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EE4231/AEM4321/ME5281:Linear Control Systems: Designed by Input/Output Methods


Professor Salapaka
5-161, EECS Bldg., 200 Union St. SE
Email: murtis@umn.edu
Ph: 1-612-625-7811
URL: http://www.ece.umn.edu/users/murtis/


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Course Outline
This course is on control system design with particular emphasis on input-output methods

Topics

  • Introduction and History
  • Physical Modeling
    • Obtaining Ordinary Differential Equation descriptions of systems
    • State space description
    • Linearization
  • Input-output descriptions
    • Convolutions and impulse responses
    • Laplace transforms
      • Complex variables review
    • Black box modeling
    • Poles and Zeros
    • Interconnection of input/output systems
  • Stability
    • Internal stability
    • Characterization using 
      • Bode plots
      • Nyquist plots,
      • Routh Hurwitz
      • Robustness measures
        • Gain and phase margins
        • Modern robustness measures
  • Performance
    • Time domain criterion
      • Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 systems
      • Step response specifications
    • Frequency domain criterion
  • Controller design
    • Proportional, Proportional Integral, Proportional Integral derivative
    • Loop shaping using lead, lag and lead-lag designs
    • Modern input-output control techniques

Text

       Course notes will be provided. The recommended  book is

  • Automatic Control Systems, Kuo and Golnaraghi, Ninth edition, Wiley

Time
T, Th: 11:15-12:30

Place

Amundson Hall B 75 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

Office Hours

Murti Salapaka (5-161, EECS Bldg)  T: Th  from 12:30-2pm

Armin Zare (2-276, EECS Bldg) Wednesdays 2:303:30

Govind Saraswat  (2-127 EECS Bldg, ) Mondays, 11:15-1:15

 

Tentative grading policy:

Homeworks.20% , Quiz 5%, Exam 1:  25% Exam 2, 25%  Exam 3: 25% . Homeworks have to be handed in before the end of the class on which the homework is due. The worst two homework grades will not be counted towards the final grade.

 

Handouts:

Lectures  
Week 1 Week2 Week3
Week4 Week5-I Week5-II  
Week6 Week7 Week8  
week9 Week10 week11  
week12 week13    
       
       
   
   
       
       
       
       
       

Homeworks

HW 1  (Deadline: Thursday, 23rd September)

HW 2

HW 3 (Deadline: Due Oct 21st, Thursday)

HW 4 (Due Oct. 26th; Tuesday)