System Modelling, Simulation, and Control

Designed for a one semester course on system dynamics and control or as a review for the professional engineer, this book provides a lucid introduction to different systems in engineering and how to model them in detail, plus introductory control design and analysis. The book is designed in a systematic way which introduces first the mathematical tools that are needed for the subject, then discusses different system modeling, and finally presents the fundamentals of control systems. Numerous examples and exercises have also been included in the book for self-study.