The book provides general knowledge of automatic control engineering and its applications.

Providing an overview of control theory and systems, the chapters introduce transfer functions, modeling of control systems, automatic control systems, block diagrams, and signal flow graphs. While control system analysis and design are accompanied by root-locus methods and frequency response analyses, distributed control systems, nonlinarity in control systems including Z-transformation are also presented.

With straightforward demonstrations, examples, and multiple-choice questions, this book can be used as a reference textbook for electrical and electronics engineering, computer control engineering, automation engineering, mechatronics engineering, mechanics, robotics, AI control systems, hydraulics, process engineering, safety control engineering, aeronautical and aerospace engineering, auto-pilot system, decision-making system, and stock exchange, and will be suitable for majors, non-majors, and experts in the field of science and technology.

Jahangir Alam has been working as an Associate Professor at School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering in South China University of Technology, China since 2014; he achieved PhD degree (Doctor of Engineering) in Mechatronic Engineering from Xiamen University. He has 6 patents, more than 30 papers and among them 16 papers are SCI/EI indexed, 19 scientific research projects are accomplished as a Principal Investigator (PI) and participant. He has MOOC program for the course of Control Engineering Theory. His current research and teaching fields are in Control Engineering, Robotic, Machine Visions, Signals & Image Processing, Bio-signal & Information Processing, Machine Learning, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, etc.

Hu Guoqing is a scientist, an academician, a prominent pioneer Professor, and PhD supervisor at School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering in South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. He was a visiting professor in The University of Queensland (Australia), The University of Nottingham (UK), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Case Western Reserve University (USA). He has published more than 200 journal papers (Including SCI and EI indexed), authorized 30 patents, more than 60 scientific research projects, and so on.

Hafiz Md. Hasan Babu is a prominent scientist, an academician, and pioneer Professor in the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, was founding a Chairman of the Dept. of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at University of Dhaka, a member of Accreditation Council in the Ministry of Education in Bangladesh. He was also a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of National University, a member of the Prime Minister's ICT Task Force Committee in Bangladesh.

Huazhong Xu has been working as an Engineer & Experimentalist at School of Mechanical and Automotive in South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China. He has designed several industrial control systems, the nuclear power gate sealing structure test system and the natural gas buried pipeline stress monitoring system.

The book introduces general knowledge of automatic control engineering as well as its applications.

Providing an overview of control theory and systems, the chapters introduce transfer functions, modeling of control systems, automatic control systems, block diagrams and signal flow graphs. While control system analysis and design are accompanied by root-locus methods and frequency response analyses, distributed control systems including Z-transformation are also presented.

With straightforward demonstrations, examples and multiple-choice questions, this book can be used as a reference textbook for electrical & electronics engineering, computer control engineering, automation engineering, mechatronics engineering, mechanics, robotics, AI control systems, hydraulics, process engineering, safety control engineering, aeronautical & aerospace engineering, auto-pilot system, decision making system, stock exchange, and will be suitable for majors, non-majors and experts in science and technology.

1. Overview of Control Theory and System 2. Transfer Function and Modeling of Control Systems 3. Automatic Control Systems, Block Diagrams, and Signal Flow Graphs 4. Transient Response Analyses in Time Domain 5. Root-Locus Method: Control System Analysis and Design 6. Control System Analysis and Design by Frequency Response Analyses 7. Nonlinearity in Control Systems 8. Distributed Control System 9. Applications with PID and Motor Control System