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.