An automatic control course without the Laplace transform. An operational point of view

Frédéric Rotella (1) , Irène Zambettakis (2)

1 LGP - Laboratoire Génie de Production
2 UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

The question is: Is the Laplace transform needed in an Automatic Control course? The answer is : Obviously, not! Based on an operational standpoint the first parts are about guidelines for a primer in automatic control. Beyond an undergraduate course, the two last parts, a little bit more technical, are devoted on the one hand to get the model of a computer controlled system and on the other hand to relate the operational standpoint to usual tables used in some cases.

Mots clés: Transfer operator; Automatic control course; Operational calculus; Laplace transform; Carson transform; Heaviside - Mikusinski.

Domaines: Automatique / Robotique

Frédéric Rotella, Irène Zambettakis. An automatic control course without the Laplace transform. An operational point of view. e-STA Sciences et Technologies de l’Automatique, 2008, 5 (3), pp.18-28. ⟨hal-02945951⟩