System Design through Matlab®, Control Toolbox and Simulink®

1. System Representation and Modeling. - 1. 1 Properties of the Models. - 1. 2 Creating a Model. - Exercise for Chapter 1. - 2. Model Manipulation. - 2. 1 The Precedence Rule and the Law of Property Inheritance. - 2. 2 Arithmetic Operations on Models. - 2. 3 Interconnection of Models. - 2. 4 The Linear Time Invariant (LTI) Subsystem. - Exercise for Chapter 2. - 3. Getting Information from the Models. - 3. 1 Model-specific Information. - 3. 2 Direct Property Referencing Method of Getting Information. - 3. 3 The `get Function. - 3. 4 Information about Model Dimensions and Characteristics. - 3. 5 Conversion of Models. - 3. 6 A Few Words on Model Properties Again. - Exercise for Chapter 3. - 4. Model Analysis. - 4. 1 Model Dynamics of Control System. - 4. 2 Time Response Analysis of Control Systems. - 4. 3 Frequency Response Analysis of Control Systems. - 4. 4 State Space Analysis of Control Systems. - Exercise for Chapter 4. - 5. The Control System Toolbox s GUIs. - 5. 1 The LTI Viewer. - 5. 2 The Root Locus Design GUI. - Exercise for Chapter 5. - 6. Control System Design through Simulink®. - 6. 1 System Representation/Modeling. - 6. 2 Model Manipulation. - 6. 3 Model Analysis. - 6. 4 The Simulink® LTI Viewer. - 6. 5 A Few Words of Caution. - Exercise for Chapter 6. - 7. Design of Compensators for Systems. - 7. 1 Classical Methods for Design. - 7. 2 Solution of Lyapunov s Equation and Stability. - 7. 3 Modern Methods for Design. - 7. 4 Design of Optimal Compensators. - Exercise for Chapter 7. - 8. Some Simple Applications. - 8. 1 Which Method to Choose. - 8. 2 Electrical Systems. - 8. 3 Mechanical System. - 8. 4 Fluid Systems. - 8. 5 Thermal Systems. - Exercise for Chapter 8. - 9. Some Complex Applications. - 9. 1 DC Motors. - 9. 2 Plunger System. - 9. 3 Power-generating Systems. - 9. 4 Power-plant System. - 9. 5 Pacemaker System. - 9. 6Inverted-pendulum-on-cart System. - 9. 7 Essential-oil-extraction Plant. - 9. 8 Musical-octave System. - Exercise for Chapter 9. - Appendix A. - Appendix B. - Appendix C. - C. l Plotting some Typical Signals. - Appendix D. - D. l Plotting some Typical Signals. - Appendix E. - References.