Embedded Control Systems in C/C++ Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a complete joke, the title is a complete misrepresentation of the book's contents. I've read journal articles that have more information on embedded control than this 200+ page book.
Everything in this book can be gotten from more complete references on control systems, such as Dorf and Bishop's "Modern Control Systems" for starters. Even Phillips and Nagle's "Digital Control System Analysis and Design" has more information on embedded control when it isn't even the primary focus of their book.
Instead of explaining how to program control systems in C/C++ the author provides a brief overview of control techniques and MatLab code.
The author never actually discusses embedded control which is the title of the book. The point of the book, and even the title, is supposedly to explain how to control embedded systems with C/C++, yet the author never discusses anything remotely close to this, the closest he ever gets are programs that convert MatLab files to C. This is completely useless if the author doesn't explain how to use a converted MatLab file on an embedded microcontroller. The author doesn't even have examples on choosing processors for embedded systems.
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Implement proven design techniques for control systems without having to master any advanced mathematics. Using an effective step-by-step approach, this book presents a number of control system design techniques geared toward readers of all experience le Using the techniques and reusable code in Embedded Control Systems in C/C++, embedded systems developers can design control systems without the advanced calculus skills that are typically required.

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Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems (Embedded Technology) Review

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(More customer reviews)I just finished reading this book and sadly I wasn't happy at all. The author tries to explain Control Theory techniques using the Z transform, but lacks good explanations on how he obtained the models and doesn't really get to any point with it. The topic I was more interested was in how to make an optimal controllers (software) in an embedded system, but it was only discussed in the last chapter and no depth or actually good advice in how to implement the software of all the things he explained in the rest of the chapters. Only discusses some filters, and the PID structure and in a very shallow way. I don't recommend this book.

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Many embedded engineers and programmers who need to implement basic process or motion control as part of a product design do not have formal training or experience in control system theory. Although some projects require advanced and very sophisticated control systems expertise, the majority of embedded control problems can be solved without resorting to heavy math and complicated control theory. However, existing texts on the subject are highly mathematical and theoretical and do not offer practical examples for embedded designers. This book is different;it presents mathematical background with sufficient rigor for an engineering text, but it concentrates on providing practical application examples that can be used to design working systems, without needing to fully understand the math and high-level theory operating behind the scenes. The author, an engineer with many years of experience in the application of control system theory to embedded designs, offers a concise presentation of the basics of control theory as it pertains to an embedded environment. * Practical, down-to-earth guide teaches engineers to apply practical control theorems without needing to employ rigorous math * Covers the latest concepts in control systems with embedded digital controllers * The accompanying CD-ROM contains source code and real-world application examples to help users create fully working systems

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