Linear, Time-Invariant, Dynamic Systems
Suitable Age Group: Ages 18–21
Grade Reference
| 🇺🇸 United States | College Freshman – College Senior |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | University Year 1 – University Year 4 |
| 🇮🇳 India | B.Sc. Year 1 – B.Sc. Year 4 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | University Year 1 – University Year 4 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | University Year 1 – Honours |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | University Year 1 – Honours |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | University Year 1 – University Year 4 |
About This Textbook
This textbook provides an introduction to linear, time-invariant, dynamic systems for students of engineering. The general minimum prerequisite for studying this textbook is the intellectual maturity of a third-year college student in an accredited four-year engineering curriculum.
Table of Contents
Introduction — Complex Numbers and Arithmetic — Mechanical Units — Frequency Response of 1st Order Systems — Basic Electrical Components and Circuits — General Time Response of 1st Order Systems by Application of the Convolution Integral — Undamped 2nd Order Systems — Pulse Inputs — Damped 2nd Order Systems — 2nd Order Systems — Mechanical Systems with Rigid-Body Plane Translation and Rotation — Vibration Modes of Undamped Mechanical Systems with Two Degrees of Freedom — Laplace Block Diagrams, and Additional Background Material for the Study of Feedback-Control Systems — Introduction to Feedback Control: Output Operations for Control of Rotational Position — Input-error Operations: Proportional, Integral, and Derivative 15 Types of Control — Introduction to System Stability: Time-Response Criteria — Introduction to System Stability: Frequency-Response Criteria
