A Textbook of Control Systems Engineering: (as Per VTU Syllabus)

The book is sharply focussed? on the first control systems course of vtu (ec/tc/ ee/it/bm/ml). After studying this book the student is well prepared for further studies in control system design classical and modern. Salient features: treatment rigorous and well connected. Sticks to course topics only. Profusion of examples on all aspects of study. Pertinent problems only with answers provided. Simple and fluent writing style. Focused on students with electrical background. About the author: i.j. Nagrath, now adjunct professor, formerly deputy director, bits, pilani, b.e. With honours, birla college of engineering, pilani, 1951; m.s. Wisconsin university (u.s.a.), 1956. Long teaching and research experience, published papers in national and international journals. Co-authored several well accepted books including control systems engineering. Continuing to be active in studies and writing work. M. Gopal is presently professor, department of electrical engineering, indian institute of technology, delhi. His teaching and research stints span four decades at prestigious institutes. Dr. Gopal is the author/co-author of six books. His video course on control engineering is being transmitted periodically through eklavya technology channel of iits. He is author of an interactive web compatible multimedia course on control engineering; available on the site: nptel@iitm.ac.in a large number of research publications are there to his credit. His current research interests are in the areas of machine learning, soft-computing technologies, pattern recognition and intelligent control. Table of contents introduction mathematical models of physical systems