Feedback Control of Computing Systems

Preface. 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.