Question 15.9: ZIEGLER-NICHOLS STABILITY MARGIN TUNING FROM A BODE PLOT. Co...

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ZIEGLER-NICHOLS STABILITY MARGIN TUNING FROM A BODE PLOT.

Consider the three-tank system with P control having the Bode plot of Figure 15.18. Determine the Ziegler-Nichols settings for P, PI, PID control.

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