105 Best Books on Control Systems

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We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on Control Systems, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of Control Systems Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on Control Systems below.

1. Control Systems

1."Control Systems Engineering" by I J Nagrath and M Gopal
“Control Systems: Engineering” Book Review: This book offers a seamless integration of fundamental concepts of discrete-time and continuous-time systems. Spanning over 16 chapters, the book discusses the time and frequency domain techniques of analysis and design of control systems, PID controller design, industrial OPAMP compensating networks and modelling of practical systems involving various hardware. This updated text also includes numerous real-world applications, a design example using root-locus technique, and a comparison table of long/lead compensators. This book is suitable for professionals and students at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level.

2."Automatic Control Systems" by B C Kuo
Book Review: This book deals with the real world applications and performs integration of the real world analysis and design applications all over the text book. The various examples covered in the book are sun seeker system, liquid level control, dc motor control, space vehicle payload control and many others. The book also contains various examples and problems that illustrates various concepts required for the understanding of automatic control systems. The book also comes with the inclusion of marginal notes that highlights various important points.

3."Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems" by G F Franklin and A Emami-Naeini
“Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems” Book Review: This book discusses the history as well as the recent advances made in the field of feedback control. Fundamental concepts such as stability, dynamic models and dynamic responses, digital control, tracking, nonlinear systems, and robustness have been explained in great detail. Case studies have been included to elaborate frequency-response design method and root-locus design method for control-systems design and state-space design. This book is intended for practicing control engineers and interested students.

4."Automatic Control Systems" by Farid Golnaraghi
“Automatic Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts of Control Lab. Replete with examples and numerical problems, this book uses both model-based simulation (MATLAB/SIMLab) and physical experiments using LEGO robots (LEGO MINDSTORMS) to provide experimental exposure. Additionally, 10 online appendices for control lab, mathematical foundations, elementary matrix theory and algebra, and difference equations are provided. This book is ideal for students studying in graduate and undergraduate courses and practicing engineers.

5."Control Systems" by Kumar A Anand
“Control Systems” Book Review: This book describes the fundamental concepts of control systems with the help of the MATLAB program. Numerous solved and unsolved problems are provided to analyze system behaviour and control of continuous-time control systems. Matlab programs and output like Root locus plots and Nyquist plots are included at the end of each chapter. A separate chapter on digital control systems has also been added. This book is suitable for undergraduate students pursuing courses in electronics and communication engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunication engineering, instrumentation engineering, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering as well as AMIE and IETE students.

6."Control Systems Engineering" by Norman S Nise
“Control Systems Engineering” Book Review: This book highlights the fundamental aspects of control systems. The analysis and design process is illustrated with practical examples, review questions and numerical problems. Additionally, 10 virtual experiments are included to facilitate the design-simulate-prototype workflow. The numerous case studies added in this volume make it an ideal read for students as well as practicing engineers.

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7."Problems and Solutions of Control Systems : With Essential Theory" by Jairath A K
“Problems and Solutions of Control Systems with Essential Theory” Book Review: This book presents a comprehensive treatment of control systems along with various methods and solutions to tackle problems associated with it. The book contains 12 chapters discussing crucial topics like mathematical models of control systems, physical systems, time-domain and frequency-response analysis, and state-space analysis. Root locus and Bode plots are discussed in separate chapters. Other fundamental concepts like stability, Routh stability criterion, and Nyquist stability criterion are also covered in detail.

8."Control Systems : Theory and Applications" by Ghosh
“Control Systems: Theory and Applications” Book Review: This book offers a comprehensive coverage of the fundamental concepts of control system theory and its practical applications. From its history to recent advances, this book covers basic topics like nonlinear control systems, digital control systems, continuous-time and discrete-time systems, etc. The book also offers a systematic analysis of frequency-domain and time-domain of control systems. Applications of fuzzy logic in control systems are also briefly introduced. This book is intended for students studying in undergraduate programs of electrical, instrumentation, electronics and communication and other engineering disciplines.

9."Control Systems Engineering: Analysis and Design" by Norman S Nise
“Control Systems Engineering” Book Review: This book highlights the fundamental aspects of control systems. The analysis and design process is illustrated with practical examples, review questions and numerical problems. Additionally, 10 virtual experiments are included to facilitate the design-simulate-prototype workflow. MATLAB programs are also provided in each chapter. The numerous case studies added in this volume make it an ideal read for students as well as practicing engineers.

10."Problems & Solutions In Control System Engineering" by Deepa
“Problems & Solutions in Control System Engineering” Book Review: This book offers a practical and in-depth approach to solving a wide variety of problems associated with Control Systems. Spanning over 16 chapters, the book starts out with an introduction to automatic control systems while focusing on feedback control theory and the frequency domain tools of control system design related problems later. Solutions for non-linear systems and state space analysis problems as well as a discussion on discrete control systems are provided in the consequent chapters. The theoretical and practical aspects of MATLAB based control system design toolbox are covered, including solutions to the problems programmed in it. This book is ideal for students and professionals.

11."Control System Dynamics" by Robert N Clark
“Control System Dynamics” Book Review: The book is based on mechanical, electrical systems in state variable format. The book contains detailed information about control theory and it’s design, problems of electromechanical and aerospace. Topics like Classical control theory, digital control and nonlinear system analysis are also conferred here. The following book is written in a simple and explained manner containing more than 230 problems and brief discussions on every principle that help students understand the concepts much better.


2. Advanced Control Systems

1."Modern Control Engineering" by K Ogata
Book Review: This is a very good textbook for control engineering. This book covers the topics of continuous time control systems like frequency response approach, root locus approach, state space approach that are needed for analysis and design of control systems. The book demonstrates how to solve computational problems with MATLAB. The book also contains numerous examples and problems throughout. This book is best suited for control systems engineers.

2."Discrete Time Control Systems" by K Ogata
Book Review: This book contains many chapters on controllability, pole placement, observability, optimal control thereby resulting in increased inflexibility and reader friendliness through streamlined coverage. There is in-depth coverage of topics like Z Transform, polynomial equations, model matching control systems design, MATLAB for studying discrete time control systems, vector matrix operation types, plotting response curves, system design based on quadratic optimal control. There are many instructive examples and problems throughout the book.

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3."Digital Control and State Variable Methods" by Madan Gopal
“Digital Control and State Variable Methods” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on digital control and state variable methods. It introduces detailed coverage on Intelligent Control with Neural Networks/Support Vector Machines. It talks about Fuzzy Logic and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems and Optimization using Genetic Algorithm for better understanding of the subject. It covers topics like Principles and Design in Transform Domain such as signal processing in digital control, models of digital control devices and systems, design of digital control algorithms. It includes state variable methods in automatic control: continuous time and sampled data systems, control system analysis using state variable methods, state variable analysis of digital control systems, pole placement design and state observers.

4."Modern Control Engineering" by Roy Choudhury
Book Review: This book provides detailed organization of the analysis of feedback control systems and presents the fundamental concepts explicitly and clearly. This is a very good textbook for control systems at the undergraduate level for various branches of engineering like electrical, mechanical and aeronautical. This book stresses on the development of basic theory. The book contains many examples that reinforce the development of basic theory. The book also has many software programs which are implemented using MATLAB thereby helping in better understanding of the design of control systems.

5."Advanced Control Systems Design" by Bernard Friedl
“Advanced Control Systems Design” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on advanced control systems design. It provides a survey of modern controls at a high level. It stresses on the importance of simulation and performance evaluation for effective design. It looks at the techniques that engineers use to design control systems which work efficiently. It throws light on qualitative behavior and stability theory, graphical methods for nonlinear stability, discrete time systems, adaptive control, saturating and discontinuous control, etc.

6."Advanced Control Systems" by B N Sarkar
“Advanced Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview on advanced control systems. It explains the fundamental concepts and design principles of advanced control systems in a clear manner. It deals with the various types of state space modelling, characteristic equations, eigenvalues and eigen vectors including the design of the linear systems applying the pole placement technique. It provides detailed solutions to state equations and discusses the stability analysis and design of nonlinear control systems. It also covers Routh’s criteria, Nyquist plot, Bode plot, Lyapunov’s and function methods. It is designed to focus on undergraduate students pursuing courses in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering.

7."Advanced Control for Constrained Processes and Systems" by Fabricio Garelli Hernan De Battista Ricardo J Mantz
“Advanced Control for Constrained Processes and Systems” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview on advanced control for constrained processes and systems. It explains the recent proposed control strategies in a generalized framework to deal with various kinds of constraints. It explains the solutions which are based on reference conditioning ideas. It explains supervisory loops which are complementary to any other control technique. It focuses on providing a simple description of the method to deal with system constraints. It talks about multivariable constrained control problems which focus on improving systems which help in decoupling under different plant or controller constraints.

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8."Advanced Error Control Techniques for Data Storage Systems" by Kurtas Vasic
“Advanced Error Control Techniques for Data Storage Systems” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on advanced error control techniques for data storage systems. It begins with an introduction to error control codes. It explains the theory and basic concepts underlying the codes. It continues to build on these concepts. It discusses modulation codes, talks about paying special attention to run-length limited sequences which is followed by maximum transition run and spectrum shaping codes. It discusses robust coding and decoding techniques which are important for correcting errors and maintaining data integrity. It covers popular coding and signal processing for magnetic recording systems.

9."PEM Fuel Cells with Bio-Ethanol Processor Systems" by Diego Feroldi
“PEM Fuel Cells with Bio-Ethanol Processor Systems” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on PEM fuel cells with bio-ethanol processor systems. It is divided into two parts: the first covers fuel cells and the second discusses plants for hydrogen production from bioethanol to feed PEM fuel cells. The book gives detailed analyses of modeling and simulation, advanced control, and fault diagnosis. It gives an in-depth discussion of the problems that can occur in fuel cell systems and propose a way to control these systems using advanced control algorithms.

10."Advanced Topics in Nonlinear Control Systems" by T P Leung
“Advanced Topics in Nonlinear Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on advanced topics in nonlinear control systems. It talks about phase-plane analysis, describes function approach, absolute stability and much more. It contains modules related to optimal control, using differential geometry and the differential algebra method along with variable structural control, H-infinite control, and others. It helps in promoting the development of automatic control science and technology. This book is designed to be beneficial for automation engineers, researchers, and operators in related fields.

11."Schaum’s Outline of Feedback and Control Systems, 2nd Edition (Schaum's Outline Series)" by Joseph J Distefano
“Schaum’s Outline of Feedback and Control Systems, 2nd Edition (Schaum’s Outline Series)” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on schaum’s outline of feedback and control systems. It gives numerous applications in the field of bio-control systems, robotics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering. It offers a concise and comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of feedback and control system theory. It describes easy-to-follow review of feedback and control systems. It is designed to focus on real-world examples for engineers, physical, biological, and behavioral scientists, economists, and mathematicians.

12."Intelligent Control Systems: An Introduction with Examples" by Miklos Gerzson
“Intelligent Control Systems: An Introduction with Examples” Book Review: The book covers the rapidly developing and interdisciplinary nature of the subject. It consists of research papers on intelligent control systems and talks about the fundamentals and the general know-how in designing, implementing, and operating intelligent control systems. It discusses how intelligent control systems emerged from artificial intelligence and computer-controlled systems as an interdisciplinary field. It provides a summary of the fundamentals of knowledge representation, reasoning, real-time control systems, expert systems. The later part discusses the design, implementation, verification and operation of real-time expert systems taking G2 as an example. The material is illustrated with several examples from the field of intelligent process control.


3. Control System Design Techniques

1."Optimal Control Systems" by D Subbaram Naidu
“Optimal Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on optimal control systems. This book includes step-by-step problem-solving procedures for each topic discussed. This book has a focus on theoretical as well as practical knowledge. It includes important topics in a balanced way. It covers topics such as discrete-time, continuous-time, and constrained optimal control systems. It also gives a link between modern optimal control and calculus of variations methods. A summary table that includes exercises from each chapter. Using software MATLAB and SIMULINK which includes a control system and symbolic math toolboxes. This book will help students with a quick reference during graduation. This book is designed for students and teachers in the field of engineering and science.

2."Control System Design" by Friedland B
“Control System Design” Book Review: This book is meant for students and professionals in the field of engineering. This book has an introduction of state-space methods for control system design that can be applied directly. It can be used by those who want to prove the results or want to achieve the result. It covers topics of feedback control, state-space representation of dynamic systems, and dynamics of linear systems. It also covers frequency-domain analysis, controllability and observability, and shaping the dynamic response. It has homework problems and examples to practice the state-space methods. It has some models from aerospace and inertial instrumentation. This book contains some additional topics as encompass linear observers, compensator design by the separation principle, linear, quadratic optimal control, random processes, and Kalman filters. Some examples are taken from robotics, maritime operations, chemical process control, and energy systems.

3."Control System Design" by Graham C Goodwin
“Control System Design” Book Review: This book is designed using real-world examples, case studies, and the experience of the author. The book is divided into 8 parts which cover topics from signals and systems, SISO control, and MIMO systems. The examples given in the book can be performed in MATLAB software. It has an introduction to the Principles of feedback and nonlinear Control, Analysis of SISO Control Loops, and MIMO Control Loops. It has various topics such as Digital Control, Hybrid Control, SISO Controller Parameterizations and Control Design Based on Optimization. It covers more topics as Exploiting SISO Techniques in MIMO Control, Design via Optimal Control Techniques and Model Predictive Control.

4."Robust Nonlinear Control Design: State-Space and Lyapunov Techniques (Modern Birkhäuser Classics)" by Randy Freeman and Petar V Kokotovic
“Robust Nonlinear Control Design: State-Space and Lyapunov Techniques (Modern Birkhäuser Classics)” Book Review: This book gives the understanding of Lyapunov design techniques for nonlinear systems. This book can be used by researchers as a source of new research topics. The book can also be used by professionals as a reference. It lifts important issues concerning large-signal robustness and performance. The report in this book has some of the issues which are spoken first time regarding the topics. The techniques used in the book will be beneficial for the designs in nonlinear control.

5."Control Design Techniques in Power Electronics Devices (Power Systems)" by Hebertt Sira-Ramirez and Ramón Silva-Ortigoza
“Control Design Techniques in Power Electronics Devices (Power Systems)” Book Review: This book is described about control theories related to the design of control units for switched power electronics devices. Most of the part is described by using DC-DC converters and supplies. It has also been defined using rectifiers of different kinds and inverters with varying topologies. The methods are done by multiple case studies and examples for designing controllers in linear and nonlinear systems. The examples show the application in the emerging field of power electronics.

6."Multivariable Control System Design Techniques: Domininance and Direct Methods" by G F Bryant and L F Yeung
“Multivariable Control System Design Techniques: Dominance and Direct Methods” Book Review: This book is designed for students of engineering in chemical, process control, and mechanical engineering. Researchers can also use this book as a reference. The book focuses on two related topics: dominance and the application of ideas from direct methods of matrix inversion to the problems of multivariable and sequential design. The point of view of this book is on practical understanding. For analyzing and designing multivariable control systems Frequency domain based techniques are used. It includes data from sequential design methodology and analysis based on Gauss-Jordan concepts. Focuses on obtaining new and exact sequential design and stability results. It includes the Presentation of frequency domain analogies of the direct methods of matrix inversion. It also discusses procedures for obtaining and improving dominance criteria. It covers optimum scaling and the use of parameterized pre compensators. It has an assignment of input/output optimum.

7."RSM Simplified: Optimizing Processes Using Response Surface Methods for Design of Experiments" by Patrick J Whitcomb and Mark J Anderson
“RSM Simplified: Optimizing Processes Using Response Surface Methods for Design of Experiments” Book Review: This book uses more figures, charts, graphs, and checklists than formulas. It has many to-the-point examples and exercises to test readers’ knowledge. This book consists of more advanced Design-Expert version 7 software for Windows. The software gives a 180-day trial. The reader can do the complex statistical computations and perform the numerical optimization. The software can also be used to generate the necessary graphics (2D and 3D maps).

8."Modeling Techniques in Predictive Analytics with Python and R: A Guide to Data Science" by Thomas W Miller
“Modeling Techniques in Predictive Analytics with Python and R: A Guide to Data Science” Book Review: This book can be used by managers, analysts, programmers, and students. This book includes multiple business challenges and business cases. It covers topics including segmentation, brand positioning, product choice modeling, pricing research. It also includes finance, sports, Web and text analytics, and social network analysis. It focuses on the What, Why, and how of the concepts. The book continues with model construction, explanatory variable subset selection, and validation. For evaluation and performance through models explores data visualization and statistical graphics. The book uses Python language for applied statistics, statistical research, and predictive modeling. The codes have been divided from the theory making it easy to access or skip.

9."Robust Control System Design: Advanced State Space Techniques" by Chia-Chi Tsui
“Robust Control System Design: Advanced State Space Techniques” Book Review: This book has a concept of critical loop transfer function and robustness properties of state/generalized state feedback control. The edition of this book provides new examples and exercises to explain and clarify new design concepts, approaches, and procedures. The examples give the information about improving performance and robustness using state/generalized state feedback control. The book uses robust stability measures to guide control designs. Based on the complete unification of the state feedback control and static output feedback control, the book has given a balance between performance and robustness.

10."Expert Aided Control System Design (Advances in Industrial Control)" by Colin D Tebbutt
“Expert Aided Control System Design (Advances in Industrial Control)” Book Review: This book focuses on the artificial intelligence, design process and skills of the designers. It covers the intelligence design tool and its aspects of creativity. The book shows how multivariable control system design acts as a part for artificial intelligence. It mentions the design, research and testing aspects of the expertise system. Documentation on design software applications are highlighted in this book.

11."Linear Control System Analysis and Design: Conventional and Modern" by J D Azzo and C Houpis
“Linear Control System Analysis and Design: Conventional and Modern” Book Review: This book is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students, self-educators and engineers. This book consists of the use of CAD programs with UG topics. It has the basic principles of feedback control essential to all specialty areas of engineering. The first part of the book includes an analysis of the fundamentals necessary for feedback control system analysis. The second part includes frequency response, coverage of root locus and state feedback techniques. The last part provides modern techniques useful to the systems design engineer. It covers a broad spectrum of applicable advanced design methods, such as eigenvalue and eigenstructure assignments and quantitative feedback theory (QFT). Additional software options are provided with ICECAP-PC and TOTAL-PC. There are many examples and end chapter exercises to practice.


4. Digital Control Systems

1."Digital Control of Dynamic Systems" by G F Franklin
2."Computer Controlled Systems: Theory and Sesigh" by K J Astrom and B Wittenmark
“Computer Controlled Systems: Theory and Sesigh” Book Review: This book provides concepts on the design of computer-controlled systems. It highlights computational tools using simple paper-and-pencil calculations. It gives a well-maintained focus on control system principles and ideas with proper examples. It also includes MATLAB macros and a solutions manual. Based on the behavior of the system at sampling instants, the chapters provides computer-controlled systems and computer-oriented view. A presentation of control system design in a process related view is given. It also covers procedures of translating analog designs to digital control. End chapters includes advanced design mechanism and executing problems.

3."Digital Control Systems: Design, Identification and Implementation (Communications and Control Engineering)" by Ioan Doré Landau and Gianluca Zito
“Digital Control Systems Design, Identification and Implementation (Communications and Control Engineering)” Book Review: The book is an excellent resource for Graduate students in courses on digital control. It takes into account the fact that the association of books with software and on-line material is radically changing the teaching methods of the control discipline. The book enables the readers to learn the essential techniques of computer-based control. It also provides practising engineers wishing to enhance their skills in this area with efficient and co-ordinated methods for the design and implementation of computer-based controllers. The book gives a thorough knowledge on controller design methods (robust pole placement, long-range-predictive control, state space, digital PID, etc.) and system identification techniques. It also gives an overview on A number of recent methodological developments in control design and system identification, driven by applications.

4."Digital Control System Analysis and Design" by Charles L Phillips and Troy Nagle
“Digital Control System Analysis and Design” Book Review: This book can be used by students who want one semester/two-quarter senior-level course in digital or discrete-time controls. This book includes a combination of MATLAB software and new description in many areas. It has short MATLAB programs with examples for practice to improve their skills. Some simple physical systems are briefed in the chapter and later used for more advanced material. It consists of 400 problems and 130 worked examples to practice.

5."Digital Control Systems (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)" by Benjamin C Kuo
“Digital Control Systems (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)” Book Review: This book is designed for undergraduates and graduate students. This book includes Theory and practical both. It includes topics of digital control systems, assuming a knowledge of matrix algebra and differential equations. It also covers Laplace transforms and the basic principles of continuous-data control systems.

6."Digital Control Engineering, Second Edition: Analysis and Design" by M Sami Fadali and Antonio Visioli
“Digital Control Engineering, Second Edition: Analysis and Design” Book Review: This book can be referenced by new students, graduate students of electrical, chemical, or mechanical engineering. This book gives well-balanced knowledge of theory and practicality. This textbook includes the fundamental principles and applications of digital control engineering. The main focus is given to the engineering design. It has many Matlab applications and worked examples for every chapter in the end. It covers the analysis and design of digitally controlled systems. It also explains digital controls in a large range of fields.

7."Feedback Control Systems Demystified: Volume 1 Designing PID Controllers" by Jack W Lewis
“Feedback Control Systems Demystified: Volume 1 Designing PID Controllers” Book Review: The book consists of unique methods of teaching. The book concept starts with electrical, mechanical, fluid and thermal physical elements. It covers integral, how to set gains for proportional and derivative (PID) controllers using computer-enhanced root locus plotters. It also consists of combining elements to show real-life systems. To practice, it has workbooks and its solution. It further adds topics like how to model more complex physical systems by combining two energy storage elements. Using a computer-enhanced root locus plotter, the concepts of root locus plots and complex variables are explained. It has additional knowledge using a case study. Case study will teach how these models are used to describe real-life open-loop and closed-loop automatic control systems. For the case study, a DC motor driven conveyor system is used.

8."The Digital Zone System: Taking Control from Capture to Print" by Robert Fisher
“The Digital Zone System: Taking Control from Capture to Print” Book Review: This book can be referenced for editing digital images with a level of control previously unachievable without important manual work. It covers the background of Adam’s original Zone System and indicates resemblance to current digital processes including Expose to the Right (ETTR) and high dynamic range imaging (HDRI). It also includes converting images to black and white, how to use the Digital Zone System for editing color images and tone mapping HDR images. It provides short discussions on printing, color management, setting up Photoshop and exposure for digital images. The book follows step by step procedure with proper beautiful examples. The examples display advantages of the Digital Zone System over commonly used digital editing methods.

9."Electric Motors and Control Systems" by Frank D. Petruzella
“Electric Motors and Control Systems” Book Review: This book contains quizzes created from MCQs, true or false and completion-type questions. The assignments are created based on hands-on motor installation. The Constructor motor control simulation software is the part of the book. It contains 45 preconstructed simulated motor control circuits made using both NEMA and IEC symbols. To test and troubleshoot the motor control circuits practical assignments are given.

10."Analog and Digital Control System Design: Transfer-Function, State-Space, and Algebraic Methods" by Chi-Tsong Chen
“Analog and Digital Control System Design: Transfer-Function, State-Space, and Algebraic Methods” Book Review: The book centers around the concepts of linear control systems instead of computational mechanics. This book consists of both modern and traditional procedures. It includes topics as design criteria, problem formulation, several design methods, physical constraints and implementation of compensators. The book discusses parts of the leading problem in developing block diagrams, noise, disturbances and plant perturbations. Using state variable equations and transfer functions, state feedback and state estimators are developed. So it helps in easy comparison of two topics. The proper use of MATLAB problems and solutions is done throughout the book.


5. Embedded Control System

1."Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott
Book Review: The book presents mathematical background as well as concentrates on providing many practical examples that are used in the design of working systems. The book does not require complete understanding of mathematics and high level operating theory. The book provides a very nice presentation of the basics of control theory pertaining to an embedded environment. The book explains to the engineers about the application of control theorems without the need of mathematics. The book also covers the latest concepts in control systems with embedded digital controllers.

2."Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems" by Varsakelis H
“Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on networked and embedded control systems. It provides interested readers with knowledge about embedded and networked control systems. It provides developers and users with valuable information on special-purpose computer hardware and modifications in operating systems that support real-time control. It provides systematic organization and extensive coverage useful for learning and reference. It is designed to focus on researchers and practitioners to act like a handbook and is up to date with results in the theory of embedded control.

3."Software Frameworks and Embedded Control Systems" by A Pasetti Alessandro Pasetti Springer-Verlag
“Software Frameworks and Embedded Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on software frameworks and embedded control systems. It describes the numerous framework technology and proves its worth as a software reuse technique in many domains. It explains how there are reservations regarding its application in embedded systems. It provides details on how this is mostly due to limited CPU capacity and memory resources. It describes how object-oriented software frameworks knowledge can be applied to embedded control systems.

4."Distributed Embedded Control Systems: Improving Dependability with Coherent Design" by Matja Colnaric and Domen Verber
“Distributed Embedded Control Systems: Improving Dependability with Coherent Design” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on distributed embedded control systems. It talks about improving dependability with coherent design. It comes with more than 100 examples and a detailed practical prototype. It explains the domains encountered while designing a distributed embedded computer control system as an integrated system. It deals with system and hardware architectures, along with programming issues. It also embodies desired properties, basic language subsets, object orientated methodology and language support for hardware and software specifications.

5."Taming Heterogeneity and Complexity of Embedded Control" by Lamnabhi
“Taming Heterogeneity and Complexity of Embedded Control” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on taming heterogeneity and complexity of embedded control. It aims to promote exchange of ideas and experiences. It also focused to reinforce scientific contacts in the realm of large multidisciplinary areas of control of nonlinear and hybrid systems. It covers the minute details of the subject in easy-to-understand language. This book is designed to focus on students, teachers, and professionals in the numerous fields of technology and science.

6."Next Generation Design and Verification Methodologies for Distributed Embedded Control Systems" by P Sampath and S Ramesh
“Next Generation Design and Verification Methodologies for Distributed Embedded Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on next generation design and verification methodologies for distributed embedded control systems. It aimed to bring together the world leaders in this field to represent world class work being done. It discusses future strategies to address the increasing complex subject of embedded control systems. It covers topics like formal specification and verification of distributed and heterogeneous embedded systems, formal semantics of modeling languages, and much more. It describes model-based specification and testing, formal approach to component-based development, software product line engineering and automatic code generation for distributed, embedded systems, and others.

7."Reconfigurable Embedded Control Systems" by Hanisch
“Reconfigurable Embedded Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on reconfigurable embedded control systems. It describes applications of flexibility and agility in the development of reconfigurable embedded control systems. It talks about various problems in this area of research. It also includes static and dynamic reconfigurations, multi-agent architectures, component-based approaches, modeling, and verification. It covers topics like architecture description languages, distributed reconfigurable architectures, real-time and low power scheduling, and more.

8."Embedded Control Systems in C / C++" by Ledin Jim
“Embedded Control Systems in C / C++” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on embedded control systems. It aims to enable readers to implement proven design techniques for control systems without the hassle of having to master any advanced mathematics. It uses a step-by-step approach to represent several control system design techniques which are geared towards readers with different levels of experience in embedded control systems. The author expects the reader to understand C/C++. This book is designed to focus on students and teachers in the numerous fields of engineering and technology.


6. Automated Control Systems

1."Automatic Control Systems" by Farid Golnaraghi and Benjamin C Kuo
“Automatic Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides recent, reality based inclusion of the basics of control systems. It includes ingenious virtual labs that imitate physical systems and improves problem-solving ability. The book contains the concept of Control Lab inculcating two classes of experiments: SIMLab and LEGOLab. It consists of numerous solved illustrations. It is appropriate for students to get practical knowledge of the subject and for practicing engineers to present comprehensive self-study means.

2."Control Systems: Theory and Applications" by Smarajit Ghosh
“Control Systems: Theory and Applications” Book Review: The book encompasses a thorough inclusion of the subject. It covers concepts from conventional control to modern control. The volume inculcates nonlinear control, digital control systems and implementations of fuzzy logic. The text focuses on the pedagogical aspects of the subject. The book contains numerous end chapter exercises.

3."Automatic Control Systems (With Matlab Programs)" by S Hasan Saeed
“Automatic Control Systems (With Matlab Programs)” Book Review: The book inculcates topics like Input-Output Relationship, Frequency Domain Analysis, Control System Components and MATLAB Programs. It encompasses concepts of Time Domain Analysis, Error Analysis, The Laplace Transforms. Furthermore it also includes Stability Theory, Compensation methodologies, State Space Analysis of Control Systems, and several others. It contains numerous Miscellaneous Problems, Objective Type Questions, Model Test Papers and Previous Years Question Papers.

4."Control Systems Engineering" by I J Nagrath and Madan Gopal
“Control Systems Engineering” Book Review: The book is appropriate for undergraduate level and postgraduate level students. It presents an amalgamated analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time systems. The text emphasises on the multidisciplinary aspect of the subject. The comprises illustrations that have been extracted from several engineering courses to explain the fundamental system concepts. It encompasses the concepts of mathematical models of physical systems, control systems and components, concepts of stability of algebraic criteria and several others.

5."Automatic Control Systems" by George J Thaler
“Automatic Control Systems” Book Review: This volume encompasses the fundamental necessities for control systems such as accuracy, stability and dynamic (transient) response. The volume comes about graphical strategies for constructing the frequency response for curves and the root loci. It formulates the fundamental text for a beginner course in linear feedback control theory. A directional and comprehensive book which presents accessibility for the students to solve numerous problems with minimal work.

6."Automatic Control Systems: Basic Analysis and Design" by William A Wolovich
“Automatic Control Systems: Basic Analysis and Design” Book Review: The eventual purpose of this book is to teach students ways to acquire the best possible design. This volume amalgamates classical and modern methodologies. The book methodically presents all the fundamental knowledge required to attain the best possible design and emphasises on flexibility to attain it. All the relevant controls topics are presented in a clear pedagogical sequence beginning with the equivalence of system descriptions, followed by coverage of performance goals and tests, and concluding with some new and innovative design methods for achieving the goals independent of the particular system description.

7."Automatic Control Systems: Including MATLAB" by Anoop K Jairath and S Palani
“Automatic Control Systems: Including MATLAB” Book Review: This volume explains concepts with thorough demonstration of numerical illustrations. This volume emphasises and presents simple techniques of solving in place of the indirect way. The book describes time and frequency domain approaches for the examination and design of linear automatic Control Systems implying state space along with transfer function models of physical systems. The book consists of short and long problems with solutions at the end of each chapter. It inculcates MATLAB programme, state space Modeling and Analysis.

8."Electrical Machines And Automatic Control System" by Ambikapathy A
“Electrical Machines And Automatic Control System” Book Review: This volume contains the fundamental concepts of Electrical machines and control systems. This work encompasses a concise description of the topics of electrical machines and the methods implied in the control system. It presents a thorough knowledge of the construction of various plots such as bode plot, root locus etc. It also contains numerous numericals with solutions for each concept.

9."Electrical Machines and Automatic Control" by J P Navani
“Electrical Machines and Automatic Control” Book Review: This volume encompasses the concepts of Single Phase Transformer, Three Phase Transformer And Autotransfer, Alternator and Synchronous Motor. It further provides introduction To Control System, Dc Motor, Three Phase Induction Motor And Servo Motor and Signals And Transfer Function. It includes several other topics like Modeling Of Mechanical System, Stability, Frequency Response Analysis, Root Locus Techniques, etc.

10."Control Systems Engineering" by Norman S Nise
“Control Systems Engineering” Book Review: This book is appropriate for engineers and contains numerous case studies and a comprehensive approach. The text is written in a practical approach and provides direct and thorough descriptions. The book also contains real world illustrations to signify the analysis and design procedure. Furthermore it also inculcates handy understanding evaluation exercises, various in-chapter illustrations and assessment problems. The text encompasses the updated versions of MATLAB, the Symbolic Math Toolbox and MATLAB’s graphical user interface (GUI) tools. It also covers the Control System Toolbox and Simulink.

11."Fuzzy Reasoning in Information, Decision and Control Systems (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering)" by S G Tzafestas and Anastasios N Venetsanopoulos
“Fuzzy Reasoning in Information, Decision and Control Systems (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering)” Book Review: This book is basically designed for the persons who are looking to develop their knowledge on the subject of fuzzy reasoning in control systems.Recents discoveries related to this subject were added in the latest edition of this book.


7. Non-linear Control Systems

1."Modern Control Principles and Applications" by J C Hsu and A U Meyer
“Modern Control Principles and Applications” Book Review: This book covers the stability and performance of automatic control for nonlinear systems. It discusses the modern theories of control that help in determining the stability in certain classes of nonlinear systems. Readers can also apply these theories to concrete problems and stay updated about the developments in modern theory control. This book is intended for 1st year graduate students and qualified undergraduates.

2."Nonlinear systems" by M Vidyasagar
Book Review: The book deals with the advancements made in the application of differential geometric methods to nonlinear analysis along with the knowledge of basic techniques. The book also demonstrates the behavior of nonlinear control systems under various different situations. The book generates nonlinear techniques and methods which are used in the field of linear control theory. The book also contains chapters on lyapunov stability, input output stability and differential geometric control theory. The book also contains various problems that help the readers test their understanding.

3."Nonlinear System Theory: Functional Analysis Approach" by J M Holtzman
4."Robust Nonlinear Control Systems Design: Application to Nonlinear Processes" by Taufiq Firmansyah and Yudi Samyudia
“Robust Nonlinear Control Systems Design: Application to Nonlinear Processes” Book Review: This book presents a design framework for control systems in the nonlinear operating region during set point changes or disturbance rejections. The robustness of the models being used in designing the controllers is greatly improved upon implementing this proposal. Researchers, scientists, professionals, and students can refer to this book.

5."Nonlinear Control Systems" by A Isidori
Book Review: This book presents the fundamentals of the theory of nonlinear control systems thereby stressing on differential geometric approach. This is a very good graduate level textbook as well as a very good reference book for scientists and researchers who are dealing with the analysis and design of feedback systems. The information in the book is the result of author’s experience gained at various universities. The book contains chapters at a more elementary level.

6."Nonlinear Control Systems and Power System Dynamics" by Qiang Lu Shengwei Mei Yuanzhang Sun Mei Lu Sun
“Nonlinear Control Systems and Power System Dynamics” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive treatment of nonlinear control of electric power systems using nonlinear control theory from the differential geometric approach and nonlinear robust control method. Mathematical proofs and formulas used to derive the nonlinear control laws of power systems are also included. Implementation of nonlinear control theory to practical engineering control designs using microprocessors has also been discussed. Replete with examples and exercises, this book is suitable for advanced level courses, engineers and researchers who are interested in the application of modern nonlinear control theory to practical engineering control designs.

7."Algebraic Methods For Nonlinear Control Systems" by Conte Giuseppe Moog Claude H Perdon Anna Maria
“Algebraic Methods for Nonlinear Control Systems” Book Review: This book introduces the important characteristics of algebraic control for nonlinear control systems in an extensive and lucid manner. It reports how dynamic feedback and realization are solved more easily using the linear algebra strategy rather than its complementary counterpart, the differential geometric approach. The book describes classical and generalized realization in the nonlinear context, accessibility and observability recast within the linear-algebraic setting, discussion and solution of basic feedback problems like input-to-output linearization, input-to-state linearization, non-interacting control and disturbance decoupling, and the results for dynamic and static state and output feedback. Applications of control problems are explained with the necessary methodology. Numerous exercises and examples on modeling and systems structure are provided as well. This book is suitable for researchers and graduate students.

8."Bio inspired adaptive control of nonlinear systems" by McKee Michael MD Frcs (C)
“Bio Inspired Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems” Book Review: This book proposes a genetic algorithm (GA) to tune a fuzzy logic controller by finding a set of controller coefficients that minimizes the tracking error and control effort. Since traditional analysis wasn’t performed in the design of the controller, the control system learns to control the nonlinear system by learning the system’s characteristics in real time. The book explores the tuning of the membership functions and elicitation of the rulebase by varying the rulebase parameters with the majority of this work performed offline.

9."Operator-Based Nonlinear Control Systems: Designs and Applications" by Mingcong Deng
“Operator-Based Nonlinear Control Systems: Design and Applications” Book Review: This book introduces non-linear systems as well as modeling of real plants as operator-based plants and obtaining their robust right coprime factorization. A quantitative stability result is investigated to explain the stability and performance of operator-based nonlinear control systems along with smart actuators. The book examines uncertain non-linearity with emphasis on the operator-theoretic approach. Detailed examples on application of this approach to network controlled systems are provided. Nonlinear feedback control for large-scale systems using a distributed control system device as well as tracking issues and fault detection issues in nonlinear control systems are covered. The book also explores applications of the operator-theoretic approach and its future research directions. This book is ideal for students and professionals in control theory engineering and applied mathematics.

10."Systems and Control: An Introduction to Linear, Sampled & Non-Linear Systems (Advanced Series in Electrical & Computer Engineering)" by Terry Dougherty
“Systems and Control: An Introduction to Linear, Sampled & Non-Linear Systems (Advanced Series in Electrical & Computer Engineering)” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on systems and control. It discusses linear, sampled, and non-linear systems in detail. It talks about scaling dynamically equivalent systems, system description block diagrams, Routh root loci, frequency response techniques, system performance, the tracking problem, nonlinear systems, the phase plane problem and much more. It provides numerous real-world examples for enhanced understanding of the reader. The book is designed to focus on students, teachers, and professionals in the field of electrical and computer engineering.


8. Optimal Control System

1."Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction" by D E Kirk
“Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview on optimal control theory. It describes ways of maximizing returns from and minimizing costs of operation of physical, social, and economic processes. It introduces three important aspects of optimal control theory like dynamic programming, numerical techniques for trajectory optimization, and Pontryagin’s minimum principle. It focuses on describing systems and evaluating their performances. It also deals with dynamic programming. The calculus of variations and Pontryagin’s minimum principle are the important subjects covered along with iterative numerical techniques for finding optimal controls and trajectories.

2."Singular Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Control Systems" by Desineni S Naidu
“Singular Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on singular perturbation analysis of discrete control systems. It describes singular perturbation as difference equations in classical form. It explains modelling and analysis of singularly perturbed difference equations in state space form. It also covers singularly perturbed nonlinear difference equations and closed-loop discrete optimal control problems, and three-time scale difference equations with application to open-loop optimal control problems.

3."Optimal Control: An Introduction to the Theory with Applications" by Leslie M Hocking
“Optimal Control: An Introduction to the Theory with Applications” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on optimal control. It looks to provide an introduction to the theory with applications. It talks about systems that evolve with time and occur frequently in nature. It describes modelling the behavior of such systems and provides important application of mathematics. It discusses how these systems can be completely deterministic. It discusses ways possible to control their behavior by intervention through controls. It provides an overview of the theory of optimal control which is concerned with determining controls. It describes the minimum cost of either direct system along a given trajectory or enables it to reach a given point in its state space.

4."Nonlinear and Optimal Control Systems" by Thomas L Vincent and Walter J Grantham
“Nonlinear and Optimal Control Systems” Book Review: This book provides a detailed overview on nonlinear and optimal control systems. It provides the reader with an introduction of analysis techniques which are used in the design of nonlinear and optimal feedback control systems. It gives a great emphasis on fundamental topics of stability, controllability, and optimality. It also focuses on the corresponding geometry associated with these topics. Each module contains several examples and a variety of exercises.

5."Optimal Control" by Leonid T. Aschepkov and Dmitriy V Dolgy
“Optimal Control” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview on optimal control. It discusses theory of linear and nonlinear systems. It includes the problem of establishing necessary and sufficient conditions of optimal processes. First part of the theory of linear control systems is constructed on the basis of the separation theorem and concept of reachability set. It proves that closure of a reachability set in class of piecewise continuous controls, observability, controllability, identification, performance, and terminal control are considered. The second part of course is devoted to nonlinear control systems.

6."Optimal Control and System Theory in Dynamic Economic Analysis" by Masanao Aoki
“Optimal Control and System Theory in Dynamic Economic Analysis” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview on optimal control and system theory in dynamic economic analysis. It elaborates on various important topics like linear control systems, separation theorem, reachability set, closure of reachability set, controllability, performance and much more. It contains numerous examples making it easier for students to understand the complex subjects. This book is designed to focus on students, teachers, and professionals in the numerous fields of technology and science.

7."Applied Optimal Control: Optimization, Estimation and Control" by Jr. Arthur E Bryson and Yu-Chi Ho
“Applied Optimal Control: Optimization, Estimation and Control” Book Review: This book provides a fundamental overview on analysis and design of complicated dynamics systems. It is written in a comprehensive and easy to understand language. The presentation is clear, and the diagrams are instructive. The examples and problems are helpful for grasping complex content. It gives numerous references and multiple-choice examinations to assist students and strengthen their understanding. This book is designed to be used as a reference by engineers, applied mathematicians, and undergraduates.

8."Dynamic Programming & Optimal Control" by Dimitri P Bertsekas
“Dynamic Programming & Optimal Control” Book Review: This book provides information on algorithmic methodology of dynamic programming. It is designed to be used for optimal control. It also describes Markovian decision problems, planning and serial decision making under uncertainty, and discrete or combinatorial optimization. The treatment described focuses on basic unifying themes, and conceptual foundations. The book contains illustrations of the versatility, power, and generality of method with numerous examples and applications from fields like engineering, operations research, and others. It contains a wide range of illustrations, solved examples, and exercises.


9. Multivariable Control Systems

1."Linear System Theory and Design" by C T Chen
Book Review: This book provides a perfect balance between theory and applications pertaining to the study of linear system theory and design. The book contains simple and efficient methods that demonstrate the design procedures and produce results in a very effective manner that benefits the students a lot. This book is a very good textbook for students studying in graduate and undergraduate courses in the field of linear systems and multivariable system design. The book is also very useful for practicing engineers.

2."Fundamentals of Linear State Space Systems" by John Bay
Book Review: This book demonstrates the lack of development of state space methods and also the lack of pedagogical focus. The book uses the technology of geometric intuition provided by vector space analysis for sequential development which is very useful for the students studying in graduate courses. The book begins with concepts of vectors and spaces and later deals with geometric properties of linear operators. The book also contains chapters on stability, controllability, observability, state feedback, observers and kalman filters.

3."Linear System Theory" by Wilson Rugh
Book Review: This book covers the basic theories of linear systems in a careful and independent manner taking into account the continuous time and discrete time linear systems. This book serves as a very good text book for students studying in the field of linear systems theory. The book covers the chapters of time varying linear systems, linear and matrix algebra, laplace and z transforms, elementary differential equations, discrete and continuous time concepts and methodologies. This is an excellent textbook for students studying in graduate and undergraduate courses.

4."Distributed Fuzzy Control of Multivariable Systems" by A E Gegov Alexander Gegov Gegov
“Distributed Fuzzy Control of Multivariable Systems” Book Review: This book presents the fundamentals of fuzzy control theory and recent results in extending fuzzy control theory for multivariable and large systems. The book also demonstrates that the number of fuzzy relations (on-line computations) can be significantly reduced and real-time control implementation can be facilitated. Numerical examples, solved problems, and 2 case studies are provided and they follow a structured method-algorithm-example format. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, informatics, and industrial engineering.

5."Multivariable Computer-controlled Systems: A Transfer Function Approach" by Efim N Rosenwasser and Bernhard P Lampe
“Multivariable Computer-Controlled Systems: A Transfer Function Approach” Book Review: This book expands the concept of time-dependence in parametric transfer function methods to the idea of parametric transfer matrix in a complete exposition of analysis and design methods for MIMO sampled-data systems. The book introduces basic algebra, polynomials, and rational matrices that will be used throughout the book. Numerous control problems are also analyzed so that readers understand topics like eigenvalue assignment and the use of z- and zeta-transforms in discrete systems in later chapters. A detailed discussion of the stability, parametric discrete-time models, stochastic methods, H2 optimization, L2 design, and other frequency methods for the investigation of MIMO sampled-data systems are provided. This book is designed for researchers in automatic control, development engineers working with advanced control technology, as well as mathematical control theorists and graduate students studying advanced methods of computer-based control.

6."Multivariable System Identification for Process Control" by Yucai Zhu Y Zhu
“Multivariable System Identification for Process Control” Book Review: This book proposes industrial solutions to process identification problems based on scientific theory. An explanation of experimental design is followed by a detailed discussion on identification algorithms. The examples provided in this text demonstrate the power and efficiency of process identification, thus bridging the gap between theory and application. Each method is contained within a single chapter or section and is explained using a variety of simulation examples and industrial case studies. MATLAB m-files are also included to aid readers in learning identification in a computing environment.

7."Identification of Multivariable Industrial Processes: for Simulation, Diagnosis and Control" by Yucai Zhu and Ton Backx
“Identification of Multivariable Industrial Processes for Simulation, Diagnosis and Control” Book Review: This book takes a unified approach to explain the multivariable industrial process identification by bridging the gaps between modern systems and control theory and industrial application. Based on a decade of research and application experiences, the book covers model structure selection, experiment design, parameter estimation, and error bounds of the transfer function. Case studies, based on real-life applications, are provided for a better understanding of the underlying theoretical concepts and models.

8."MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS" by Albertos
“Multivariable Control Systems” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. This book provides comprehensive coverage of control design with particular emphasis on the practical aspects of implementation. The book seamlessly integrates the important aspects of both systems (plant) and signals (mainly disturbances). MATLAB code has been implemented in the text to achieve design implementation and final control system design and evaluation. The whole process of starting from the objectives of multivariable control to arriving at the solution of complete design problems is done step-by-step. This book is intended for practicing control engineers, final-year undergraduates, and students doing their Master’s or beginning their Ph.D.


10. Discrete Control Systems and Multi Variable Control

1."Multivariable Feedback Control: Analysis and Design, 2ed (WILEY-Interscience)" by Ian Postlethwaite and Sigurd Skogestad
“Multivariable Feedback Control: Analysis and Design, 2ed (WILEY-Interscience)” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the analysis and design of robust multivariable control. Essential topics like model uncertainty, multivariable systems, robustness, and model reduction are covered in detail. An overview of techniques for controller design is also included. Advanced topics like interactions between design and control, decentralized control, control structures are also discussed. It contains multivariable systems, robustness, interactions between design and control. It includes decentralized control, control structures, model reduction. It contains an overview of techniques for controller design. Numerous illustrations and solved examples are also provided. Students studying linear control courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels can refer to this book.

2."Multivariable Control: New Concepts and Tools" by S G Tzafestas
“Multivariable Control: New Concepts and Tools” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. This book is a foundation of linear systems theory such as linear operator theory, laplace transformation. It covers elegant analysis and synthesis techniques by control system works. It includes simple loop control systems, multiple loop high-order systems. Multivariable control theory has an optimal control approach, algebraic and frequency domain control approach. It also contains a linear quadratic control system cell.

3."Structural Analysis and Design of Multivariable Control Systems: An Algebraic Approach (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)" by Leang-San Shieh and Yih T Tsay
“Structural Analysis and Design of Multivariable Control Systems: An Algebraic Approach (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students’ background in modern control theory. This book contains algebraic and systems theory for the structure analysis. It includes state space representations and matrix fraction descriptions. It also includes latent structures, solvents, divisors and spectral factors of the non singular characteristic matrix. It contains applications in model reduction, pole assignment design. It also contains modal control design for multivariable systems, parallel realizations and cascade realizations of multiport networks are illustrated.

4."Multivariable Control a Graph-theoretic Approach (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)" by Kurt Reinschke and Kurt J Reinschke
“Multivariable Control a Graph-theoretic Approach (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students’ background in modern control theory. This book contains a graph-theoretic approach to the analysis and synthesis of linear time-invariant control systems. This book includes appropriate state enumeration in case of large-scale systems, structural controllability and observability. It also includes pole assignment, disturbance rejection, noninteracting control, pole assignability. It consists of decentralized control and output under structural constraints and dynamic compensators.

5."Digital Control Systems: Volume 2: Stochastic Control, Multivariable Control, Adaptive Control, Applications" by Rolf Isermann
“Digital Control Systems: Volume 2: Stochastic Control, Multivariable Control, Adaptive Control, Applications” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students’ background in modern control theory. This book contains large-scale integration of semiconductors, the resulting cost-effective digital processors and data storage devices. The first microprocessors were explained in this book. It contains large-scale integrated semiconductor memory units and input/output modules.

6."Mono- and Multivariable Control and Estimation: Linear, Quadratic and LMI Methods (Mathematical Engineering)" by Eric Ostertag
“Mono- and Multivariable Control and Estimation: Linear, Quadratic and LMI Methods (Mathematical Engineering)” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students’ background in modern control theory. This book presents the various design methods of a state-feedback control law and of an observer. The considered systems are of continuous-time and of discrete-time nature. It contains mono variables or multivariable, the last ones being of main consideration. It also contains linear design methods with decoupling strategies and general formula for multivariable controllers. It includes quadratic optimization methods such as LQC, LQG, LMI to solve linear and quadratic problems.

7."Discrete-Time Control Systems" by Ogata
“Discrete-Time Control Systems” Book Review: This book is described for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This book contains ample treatment of discrete time control systems. This book describes fundamental concepts and avoids complex mathematical arguments. It includes in-depth explanation of state observer design, quadratic optimal control and pole placement. It contains a state-space approach and the polynomial equations approach.

8."Feedback Control (Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing)" by Stephen J Dodds
“Feedback Control (Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing)” Book Review: This book is described for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students’ background in modern control theory. This book covers model-based linear and nonlinear forms. It includes controls together with robust control based on sliding modes. Feedback control is self contained detailed mathematical derivations. Ample use is made of diagrams to aid these conceptual explanations. It contains knowledge of ordinary linear differential equations, Laplace transforms, transfer functions, poles and zeros. It also contains root locus and elementary frequency response analysis, and elementary feedback control.

9."The Essentials of Linear State–Space Systems" by J Dwight Aplevich
“The Essentials of Linear State–Space Systems” Book Review: This book is described for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This book contains feedback control design, dynamics of power systems, communications, and signal processing. It contains examples that have been intermixed with the theory throughout the book. It is an introduction, motivates, and extends the main text. It consists of several important topics and provides logical thinking.


11. Control and Electronic System Design

1."Control Systems: Principles and Design" by M Gopal
Control Systems Principles and Design” Book Review: The book is designed for advanced undergraduate level students. This book presents a balanced approach, incorporating the frequency-response, root locus and state-variable methods. It gives students of all backgrounds a solid foundation in key engineering subjects. It offers a comprehensive treatment of control engineering with a strong balance of analysis and design, mathematics and practice, and theory and hardware. It helps the students to analyse and design continuous time control systems, which form the essentials for industrial practice. The book covers the practical aspects of the topic through MATLAB and real-world problems and examples.

2."Control System Design: An Introduction to State-Space Methods" by Bernard Friedland
“Control System Design An Introduction to State-Space Methods” Book Review: The book is designed for students as well as professional engineers and scientists. It introduces the readers to state-space methods for direct applications to control system design. The book covers topics such as feedback control; state-space representation of dynamic systems and dynamics of linear systems; frequency-domain analysis; controllability and observability; and shaping the dynamic response. It also provides Concrete examples of how state-space methods can be used to advantage in several representative applications. The book is suitable both for those who require methods for achieving results and those more interested in using results than in proving them.

3."Flight Control Systems: Practical issues in design and implementation: 57 (Control, Robotics and Sensors)" by Roger W Pratt
“Flight Control Systems Practical issues in design and implementation 57 (Control, Robotics and Sensors)” Book Review: The book is suitable for practising engineers who are relatively new to the aviation industry or postgraduate students in strategic or applied research. This book is an ideal comprehensive guide to modern flight control methods for fixed-wing aircraft. It includes contributions from an international group of experts in their respective specialised fields, largely from industry. It deals with the fundamentals of flight control systems design. It also gives knowledge on applications based on the modern control methods used in the latest aircraft. The book aims at bridging the gap between academic research and real-world applications in the area.

4."Control System Analysis and Design" by A K Tripathi
“Control System Analysis and Design” Book Review: The book is designed for undergraduate students pursuing courses in Electronics, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Instrumentation and Mechanical Engineering. It gives readers the views of Control System Analysis and Design paving a straightforward way for them to step into modern technological developments. The book also covers the syllabus for competitive examination. It contains numerous solved examples to explain the readers in an easier way. It also provides Multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter for readers to self assess.

5."Linear Control Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Design" by James R Rowland
“Linear Control Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Design” Book Review: The book is useful for advanced undergraduates in electrical engineering. It covers both component and system models, time response, root locus and frequency response methods using Bode diagrams and the Nyquist criterion. The book also gives an overview on classical design by series compensation and state variable design using introductory concepts from optimal control theory. It provides knowledge on an integrated treatment of linear control system modeling, analysis and design. The book contains a large number of solved problems along with photographs.

6."Modern Control Systems Theory" by M Gopal
Book Review: This book covers the recent developments in LSI technology and availability of inexpensive microprocessors, memory chips and analog to digital converters. The topics presented in the book are relevant to the analysis and design of computer controlled systems. The book summarizes the theoretical and practical aspects of transform domain and state space design algorithms. The book also describes the background to many current approaches to self-tuning control and discusses the basic characteristics of stepping motors and their associated drives. The book also contains case studies on microprocessor based control.

7."Physiological Control Systems: Analysis, Simulation, and Estimation (IEEE Press Series on Biomedical Engineering)" by Michael C K Khoo
“Physiological Control Systems: Analysis, Simulation, and Estimation (IEEE Press Series on Biomedical Engineering)” Book Review: This book is for the undergraduates and for biomedical scientists. This book explains principles of control theory, systems analysis and model identification. It also has information on classical control theory, its application to physiological systems and contemporary topics and methodologies shaping bioengineering research. This book has recent developments of system identification, optimal control and nonlinear dynamical analysis.

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