本书主要包括自动化专业介绍、本专业的学习目标要求以及主要学习内容、控制系统的构成、开环控制和闭环控制、系统稳定性的定义、劳斯稳定判据、根轨迹分析法、系统设计思路和步骤、电力、电路、电路基本定律、微控制器、PID控制、PLC以及伺服系统等内容。与此同时本书也对专业外语的词汇、语法、符号，阅读的方法，翻译的技巧，英文科技论文的构成和写作要点进行了详细介绍。

目 录
前言
Unit 1 Science and Sub-disciplines of Natural Sciences
Text A What Is Science
Text B Sub-disciplines of Natural Sciences
New Words and Expressions
专业英语概述
Notes
Unit 2 Why Learn Scientific English
Text A Major Scientific Discoveries and Inventions
Text B Importance of Technology English
New Words and Expressions
专业英语的语法特点
Notes
Unit 3 Introduction of Automation and Its Application
Text A What Is Automation
Text B Applications of Automation
New Words and Expressions
专业英语的词汇特点及分类
Notes
Unit 4 Introduction of Automation Speciality
Text A Education Objective and Employment for Automation
Text B Courses for Undergraduate Programs of Automation
New Words and Expressions
专业英语的构词法
Notes
Unit 5 History and Research Scope of Control Theory
Text A History of Control Theory
Text B Research Scope of Control Theory
New Words and Expressions
专业英语的词汇缩写
Notes
Unit 6 Open-Loop Control and Closed-Loop Control
Text A Basic Parts of Control Systems
Text B Basic Principles of Control Systems
New Words and Expressions
专业英语中的数和公式
Notes
Unit 7 Stability of Linear Feedback Systems
Text A Definition of System Stability
Text B Examples of System Stability
New Words and Expressions
专业英语中的符号和数字
Notes
Unit 8 Routh-Hurwitz Stability Method
Text A Routh-Hurwitz Criterion
Text B Four Special Cases of Routh-Hurwitz Criterion
New Words and Expressions
专业英语翻译的标准和特点
Notes
Unit 9 Performance of Feedback Control Systems
Text A Specifications of Control Systems
Text B Analysis of a Second-Order System
New Words and Expressions
翻译的过程
Notes
Unit 10 Root-Locus Method
Text A Procedures of Rapid Sketching of Root Locus
Text B Magnitude Requirement Equation
New Words and Expressions
翻译过程中词性和成分的转换
Notes
Unit 11 Outline of Control Systems Design
Text A Engineering Design
Text B Control System Design
New Words and Expressions
翻译过程中词语的增减和词序的变动
Notes
Unit 12 Steps of Control System Design
Text A Steps of Control System DesignⅠ
Text B Steps of Control System DesignⅡ
New Words and Expressions
否定式和被动式的处理
Notes
Unit 13 Charges and Circuits
Text A Charge and Electric Current
Text B Electrical Energy, e.m.f. and Potential Difference
New Words and Expressions
专业术语的翻译
Notes
Unit 14 Electrons and Electricity
Text A Electrons
Text B How Electricity Is Generated
New Words and Expressions
专业英语中数量词的翻译
Notes
Unit 15 Resistors & Ohm’s Law
Text A Resistors
Text B Ohm’s Law
New Words and Expressions
专业英语中倍数增减及比较的翻译
Notes
Unit 16 Kirchhoff’s Laws
Text A Kirchhoff’s Current Laws (KCL)
Text B Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)
New Words and Expressions
数字、百分数的翻译
Notes
Unit 17 Microcontroller and Microcomputer Systems
Text A 8051 Microcontrollers
Text B Microcomputer Systems
New Words and Expressions
科技论文的结构
Notes
Unit 18 PID Controller Theory
Text A PID Algorithm
Text B Loop Tuning of PID Controller
New Words and Expressions
论文题目、作者及关键词
Notes
Unit 19 Introduction of PLC
Text A History and Development of PLC
Text B PLC Compared with Other Control Systems
New Words and Expressions
摘要及其写作要点
Notes
Unit 20 What Is DSP?
Text A Why Digital?
Text B Some Basic Concepts of DSP
New Words and Expressions
科技论文正文的结构
Notes
Unit 21 What and Why of a Machine Servo
Text A Why Use a Servo?
Text B Types of Servos
New Words and Expressions
科技论文正文的写作
Notes
Unit 22 State-Space Equations
Text A Some Concepts of Control Systems
Text B How to Develop State-Space Equations
New Words and Expressions
结论和致谢的写作
Notes
Appendixes
Appendix A 度量衡
Appendix B 单位换算
Appendix C 中英文课程对照
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