What Is a Plant?

  Linear Model Representations

  SISO Example: The DC Motor

  Building SISO Models

  Constructing Discrete Time Systems

  Adding Delays to Linear Models

  LTI Objects

  MIMO Example: State-Space Model of Jet Transport Aircraft

  Constructing MIMO Transfer Functions

  Accessing I/O Pairs in MIMO Systems

  Arithmetic Operations for Interconnecting Models

  Feedback Interconnections

  Available Commands for Continuous/Discrete Conversion

  Available Methods for Continuous/Discrete Conversion

  Digitizing the Discrete DC Motor Model

  Model Order Reduction Commands

  Techniques for Reducing Model Order

  Example: Gasifier Model

  Quick Start for Performing Linear Analysis Using the LTI Viewer

  Plot Types Available in the LTI Viewer

  Example: Time and Frequency Responses of the DC Motor

  Right-Click Menus

  Displaying Response Characteristics on a Plot

  Changing Plot Type

  Showing Multiple Response Types

  Comparing Multiple Models

  What is the Linear Simulation Tool?

  Opening the Linear Simulation Tool

  Working with the Linear Simulation Tool

  Importing Input Signals

  Example: Loading Inputs from a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

  Example: Importing Inputs from the Workspace

  Designing Input Signals

  Specifying Initial Conditions

  When to Use Functions for Time and Frequency Response

  Time and Frequency Response Functions

  Plotting MIMO Model Responses

  Data Markers

  Plotting and Comparing Multiple Systems

  Creating Custom Plots

• Designing PID Controllers

  Designing PID Controllers at the Command Line

  Quick Start for Tuning Compensator Parameters Using the SISO Design Tool

  Components of the SISO Tool

  Design Options in the SISO Tool

  Opening the SISO Design Tool

  Using the SISO Design Task Node in the Control and Estimation Tools Manager

  Importing Models into the SISO Design Tool

  Feedback Structure

  Analysis Plots for Loop Responses

  Using the Graphical Tuning Window

  Exporting the Compensator and Models

  Storing and Retrieving Intermediate Designs

  What Is Bode Diagram Design?

  Example: DC Motor

  Adjusting the Compensator Gain

  Adjusting the Bandwidth

  Adding an Integrator

  Adding a Lead Network

  Moving Compensator Poles and Zeros

  Adding a Notch Filter

  Modifying a Prefilter

  What Is Root Locus Design?

  Example: Electrohydraulic Servomechanism

  Changing the Compensator Gain

  Adding Poles and Zeros to the Compensator

  Editing Compensator Pole and Zero Locations

  Viewing Damping Ratios

  What Is Nichols Plot Design?

  DC Motor Example

  Opening a Nichols Plot

  Adjusting the Compensator Gain

  Adding an Integrator

  Adding a Lead Network

  Supported Automated Tuning Methods

  Loading and Displaying the DC Motor Example for Automated Tuning

  Applying Automated PID Tuning

  When to Use Multi-Loop Compensator Design

  Workflow for Multi-Loop Compensator Design

  Example: Position Control of a DC Motor

  Multiple Models Represent System Variations

  Control Design Analysis Using the SISO Design Tool

  Specifying a Nominal Model

  Frequency Grid for Multimodel Computations

  How to Analyze the Controller Design for Multiple Models

  When to Use Functions for Compensator Design

  Root Locus Design

  Pole Placement

  Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian (LQG) Design

  Example - Designing an LQG Regulator

  Example - Designing an LQG Servo Controller

  Example - Designing an LQR Servo Controller in Simulink