Teaching Modern Control System Analysis And Design

In today s university classroom, the process by which classical and modern control theory is taught must address the issue of integrating the theory with pertinent design issues, including modeling, implementation, complexity, and cost. In this paper the authors discuss a control system analysis and design approach adopted in their textbooks in which a series of steps embodied in a block diagram is suggested to guide students through the design process. Two examples are presented to highlight the use of the design process block diagram.