Newnes Control Engineering Pocket Book
- 1st Edition - December 2, 1998
- Latest edition
- Author: William Bolton
- Language: English
Newnes Control Engineering Pocket Book is a concise reference text for students, technicians and engineers. Control engineering is the foundation on which modern industry is… Read more
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Description
Description
Newnes Control Engineering Pocket Book is a concise reference text for students, technicians and engineers. Control engineering is the foundation on which modern industry is built, but is often viewed as one of the toughest subjects, as it includes abstract ideasand often tough mathematics. This pocket book provides a digest of the full range of topics needed to understand and use control systems theory and engineering.
Bill Bolton is one of the most experienced teachers and authors in the engineering world. This book complements Newnes Instrumentation and Measurement Pocket Book by Bolton. Illustrated throughout and crammed with reference material, no other book covers the basics of control in such a convenient and affordable format.
Bill Bolton is one of the most experienced teachers and authors in the engineering world. This book complements Newnes Instrumentation and Measurement Pocket Book by Bolton. Illustrated throughout and crammed with reference material, no other book covers the basics of control in such a convenient and affordable format.
Key features
Key features
· Ideal for engineers and students alike.
· Complete guide to control systems engineering and theory.
· Author is a highly experienced teacher and author in the engineering field.
· Complete guide to control systems engineering and theory.
· Author is a highly experienced teacher and author in the engineering field.
Readership
Readership
Engineering students; control engineers, technicians.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Preface; Introduction; System models; Dynamic responses; Poles and zeros; Time-domain performance criteria; Frequency-domain response; Stability and the frequency domain; Root locus method; Control system design; Discrete time systems; The z-transform; Computer control systems; State system models; Index.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 2, 1998
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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William Bolton
Former Lecturer at Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK, and now retired, William Bolton has worked in industry and academia as a senior lecturer in a college of technology, a member of the Nuffield Advanced Physics team, an adviser to a British government aid project in Brazil on technical education, as a UNESCO consultant in Argentina and Thailand, and as Head of Research and Development at the Business and Technician Education Council. He has written many engineering textbooks, including Mechatronics, 4th ed., Engineering Science, 5th ed., Higher Engineering Science, 2nd ed., Mechanical Science, 3rd ed., and Instrumentation and Control Systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Lecturer, Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK