Process Control with MATLAB/Simulink: A Guide for Beginners

This book aims to serve as an academic manual designed to aid in understanding and applying key concepts in process control using MATLAB and its associated tools. Each chapter features a brief theoretical introduction to help students contextualize the step-by-step solved problems, which are coded in MATLAB. In some instances, the book also covers the use of Simulink and other MATLAB applications, such as System Identification, Control System Designer, and Response Optimizer. The manual seeks to strengthen knowledge in control theory through problem-based learning, which is essential in this field. The text progresses from basic concepts in classical control, such as linearization, Laplace transform, transfer function, and frequency response, to more advanced control theories like state-space representation and discrete control. Throughout, basic examples are solved to significantly enhance the understanding of concepts and their application to real-world systems.