
Digital Control System Analysis & Design
by Charles L. Phillips, H. Troy Nagle, Aranya Chakrabortty
4th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780132938310 |
| eText ISBN | 9780133496703 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2015 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
Digital Control System Analysis & Design, 4th Edition, is a Pearson textbook that emphasizes practical aspects of designing and implementing digital control systems.
The volume addresses core topics in discrete-time controls, ranging from sampling and reconstruction to system time response and closed-loop behavior. It covers foundational tools such as the z-transform alongside methods for stability analysis and digital controller design.
Designed for a one-semester or two-quarter senior-level course in digital or discrete-time controls, the text also serves as a reference for practicing engineers. Simple physical systems introduced early in the book are reused in later chapters to illuminate more advanced material.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
- • Overview
- • Digital Control System
- • The Control Problem
- • Satellite Model
- • Servomotor System Model
- • Antenna Pointing System
- • Robotic Control System
- • Temperature Control System
- • Single-Machine Infinite Bus Power System
- • Summary
- • References • Problems
Chapter 2: discrete-time systems and the z-transform
- • Introduction
- • Discrete-Time Systems
- • Transform Methods
- • Properties of the z-Transform
- • Addition and Subtraction
- • Multiplication by a Constant
- • Real Translation
- • Complex Translation
- • Initial Value
- • Final Value
- • Finding z-Transforms
- • Solution of Difference Equations
- • The Inverse z-Transform
- • Power Series Method
- • Partial-Fraction Expansion Method
- • Inversion-Formula Method
- • Discrete Convolution
- • Simulation Diagrams and Flow Graphs
- • State Variables
- • Other State-Variable Formulations
- • Transfer Functions
- • Solutions of the State Equations
- • Recursive Solution
- • z-Transform Method
- • Numerical Method via Digital Computer
- • Properties of the State Transition Matrix
- • Linear Time-Varying Systems
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 3: sampling and reconstruction
- • Introduction
- • Sampled-Data Control Systems
- • The Ideal Sampler
- • Evaluation of E*(S)
- • Results from the Fourier Transform
- • Properties of E*(S)
- • Data Reconstruction
- • Zero-Order Hold
- • First-Order Hold
- • Fractional-Order Holds
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 4: open-loop discrete-time systems
- • Introduction
- • The Relationship Between E(Z) and E*(S)
- • The Pulse Transfer Function
- • Open-Loop Systems Containing Digital Filters
- • The Modified z-Transform
- • Systems with Time Delays
- • Nonsynchronous Sampling
- • State-Variable Models
- • Review of Continuous-Time State Variables
- • Discrete State Equations
- • Practical Calculations
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 5: closed-loop systems
- • Introduction
- • Preliminary Concepts
- • Derivation Procedure
- • State-Variable Models
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 6: system time-response characteristics
- • Introduction
- • System Time Response
- • System Characteristic Equation
- • Mapping the s-Plane into the z-Plane
- • Steady-State Accuracy
- • Simulation
- • Control Software
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 7: stability analysis techniques
- • Introduction
- • Stability
- • Bilinear Transformation
- • The Routh-Hurwitz Criterion
- • Jury’s Stability Test
- • Root Locus
- • The Nyquist Criterion
- • Bode Diagram
- • Interpretation of the Frequency Response
- • Closed-Loop Frequency Response
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 8: digital controller design
- • Introduction
- • Control System Specifications
- • Steady-State Accuracy
- • Transient Response
- • Relative Stability
- • Sensitivity
- • Disturbance Rejection
- • Control Effort
- • Compensation
- • Phase-Lag Compensation
- • Phase-Lead Compensation
- • Phase-Lead Design Procedure
- • Lag-Lead Compensation
- • Integration and Differentiation Filters
- • PID Controllers
- • PID Controller Design
- • Design by Root Locus
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 9: pole-assignment design and state estImatIon
- • Introduction
- • Pole Assignment
- • State Estimation
- • Observer Model
- • Errors in Estimation
- • Error Dynamics
- • Controller Transfer Function
- • Closed-Loop Characteristic Equation
- • Closed-Loop State Equations
- • Reduced-Order Observers
- • Current Observers
- • Controllability and Observability
- • Systems with Inputs
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 10: system identification of discrete-time systems
- • Introduction
- • Identification of Static Systems
- • Identification of Dynamic Systems
- • Black-Box Identification
- • Least-Squares System Identification
- • Estimating Transfer Functions with Partly Known Poles and Zeros
- • Recursive Least-Squares System Identification
- • Practical Factors for Identification
- • Choice of Input
- • Choice of Sampling Frequency
- • Choice of Signal Scaling
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 11: linear quadratic optimal control
- • Introduction
- • The Quadratic Cost Function
- • The Principle of Optimality
- • Linear Quadratic Optimal Control
- • The Minimum Principle
- • Steady-State Optimal Control
- • Optimal State Estimation–Kalman Filters
- • Least-Squares Minimization
- • Summary
- • References and Further Readings • Problems
Chapter 12: case studies
- • Introduction
- • Servomotor System
- • System Model
- • Design
- • Environmental Chamber Control System
- • Temperature Control System
- • Aircraft Landing System
- • Plant Model
- • Neonatal Fractional Inspired Oxygen
- • Plant Transfer Function
- • Taube’s PID Controller
- • MATLAB pidtool PIDF Controllers
- • Topology Identification in Electric Power System Models
- • References
Chapter Appendix I: Design Equations
Chapter Appendix II: Mason’s Gain Formula
Chapter Appendix III: Evaluation of E*(s)
Chapter Appendix IV: Review of Matrices
Chapter Appendix V: The Laplace Transform
Chapter Appendix VI: z-Transform Tables
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