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Caplin Software's Caplin linear control analysis program for IBM PCs and compatibles is based on the classic LCAP2 developed by Aerospace Corp for analysis of space launch vehicles on mainframe computers. The $195 program ($49 for students) analyzes single-input/single-output (SISO) linear control systems interactively using transforms; among the classical analysis tools included are frequency response, sampled-data transforms and multirate sampled-data transforms, digital filter transformations using the Tustin, prewarped Tustin and matched pole-zero approximations, and root solving and root locus. The program handles only transfer functions or polynomials of degree 30, 999 polynomials or transfer functions, 25 continuous blocks, 20 discrete time blocks and five zero order holds. Caplin lacks some useful but non-critical functions, but it is highly recommended for its technical capabilities at such a low price.
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