Control Systems Concept List
This document contains the 300 concepts for the Control Systems intelligent textbook. Each concept is numbered with a unique ConceptID for reference in the learning graph.
Concepts
- Control System
- Feedback
- Open-Loop Control
- Closed-Loop Control
- Plant
- Controller
- Actuator
- Sensor
- Reference Input
- Error Signal
- Disturbance
- System Response
- Dynamic System
- Linear System
- Time-Invariant System
- LTI System
- Superposition Principle
- Homogeneity
- Causality
- Differential Equation
- First-Order System
- Second-Order System
- Higher-Order System
- Order of a System
- Initial Conditions
- Natural Response
- Forced Response
- Total Response
- Zero-Input Response
- Zero-State Response
- Transient Response
- Steady-State Response
- Time Constant
- Damping Ratio
- Natural Frequency
- Damped Frequency
- Undamped System
- Underdamped System
- Critically Damped System
- Overdamped System
- Overshoot
- Percent Overshoot
- Settling Time
- Rise Time
- Peak Time
- Delay Time
- Step Input
- Impulse Input
- Ramp Input
- Parabolic Input
- Sinusoidal Input
- Unit Step Response
- Impulse Response
- Ramp Response
- Standard Test Inputs
- Transfer Function
- Laplace Transform
- Inverse Laplace Transform
- S-Domain
- Time Domain
- Frequency Domain
- Poles
- Zeros
- Pole-Zero Plot
- Pole-Zero Cancellation
- Dominant Poles
- Pole Locations
- Complex Conjugate Poles
- Real Poles
- Repeated Poles
- Simple Poles
- Pole at Origin
- Poles in Left Half Plane
- Poles in Right Half Plane
- Poles on Imaginary Axis
- Initial Value Theorem
- Final Value Theorem
- Partial Fraction Expansion
- Residue Calculation
- Cover-Up Method
- Convolution Integral
- Convolution in S-Domain
- System Order
- Proper Transfer Function
- Strictly Proper Function
- DC Gain
- Electrical Systems
- Mechanical Systems
- Translational Systems
- Rotational Systems
- Electromechanical Systems
- Motor Model
- DC Motor
- Armature-Controlled Motor
- Field-Controlled Motor
- Motor Transfer Function
- RLC Circuit
- RC Circuit
- RL Circuit
- Op-Amp Circuits
- Mass-Spring-Damper
- Pendulum System
- Gear Train
- Lever System
- Fluid Systems
- Thermal Systems
- Analogous Systems
- Impedance Analogy
- Mobility Analogy
- Force-Voltage Analogy
- Force-Current Analogy
- Linearization
- Operating Point
- Equilibrium Point
- Small Signal Analysis
- Taylor Series Expansion
- Nonlinear System
- Saturation
- Dead Zone
- Backlash
- Hysteresis
- Block Diagram
- Summing Junction
- Pickoff Point
- Cascade Connection
- Parallel Connection
- Feedback Connection
- Block Diagram Reduction
- Block Diagram Algebra
- Forward Path
- Feedback Path
- Loop
- Inner Loop
- Outer Loop
- Loop Gain
- Closed-Loop Transfer
- Open-Loop Transfer
- Unity Feedback
- Non-Unity Feedback
- Signal Flow Graph
- Node
- Branch
- Branch Gain
- Mason's Gain Formula
- Forward Path Gain
- Loop Gain Calculation
- Non-Touching Loops
- Graph Determinant
- Cofactor
- Stability
- BIBO Stability
- Internal Stability
- Asymptotic Stability
- Marginal Stability
- Unstable System
- Bounded Input
- Bounded Output
- Characteristic Equation
- Characteristic Polynomial
- Characteristic Roots
- Routh-Hurwitz Criterion
- Routh Array
- Routh Array Construction
- Special Cases Routh
- Zero in First Column
- Row of Zeros
- Auxiliary Polynomial
- Stability Boundary
- Relative Stability
- Root Locus
- Root Locus Rules
- Starting Points
- Ending Points
- Number of Branches
- Symmetry Property
- Real Axis Segments
- Angle Condition
- Magnitude Condition
- Breakaway Point
- Break-In Point
- Asymptotes
- Centroid
- Asymptote Angles
- Departure Angle
- Arrival Angle
- Imaginary Axis Crossing
- Root Locus Gain
- Gain Adjustment
- Dominant Pole Design
- Pole Placement
- Root Locus Compensation
- Frequency Response
- Sinusoidal Steady State
- Magnitude Response
- Phase Response
- Frequency Transfer Func
- Substitution s=jw
- Bode Plot
- Bode Magnitude Plot
- Bode Phase Plot
- Decibel
- Logarithmic Scale
- Decade
- Octave
- Corner Frequency
- Break Frequency
- Asymptotic Approximation
- Bode Plot Construction
- First-Order Factor
- Second-Order Factor
- First-Order Bode Plot
- Second-Order Bode Plot
- Integrator Bode Plot
- Differentiator Bode Plot
- Constant Gain Term
- Time Delay in Bode
- Resonant Peak
- Resonant Frequency
- Quality Factor
- Bandwidth
- Cutoff Frequency
- Half-Power Point
- Low-Pass System
- High-Pass System
- Bandpass System
- Notch Filter
- Gain Margin
- Phase Margin
- Stability Margins
- Crossover Frequency
- Gain Crossover
- Phase Crossover
- Minimum Phase System
- Non-Minimum Phase
- All-Pass System
- Nyquist Plot
- Nyquist Diagram
- Nyquist Criterion
- Nyquist Contour
- Encirclement
- Clockwise Encirclement
- Right-Half Plane Poles
- Right-Half Plane Zeros
- Conditionally Stable
- Gain Margin from Nyquist
- Phase Margin from Nyquist
- Steady-State Error
- Steady-State Accuracy
- Error Constants
- Position Error Constant
- Velocity Error Constant
- Acceleration Error Const
- System Type
- Type 0 System
- Type 1 System
- Type 2 System
- Type Number
- Error Coefficients
- Disturbance Error
- Proportional Control
- Integral Control
- Derivative Control
- P Controller
- PI Controller
- PD Controller
- PID Controller
- Proportional Gain
- Integral Gain
- Derivative Gain
- Integral Time
- Derivative Time
- Controller Tuning
- Ziegler-Nichols Method
- Reaction Curve Method
- Ultimate Gain Method
- Ultimate Gain
- Ultimate Period
- Trial and Error Tuning
- Anti-Windup
- Derivative Kick
- Lead Compensator
- Lag Compensator
- Lead-Lag Compensator
- Phase Lead
- Phase Lag
- Compensator Design
- Maximum Phase Lead
- Compensation Zero
- Compensation Pole
- Bode Design Method
- Root Locus Design
- Performance Specs
- Design Tradeoffs
- Speed vs Stability
- Robustness
- Sensitivity
- Sensitivity Function
- Complementary Sensitivity
- Disturbance Rejection
- Noise Attenuation