| WEEK # | LECTURES | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro and organization; circuits and Op-Amps | Nise, sections 2.1-2.4 Notes on Laplace transforms |
| 2 | Op-Amps as feedback systems Actuators and transformers | Nise, sections 2.1-2.4 Notes on Bode plot overview, "Trouble at the Origin" |
| 3 | State-space review | Nise, chapter 3 Notes on transfer function to state space |
| 4 | Root locus | |
| 5 | Frequency response, Bode plots and Nyquist plots | Nise, chapter 8 CST, chapter 3 "Root Locus" |
| 6 | Frequency-domain design | CST, chapter 5 "Degree of Stability" and chapter 6 "Compensation" |
| 7 | Frequency-domain design (cont.) | Nise, sections 10.3-10.10 CST, chapter 4 "Stability Theory", chapter 5 "Degree of Stability", chapter 6 "Compensation" Ziegler and Nichols paper |
| 8 | State-space control design | Nise, sections 10.3-10.10 CST, chapter 4 "Stability Theory", chapter 5 "Degree of Stability", chapter 6 "Compensation" |
| 9 | State-space control design (cont.) | |
| 10 | Discrete-time design | Nise, chapter 12 "A vibration isolation platform" |
| 11 | Discrete-time design (cont.) Nonlinear systems, linearization | FPE, sections 7.1-7.6 |
| 12 | Describing functions | FPE, sections 7.8-7.9.1 |
| 13 | Design examples | |
| 14 | Advanced topics; overview and wrapup |
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Study Materials
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Required
Nise, Norman S. Control Systems Engineering. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004. ISBN: 9780471445777.
Supplementary
"Classical Three-Term Controller" - Franklin, Gene F., J. David Powell, and Emami-Naeini, A. "The Classical Three-Term Controller." In Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002, pp. 215-226, section 4.2. ISBN: 9780130323934.
"State Space Design." - Chapter 7 in Franklin, Powell, and Emami-Naeini.
Ziegler, J. G., and N. B. Nichols. "Optimum Settings for Automatic Controllers." Trans ASME 42 (1942): 759-768.
Trumper, David L., and Sato, Tsuyoshi. "A Vibration Isolation Platform." Mechatronics 12 (March 2002): 281-294.
Lundberg, Kent H., Miller, Haynes R., and Trumper, David L. "Troubles at the Origin: Consistent Usage and Properties of the Unilateral Laplace Transform" (PDF) (Courtesy of the authors. Used with permission.)
From Control Systems Theory, by L. A. Gould, W. R. Markey, J. K. Roberge, D. L. Trumper:
"Chapter 1: Properties and Models of Feedback Systems"
"Chapter 2: Time Domain Behavior"
"Chapter 3: Root Locus Method"
"Chapter 4: Stability Theory: The Nyquist Criterion"
"Chapter 5: Degree of Stability and Closing the Loop"
"Chapter 6: Compensation - How to Make Things Better"
Notes on Transfer Functions
Bode Plot Overview (PDF)
Transfer Functions to State Space (PDF)