Using clear tutorial examples, this fully updated new edition
concentrates on explaining and illustrating the concepts that are at the
heart of control theory.
It seeks to develop a robust understanding of the underlying principles
around which the control subject is built. This simple framework is
studded with references to more detailed treatments and also has
interludes that are intended to inform and entertain.
The book is intended as a companion on the journey through control
theory and although the early chapters concentrate on fundamental ideas
such as feedback and stability, later chapters deal with more advanced
topics such as state variables, optimisation, estimation, Kalman
filtering and robust control.