Computer Controlled Systems: Theory and Applications

I'm currently taking one of Prof. Perdikaris' classes for real-time systems, and I've been using this book to help me understand motor control systems and other stuff in the class. George covers a lot of information in the book, starting with fundamental info about ADC/DAC, continuous systems (w/ Laplace), discrete systems (w/ Z transformations), and other general signal analysis stuff that you'll need. The book then covers filter design and signal processing methods. Then covers how to design, analyze, and optimize control systems (using various methods, including open/closed loop systems and PID/PDFF systems). I believe George has done a lot of the original ground breaking research in modern control systems, PID, and PDFF over the past few decades. I wasn't too interested in control systems before taking this class, but I'm starting to find it pretty interesting and may consider taking a control class in the future. There are a lot of topics covered in the book and a lot of heavy math/electrical stuff to learn, but I think he keeps stuff relevant and understandable. If you are into signal processing or control system work, then you may want to consider picking this up.

This is an excellent textbook for computer controlled systems. The information presented is invalueable in today's digital world. If you are teaching or learning computer controlled systems you should consider this book.