Modern Control System Theory and Design, 2nd Edition

INDEX

Acceleration constant:

definition of, 280

determination from Bode diagram, 536

relationship to poles and zeros, 286–287

Accuracy, static, 277–288

ACET program, description of, 463

Ackermann’s formula for design using pole placement, 611–617

application example of, 613–617

Adaptive control systems, 252–254

human, 6

pitch flight, 589–591

Adjoint matrix, definition of, 104

Aeronautical control systems, 1

Aircraft:

adaptive pitch flight control of, 589–591

attitude control system for, 16

autopilots for, 14–16

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military tilt rotor, 16–17

Bell Boeing 609 commercial tilt rotor, 17

equations for landing phase, 172–173

examples of, 14–20

F-15 Eagle, 18–20

F-22 Raptor, 18–20

guidance system for, 14–15

instrument landing system for, 172–173

MD-11, 14–16

nose-wheel steering system for, 500

simulator for, 17–19, 266

UH-60 Black Hawk combat assault helicopter, 17–18

wind-shear detection for, 14

Airline reservation system, control of, 33

Amplidyne, 202

Analog computer, 94–101, 116–118, 133–134

Analogy circuit concept, 221–224

Analog-to-digital converters, 683–695

Analytic functions:

definition of, 41

derivative of, 40

example of, 41–42

Angle of departure, 418–420

Antennas of tracking radars, mechanical resonance of, 981–983

Antiskid control system, 7

Antisubmarine warfare system, control of, 33

Aquatic control system, 26

modeling equations for, 177–178

Armature-controlled dc servomotor, 198–202

decreasing time constant of, 230

elimination of disturbances with,