Feedback Control of Computing Systems

PART I: BACKGROUND.

1. Introduction and Overview.

PART II: SYSTEM MODELING.

2. Model Construction.

3. Z-Transforms and Transfer Functions.

4. System Modeling with Block Diagrams.

5. First-Order Systems.

6. Higher-Order Systems.

7. State-Space Models.

PART III: CONTROL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN.

8. Proportional Control.

9. PID Controllers.

10. State-Space Feedback Control.

11. Advanced Topics.

Appendix A: Mathematical Notation.

Appendix B: Acronyms.

Appendix C: Key Results.

Appendix D: Essentials of Linear Algebra.

Appendix E: MATLAB Basics.

References.

Index.