System Engineering and Automation

Javier Fernandez de Canete: http://www.isa.uma.es/C3/canete/default.aspx Cipriano Galindo received his MSc (2001) and PhD (2006) degress from the University of Malaga, Spain. He is currently an assistant professor at the System Engineering and Automation Department at the University of Malaga. http://www.isa.uma.es/C17/cipriano/default.aspx Inmaculada Garcia Moral: http://www.isa.uma.es/C1/gmoral/default.aspx

• Introduction to Systems.- System Modeling.- System Description.- System Response Analysis.- Introduction to Control Systems.- System Simulation.- Appendix A: The MATLAB System Control Toolbox.- Appendix B: The rltool Interactive Tutorial.- Appendix C: The SIMULINK Interactive Tutorial.- Appendix D: The SIMSCAPE Modeling Environment Tutorial.

From the reviews: "This well-written textbook contains many illustrations, figures, and worked examples. Furthermore, helpful hints to the use of software tools are given. The book can be recommended for introductory courses in systems analysis and automatic control." (Kurt Marti, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1221, 2011)