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MAE 318: Systems Analysis and Control

Textooks:
Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems
G. F. Franklin, J. D. Powell and A. Enami-Naeini, 6th Edition

Taught in Fall, 2009; Spring, 2010; Spring, 2011; Fall 2011; Spring 2012; Fall 2013; Fall 2014
Syllabus

Introduction: This class studies the analysis and control of ordinary differential equations with inputs and outputs. We cover dynamic response, transfer functions, PID control, Root Locus, Bode and Nyquist, among other things.

Lectures: Systems Analysis and Control

[Lecture 1] - Introduction to Control Systems

[Lecture 2] - Systems Defined by Differential Equations

[Lecture 3] - Linearization

[Lecture 4] - The Laplace Transform

[Lecture 5] - Calculating the Laplace Transform of a Signal

[Lecture 6] - Calculating the Transfer Function

[Lecture 7] - The Partial Fraction Expansion

[Lecture 8] - Response Characteristics

[Lecture 9] - Dynamics of Response, Continued

[Lecture 10] - Routh-Hurwitz Stability Criterion

[Lecture 11] - Different Types of Control

[Lecture 12] - Root Locus

[Lecture 13] - Root Locus, Part 2

[Lecture 14] - Root Locus, Part 3

[Lecture 15] - Root Locus, Part 4

[Lecture 16] - Generalized Root Locus and Controller Design

[Lecture 17] - Compensator Design

[Lecture 18] - The Frequency Response

[Lecture 19] - Drawing Bode Plots, Part 1

[Lecture 20] - Drawing Bode Plots, Part 2

[Lecture 21] - Stability Margins and Closing the Loop

[Lecture 22] - The Nyquist Criterion

[Lecture 23] - Drawing The Nyquist Plot

[Lecture 24] - Compensation in the Frequency Domain