Control System Applications / Edition 1

by William S. Levine

Overview

Control technology permeates every aspect of our lives. We rely on them to perform a wide variety of tasks without giving much thought to the origins of the technology or how it became such an important part of our lives.

Control System Applications covers the uses of control systems, both in the common and in the uncommon areas of our lives. From the everyday to the unusual, it's all here. From process control to human-in-the-loop control, this book provides illustrations and examples of how these systems are applied. Each chapter contains an introduction to the application, a section defining terms and references, and a section on further readings that help you understand and use the techniques in your work environment.

Highly readable and comprehensive, Control System Applications explores the uses of control systems. It illustrates the diversity of control systems and provides examples of how the theory can be applied to specific practical problems. It contains information about aspec ts of control that are not fully captured by the theory, such as techniques for protecting against controller failure and the role of cost and complexity in specifying controller designs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849300547
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/27/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Levine, William S.

Table of Contents

PROCESS CONTROL
Water Level Control for the Toilet Tank: A Historical Perspective, B.G. Coury
Temperature Control in Large Buildings, C.C. Federspiel and J.E. Seem
Control of pH, F.G. Shinskey
Control of the Pulp and Paper-Making Process, W.L. Bialkowski
Control for Advanced Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: A Case History, T. Kailath, C. Schaper, Y. Cho, P. Gyugyi, S. Norman, P. Park, S. Boyd, G. Franklin, K. Saraswat, M. Modehi, and C. Davis
MECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS:
AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
Engine Control, J.A. Cook, J.W. Grizzle, and J. Sun
Adaptive Automotive Speed Control, M.K. Liubakka, D.S. Rhode, J.R. Winkelman, and P.V. Kokotovic
AEROSPACE CONTROLS
Flight Control of Piloted Aircraft, M. Pachter and C.H. Houpis
Spacecraft Attitude Control, V.T. Coppola and N.H. McClamroch
Control of Flexible Space Structures, S.M. Joshi and A.G. Kelkar
Line-of-Sight Pointing and Stabilization Control Systems, D.A. Haessig
CONTROL OF ROBOTS AND MANIPULATORS
Motion Control of Robotic Manipulators, M.W. Spong
Force Control of Robotic Manipulators, J. De Schutter and H. Bruyninckx
Control of Nonholonomic Systems, J.T.-Y. Wen
MISCELLANEOUS MECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
Friction Compensation, B. Armstrong-Helouvry and C. Canudas de Wit
Motion Control Systems, J. Tal
Ultra-High Precision Control, T.R. Kurfess and H. Jenkins
Robust Control of a Compact Disc Mechanism, M. Steinbuch, G. Schootstra, and O.H. Bosgra
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS:
POWER ELECTRONIC CONTROLS
Dynamic Modeling and Control in Power Electronics, G.C. Verghese
Motion Control with Electric Motors by Input-Output Linearization, D.G. Taylor
Control of Electric Generators, T. Jahns and R.W. De Doncker
CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL POWER
Control of Electrical Power Generating Plants, H.G. Kwatny and C. Maffezzoni
Control of Power Transmission, J.J. Paserba, J.J. Sanchez-Gasca, and E.V. Larsen
CONTROL SYSTEMS INCLU

Editorial Reviews

Engineers from academia and industry illustrate the diversity of control systems and provide examples of how theory can be applied to specific practical problems. They also convey information about aspects of control that are not fully captured by theory, such as techniques for protecting against controller failure and the role of cost and complexity in specifying controller designs. They cover process control as in the water level in the toilet tank, mechanical systems such as aerospace controls, and electrical and electronic systems such as controlling electrical generation. A final section describes elements of rather than applications of systems that include humans. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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