This supplement is meant for professors looking for ways to integrate more of the design process into their undergraduate controls course as well as improve their students' computer skills. In each chapter, a problem from the Modern Control Systems textbook has been changed into a design problem and various aspects of the design process are explored.
Robert H. Bishop holds the Myron L. Begeman Fellowship in Engineering in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin. A talented educator, Professor Bishop has been recognized for his contributions in the classroom with the coveted Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching. An active member of AIAA, IEEE, and ASEE, he also serves as an Associate Editor for the American Astronautical Society,s Journal of Astronautical Sciences. Dr. Bishop is a distinguished researcher with an interest in guidance, navigation, and control of aerospace vehicles.