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Feedback control of Dyanmic Systems by Franklin (8th Edition)

Topics Covered

(not restricted to this order but will following closely)

  1. Modelling

    1. Systems of Differential Equations
    2. Numerical Simulations via Simulink and Matlab 
    3. Deriving Equations of Motion (EOM) for Mechanical Systems
    4. Deriving Equations of EOM for Electrical Systems

  2. Response

    1. Laplace Transform
    2. Transfer-Function
    3. Block-Diagrams
    4. Time-Domain Performance
    5. Stability

  3. Intro to Feedback

    1. Tracking/Rejection/Sensitivity
    2. Steady-State Error
    3. PID Control

  4. Root-Locus Design

    1. Sketching Rules
    2. Lead/Lag Compensators
    3. Notch Compensator
    4. PID

  5. Frequency-Domain Design

    1. Bode
    2. Nyquist
    3. Margins
    4. Close-Loop Performance
    5. PD/Lead/Lag
    6. Robustness

  6. Intro to State-Space

Grading Breakdowns

  1. Individual Work (100%)

  • Midterm Exam (35%) on Oct 24th from 7-9pm
  • Final Exam (40%)
  • Homework (25%)

Office Hours

Dr. Ruben: Tu, 11:45am - 12:45pm in my office (ECME 128); Th, 12:30 - 1:30pm in my office.

Olivia (TA): Wed, 2:30 - 3:30pm in ITLL 1B10; Th, 5:00 - 6:00pm in ECNW 148

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  1. Homework Assignments
  2. Homework Solutions
  3. Exam Solutions

Policies

Homework

  1. Assignments must be neat, organized and legible.  Typed assignments are welcome.
  2. Put a box around all final answers.
  3. Show your work enough to fully demonstrate your understating and your arrival at your answer.

Grading

  1. You only have TWO WEEKS to question grading from the time the homework\exam is returned.

    1. Specificially for exam grade questions, students must write up a detailed document (using Word or other word processing tool, not hand-written) describing the question, staple it to the original exam, and give it to the professor.

  2. This will be the final grading scale used for the course. There is no curve. You are not competing against classmates, so help them out if you can! I reserve the right to lower the scale (i.e., make it easier), but I will not raise it.

  • A: 90+
  • A-:87-89
  • B+:85-86
  • B : 83-84
  • B-:80-82
  • C+:77-79
  • C : 74-76
  • C-:70-73
  • D+:68-69
  • D : 63-67
  • D-:60-62
  • F : 59 or below

In-Class Expectations

The following expectations will assist us with the creation of a learning community and a high quality of educational experience. The will compliment these expectations:

  1. No cell phones (unless we are using them for some reason)
  2. No laptops (unless approved for taking notes or we are using them for some reason)

Academic Integrity

You are expected to abide by at all times.

Late Work

No late work will be accepted