System Dynamics

Welcome to the System Dynamics companion website. The website is maintained by the author of the (in progress) book, Rico A.R. Picone.

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The book is available for download in its entirety in PDF format here. Each section of the book has a corresponding page on this site, where a PDF can be downloaded of just that section.

Chapters

Introduction

Linear graph models

State-space models

Electromechanical systems

Linear time-invariant system properties

Qualities of transient response

State-space response

Lumped-parameter modeling fluid and thermal systems

Fourier series and transforms

Laplace transforms

Transfer functions

Impedance-based modeling

Frequency response

Nonlinear systems and linearization

Math Reference

Advanced topics

Summaries