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Chestnut, Harold.

Servomechanisms and regulating system design. / Harold Chestnut - 2d ed. - New York : Wiley, 1959 - illustrations ; 24 cm.

includes bibliography and index

1. The automatic control problem
2. Manipulation of complex numbers
3. Solution of linear differential equations
4. Laplace transforms for the solution of linear differential equations
5. Steady state operation with sinusoidal driving functions
6. Methods for determining system stability
7. Typical control elements and their transfer functions
8. Types of servomechanism and control systems
9. Complex plane representation of feedback control system
10. Design use of complex plane plot to improve system performance
11. Attenuation concepts for use in feedback control system design
12. Application of attenuation phase diagrams to feedback control design problems
13. Application of root locus to feedback control design problems
14. Multiple loop and multiple input feedback control systems
15. Comparison of steady state and transient performance of servomechanisms
16. Fundamentals of analog computers


Subjects--Topical Terms:
Servomechanisms.

Dewey Class. No.: 629.8323 / C5259