This volume's focus on the design of computer controlled systems features computational tools that can be applied directly and are explained with simple paper-and-pencil calculations. The use of computational tools is balanced by strong emphasis on control system principles and ideas. Extensive pedagogical aids include worked examples, MATLAB macros, and a solutions manual.
Karl J. Astrom worked for IBM Research in Stockholm before chairing the Automatic Controls Department at Lund University. Since 2002 he has served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at UC Santa Barbara.
Bjorn Wittenmark is Professor Emeritus at Lund University's Automatic Controls Department.