User`s guide

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The R oot Locus Design GUI looks like t his.
Edit the gain set
point to change the
closed-loop pole
locations.
Compensator descrip-
tion: The default
compensator is
K =1.
Root locus toolbar buttons to
drag, add, or erase compensa-
tor poles and zeros, or to drag
the closed-loop poles
Plot region to display
the root locus
Toggle between
positive/negative
feedback.
Save/retrieve root locus axes
limits and aspect ratios.
Status bar for providing
information
These are the main menus for importing/exporting of
models, and editing them. You can also perform discrete/
continuous conversion.
The feedback structure: Click on K to
view/change the compensator, and on P,
F, or H to view the design model
characteristics.
Zoom into or out of
the root locus plot.
Click on these boxes to open system
response analysis tools.