State space control systems : the MATLAB® Simulink® approach Intro Preface Entering the State Space Model into MATLAB Simulink Environment Introduction State Space Representation State Space Model of a Mechanical System Entering the State Space Model into MATLAB Entering the State Space Models to Simulink Modeling the State Space Model Using the Integrator Block Simulation of State Space Model with the Aid of MATLAB Function Block Simulation with the Aid of ode23 or ode45 Further Reading Linearization of Nonlinear Systems Introduction Linearization Using Hand Calculations Linearization of Inverted Pendulum on a Cart Using MATLAB Linearization of Inverted Pendulum on a Cart Using Simulink Further Reading Designing State Feedback Controller Introduction Example 1: DC Motor Speed Control Obtaining the State Space Model of System Designing the Full State Feedback Controller Addition of a Gain Block for Solving the Steady State Error Problem Example 2: DC Motor Position Control Problem Designing the Full State Feedback Controller Addition of an Integrator Block for Solving the Steady State Error Problem Example 3: Magnetic Levitation System Modeling the System Designing the Full State Feedback Controller Addition of a Gain Block for Solving the Steady State Error Problem Designing the Observer References Authors Biography Blank Page.