自动控制原理是自动化、电气工程及其自动化专业的专业基础课。 本课程研究单输入单输出闭环控制系统的基础理论和方法，主要内容包括：自动控制的基本概念和原理；控制系统的建模方法和数学模型的建立；线性控制系统的时域分析法、根轨迹法、频域分析法以及校正环节的设计等方法；线性离散控制系统的分析以及数字控制器设计；非线性控制系统的分析方法。 学生通过本课程的学习，能够掌握自动控制的基本概念和控制系统分析与综合的基本理论和方法；初步能够运用自动控制原理的基本理论和方法解决一些工程实际问题；初步掌握控制系统的实验技能；可运用 Matlab进行控制系统的辅助分析，为今后深入学习先进控制理论、进行理论研究以及控制系统的设计与改造，奠定坚实的基础。 Automatic Control Principle A is a specialized compulsory and core course for students of Automation and Electrical Engineering and Automation majors. It studies the basic theory and method of close-loop control system with single input single output. The course describes: basic concepts and principles about automatic control；modeling methods of automatic control system and system modeling；analysis methods of linear control system including time domain methods，frequency domain methods and root locus method；methods of system compensation； analysis of discrete time control system and digital controller design; analysis methods of non-linear control system. By learning the course, students can master basic concepts of automatic control and basic theory and method of analysis and compensation of control system，apply basic theory and method of automatic control principle to solve some engineering problems, master experimental skills of automatic control system, apply Matlab software to analysis automatic control system. Therefore，students can build a strong foundation for studying advanced control theories，going in for theory research，and design and improvement of control system.