The Frequency Domain

IEEE Control Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 8-14

  Bernstein, Dennis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FILTERS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CONTROL ENGINEERING;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

EID: 0033887178     PISSN: 1066033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/37.833641     Document Type: Article

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