as a course text for advanced controls class. With little control background, I felt it very tough to read the book. But now that I am well versed with the field, I find this book handy to keep.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terse., August 3, 2006

By	Me "Me" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer Controlled Systems: Theory and Design (Prentice Hall Information and System Sciences Series) (Hardcover)

I first entered engineering school back in 1980. Since college, I have worked in various laboratory environments, both private and Federal. Consequently, I have read many papers and books related to the materials presented in this text. As I look back over the years, I find that this text is the most terse I have ever seen and is entirely inappropriate as an introductory text to the subject.

It is no exaggeration to say that the most important parts of the subject exist in what is *NOT* expressly said in the pages of this book. True, in engineering school one is required to think and solve problems, but this text does not even have enough proper expository to motivate the subject, nor does it have enough problems to properly exercise the mind on the concepts. If one needs so much supplementary material to master the topic, it might be wiser to simply use a better text.

After trying hard to find something to like about this text, I find little...it is terse to the point of being enigmatic.

Please, get a copy from an engineering library before you spend any money on it and judge for yourself.

3.0 out of 5 stars OK book, November 8, 2009

By	G. L. Sinsley (State College, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Computer-Controlled Systems: Theory and Design (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I'm a grad student in electrical engineering, and needed to review digital control, so I got this book. This book is fine as a review, but I wouldn't want to learn this material for the first time out of this book. A number of the explanations in the book (especially of the z-transform) were just two poorly done. One of plus of the book, however, was its explanation of implementation issues. This is was nice to see, as it's something that's often glossed over in controls classes.