MATLAB for Control Engineers

by Katsuhiko Ogata

For senior-level courses in Control Theory, offered by departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering or Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Notable author Katsuhiko Ogata presents the only book available to discuss, in sufficient detail, the details of MATLAB® materials needed to solve many analysis and design problems associated with control systems. In this new text, Ogata complements a large number of examples with in-depth explanations, encouraging complete understanding of the MATLAB approach to solving problems. The book’s flexible presentation makes it ideal for use as a stand-alone text for those wishing to expand their knowledge of MATLAB; it can also be used in conjunction with a wide range of currently available control textbooks

Genres: Engineering

448 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2007

About the author

Katsuhiko Ogata is a professor of engineering who was born in Tokyo , Japan ; on January 6 of 1925 . He earned a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1947. After receiving his degree, he spent three years as a research assistant at the Scientific Research Institute in Tokyo , followed by two years of industrial experience in Nippon Steel Tube Company, Japan. In 1952 he received a scholarship "Fulbright Travel Grant" to go to the United States and more advanced degrees. He earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1953, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of California , Berkeley in 1956.

Shortly after receiving his doctorate in 1956, he joined the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota to teach and do research in the field of control systems. While he maintains his tenure at the University of Minnesota, also taught control systems in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Yokohama National University , Japan, for a total of three years.

K. Ogata, has authored seven textbooks, three of which have been published in various editions. His philosophy of writing has been that university engineering students should not spend too much time in deriving or verifying mathematical equations in control engineering. So in his books includes all leads and necessary for the student to understand the material from books without problems with math tests. This approach was well accepted by the control community worldwide. As a result, most of his books were translated into other languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Polish, Korean, Chinese, Malay. To date, 20 foreign editions of his books have been published. [ citation needed ]



While college counselor was about twenty years ago, its clear and thorough advice has earned him an award for Outstanding Advisor of the University of Minnesota.

It belongs to ASME , a member of Sigma Xi and Pi Tau Sigma . His biography is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who in America, among others. [ citation needed ]

In 1999 won the "John R. Ragazzini Education" Award for distinction, because for a period of thirty years he has written textbooks on dynamics and control systems are widely recognized, especially, "Modern Control Engineering".

His most significant books ranging from "System Dynamics", "Modern Control Engineering", "Control Systems in Discrete Time", "Problems of Control Engineering using Matlab" to "Children's Literature, Briefly".