1) Modeling of the plant; 2) Linearization of the plant model;3) Dynamic analysis of the plant; 4) Nonlinear simulation of the plant;5) Establishment of the control philosophy & strategy; 6) Selection of the performance criteria and indices;7) Design of the controller; 8) Dynamic analysis of the complete system;9) Nonlinear simulation of the complete system;10) Selection of the hardware to be used;11) Construction and test of the development system;12) Design of the production model;13) Test of the production model.This sequence is not rigid, all-inclusive, e or necessarily sequential. It is given here to establish a rationale for the techniques developed and discussed in the subsequent units.