In Chapter 1 we discussed the analysis and design sequence that included obtaining the
system’s schematic and demonstrated this step for a position control system. To obtain a
schematic, the control systems engineer must often make many simplifying assumptions in
order to keep the ensuing mode...
In Chapter 1 we discussed the analysis and design sequence that included obtaining the
system’s schematic and demonstrated this step for a position control system. To obtain a
schematic, the control systems engineer must often make many simplifying assumptions in
order to keep the ensuing model manageable and still approximate physical reality.
The next step is to develop mathematical models from schematics of physical
systems. We will discuss two methods: (1) transfer functions in the frequency domain
and (2) state equations in the time domain. These topics are covered in this chapter and in
Chapter 3,