TABLE OF CONTENTS Two highly recommendable books are Glad and Jung (2000) and Trentelman et al. (2001). However both texts are advanced in that they require a prior knowledge of linear feedback theory and a certain mathematical sophistication. These prerequisites can be obtained, in part, from standard undergraduate texts. Mainstream control is now a mature topic and this is reflected in the literature for undergraduate courses which is dominated by a few large textbooks that are aimed largely at students preparing for examinations. Typically, these books (see below) are now (2003) in at least their fifth editions and each covers a wide range of topics including, usually, introductory material on modelling, optimisation and state estimation.
D'Azzo and Houpis (1995) around 800 pages; began life in 1960 with 580 pages
Dorf (2001) around 800 pages; began life in 1967 with 400 pages
Franklin and Powell (2002) 850 pages, began life in the 1980s with around 600 pages and in similar vein are
Ogata (2002) 850 pages, began life in 1967 with 600 pages
Kuo (2003) now in 8th edition
A large selection of introductory books link their expositions to MATLAB or other computer package solutions. This is a useful strategy and such books may be very attractive. However, I decided not to include them in the following lists since they are so numerous and they tend to date rapidly in phase with the arrival of new versions of the software.
