System dynamics for engineering students concepts and applications

"System Dynamics is an engineering discipline in which students learn how to create and analyze mathematical models of dynamic mechanical, electrical/electromagnetic, thermal and fluid/pneumatic systems with the practical goal of using this knowledge to design and test various real-world system...

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Main Author: Lobontiu, Nicolae
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA Academic Press 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Mechanical systems I
  • Chapter 3. Mechanical Systems II
  • Chapter 4. Electrical systems
  • Chapter 5. Fluid and Thermal systems
  • Chapter 6. The Laplace Transform
  • Chapter 7. Transfer Function Approach
  • Chapter 8. State-space Approach
  • Chapter 9. Frequency Domain Approach
  • Chapter 10. Coupled-field Systems
  • Chapter 11. Introduction to modeling and design of feedback control system
  • Appendix A Solution to Linear Ordinary Homogeneous Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients
  • Appendix B Review of Matrix Algebra
  • Appendix C Essentials of Matlab and System Dynamics-related Toolboxes
  • Appendix D Deformations, Strains and Stresses of Flexible Mechanical Components.