Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to control systems -- Mathematical models of systems -- State variable models -- Feedback control system characteristics -- The perforrmance of feedback control systems -- The stability of linear feedback systems -- The root locus method -- Frequency response methods -- Stability in the frequency domain -- The design of feedback control systems -- The design of state variable feedback systems -- Robust control systems -- Digital control systems -- Appendix A MATLAB basics -- Appendix B MathScript RT module basics -- Appendix C Symbols, units, and conversion factors -- Appendix D Laplace transform pairs -- Appendix E An introduction to matrix algebra -- Appendix F Decible conversion -- Appendix G Complex numbers -- Appendix H z-transform pairs preface -- Appendix I Discrete-time evaluation of the time response