Document Outline

• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• 9. Transfer Functions and Block Diagrams
  • 9.1 Background
  • 9.2 Transfer Functions
  • 9.3 The Step Input Function
  • 9.4 Time Constants
  • 9.5 Dead Time
  • 9.6 The Value of the Transfer Function
    • 9.6.1 Example 1: Time Constant
    • 9.6.2 Example 2: Dead Time
  • 9.7 Block Diagrams
  • 9.8 Conditions for Continuous Oscillation
  • 9.9 The Transfer Function of a Closed Loop
  • 9.10 Evaluating the Closed Loop Transfer Function
• Index