Institutions
Associations, (EU) Nonlinear Control Network, (Europe) ERCIM, (Finland) University of Helsinki, (Italy) CNR LADSEB, (Netherlands) Dutch Institute of Systems and Contr, (UK) Brunel University, (UK) Loughborough University, (UK) University of Bath, (UK) University of Glasgow, (UK) University of Sheffield
Journals
Automatica, Controls Weekly Review, ESAIM : Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Vari, IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Informatio, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Contro, Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems, Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems, Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems, Nonlinear Control Abstracts, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization Online
Adjusting PID Gains
Describes the adjustment procedure of PID gains. Includes transient plots.
Bode and Nyquist Using Excel
Explains how spreadsheets can be used to obtain Bode and Nyquist Diagrams, from the University of Michigan, USA. Includes several illustrated examples.
Brief History of Feedback Control
Comprehensive article about the historical aspects of the theory and its development. Includes applications and references.
Classical Feedback Control with Matlab
Scientific article on the closed loop control. Addresses system design, filtering, control optimization, stability, Bode and Nyquist diagrams.
Control Theory
Brief introduction to the feedback theory in plain text. Addresses infinite dimension systems, active noise control, non-linear systems and related applications.
Control Theory 101
Describes the basics of PID algorithms. Addresses proportional, integral and derivative components and their effects.
Control Tutorials for Matlab
Comprehensive tutorials about the control theory and its applications from the University of Michigan, USA. Addresses basics, modelling, controller design, transients and digital control, with animations and source codes.
Control Tutorials for Matlab: PID Tutorial
Introduction to the theory with focus on PID control. Includes background and examples with source code.
Design and Analysis of Control Systems Research La
Department of the University of Massachusetts, USA, concerned with control research. Includes publications, research topics and contact information.
Digital Control Tutorial
Explains the digital control theory and its applications in microprocessor-based controllers. Addresses z-transformation, stability and transient response.
Elements of Control Systems
Comprehensive scientific article about the theory and its applications. Addresses system modelling, state-space equations, linearization, control strategies and stability criteria.
FAQ on PID Controller Tuning
Introduction to PID feedback controller. Includes mathematical background, tuning aspects, implementations and tutorials.
Feedback and Temperature Control
Scientific article about temperature controller. Addresses controller types, algorithms, transient responses and simulations.
Frequency Response Analysis and Design
Control tutorial for Matlab, with emphasis on stability issues. Addresses the Bode plots and the Nyquist diagrams.
Model Order Reduction
Topic connected to dynamical systems in application to reducing complexity of a dynamical control system. Includes introduction to this field, documents and codes.
Nyquist Stability
Explains the basics of the Nyquist controller stability criteria. Includes diagrams and Bode plots.
PID Control - System Characterization ? Stability
Comprehensive article about PID control and related stability aspects.
PID Controller
Description of the PID control loop. Includes transient diagrams and source codes.
PID Without a PhD
Overview of the PID control theory in plain text. Addresses mathematical background, tuning and transient response.
Process Dynamics and Control
Lecture notes on process dynamics and control from the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Includes introduction, sorted notes and examples.
Resource Center for Engineering Laboratories on t
Resource center dedicated to the control and process dynamics of the University of Tennessee. Includes interactive experiments, tutorials and publications.
Review of Classical Control Theory
Review of the control theory from the University of Arizona, USA. Addresses feedback control, steady state errors, transient and frequency response.
Russian Systems and Control Archive
Information about Russian specialists, groups, institutes, foundations, conferences, journals and books related to systems and control. [English, Russian]
Signals, Systems and Control Demonstrations
Resource of applets and interactive lectures dedicated the control theory from the Johns Hopkins University.
Some Basic Control Theory
Brief summary of control loops. Includes keyword glossary.
System-Specific PI Control Theory for Fluid and Mo
Scientific summary about analytical PI and PID control tuning methods.
The Nyquist Criterion Using Bode Plots
Explains the controller stability criteria based on the Nyquist frequency response. Includes mathematical formulations and diagrams.
Tuning a PID Controller
Describes the different types of controller. Addresses efficiency and stability aspects.
Web-Based Control System Analysis and Design
Applets to generate Bode diagrams, Nichols chart and Nyquist diagrams.
Wikipedia: Control Engineering
Definition of control engineering. Includes modelling approaches and application fields.
Wikipedia: Control Theory
Comprehensive overview and glossary about the theory. Includes definitions, mathematical aspects, historical background and examples.