System Dynamics: An Introduction for Mechanical Engineers (Hardcover, 2014)

Introduction.- Differential Equations, Input Functions, Complex Exponentials, and Transfer Functions.- Introduction to the Linear Graph Method, Step Responses, and Superposition.- Mechanical Systems.- Fluid, Electrical, and Thermal Systems.- Power Transmission, Transformation and Conversion.- Vector-Matrix Algebra and the State-Space Representation of Dynamic Systems.- Finite Difference Methods and MATLAB.- Transfer Functions, Block Diagrams and the s-plane.- Frequency Response.- AC Circuits and Motors.