Modern Control Systems: An Introduction: .

Designed for a short course on control systems or as a review for the professional engineer, this book provides a lucid introduction to modern control systems topics. The five chapters, “State-Variable Analysis of Continuous-Time Systems,” “Analysis of Discrete-Time Systems,” “Stability Analysis of Non-Linear Systems,” “Optimal Control,” and “Adaptive Control” have been written to emphasize concepts and provide the basic mathematical derivations. Complete coverage of standard topics, e.g., ...