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Modern Control Systems (11th Edition) (Pie)

Modern Control Systems (11th Edition) (Pie)

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Authors: Richard C Dorf, Robert H. Bishop
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 7 reviews
Sales Rank: 226288

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 11
Pages: 1056
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.7

ISBN: 0132270285
Dewey Decimal Number: 621
EAN: 9780132270281
ASIN: 0132270285

Publication Date: August 10, 2007
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Product Description
Written to be equally useful for all engineering disciplines, this book is organized around the concept of control systems theory as it has been developed in the frequency and time domains. It provides coverage of classical control employing root locus design, frequency and response design using Bode and Nyquist plots. It also covers modern control methods based on state variable models including pole placement design techniques with full-state feedback controllers and full-state observers. The book covers several important topics including robust control systems and system sensitivity, state variable models, controllability and observability, computer control systems, internal model control, robust PID controllers, and computer-aided design and analysis. For all types of engineers who are interested in a solid introduction to control systems.


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4 out of 5 stars Great book for getting started   October 27, 2008
Vikram G. Kopuri (Portland, OR)
If you have never studied control systems (s transforms, z transforms, root locus) then this is a great starter book. Explanations are in simple language and accompany with nice illustrations. I love this book. This edition 11, has matlab examples after each chapter.

But if you are already familiar and understand many control system concepts and want a more indept analysis or more theory and techniques, then this is not for you.



2 out of 5 stars ???...Confusing...illogical....   October 23, 2008
Luke D. Schuessler (Milwaukee, WI USA)
This book is not very helpful to an engineering undergraduate student. I could see how it would be useful, to some degree to a graduate student. THe examples are few and not well explained. Some examples are explained on one page and diagrammed on the next. THe problems are plentiful, but solutions are not easy to come by. The book would benefit by having more worked out problems and less end of chapter problems. I would not recommend this book. Look for something else, unless you have a firm grasp of control engineering before using it.


4 out of 5 stars could'nt ask for nothing else   October 9, 2008
Joan J. Nunez (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

the book arrived in perfect condition just as expected and the shipping arrived withing the alloted time. B+


3 out of 5 stars could be clearer   September 22, 2008
Brendan R. Geels (Socorro, NM)
This book covers a lot of ground and does a so-so job explaining the topics. Plenty of reference tables and examples though.


1 out of 5 stars No way to know if you're doing the problems right   July 4, 2008
Bill Barnes (Southern California, USA)
This book is one of the worst I've had in Engineering school. The explanations are weak, only going over the simplest version of a concept. Just wait until your professor actually assigns problems from the book. The problems are difficult and complex, and there are zero answers in the back to verify your answers. So, you have no clue if you're doing it right. If your professor is not very helpful, you're in trouble.