Control Systems

Catalog description

This course introduces the modeling, analysis, and control of dynamic systems. The dynamic systems studied throughout this course include mechanical translational, mechanical rotational, and electromechanical. Control systems topics include deriving transfer functions for various dynamic systems, using transfer functions to analyze the expected output response to a given input, and designing closed loop controllers to achieve specified performance characteristics. These characteristics include transient response, stability criteria, and steady state error. The controller designs will be based on classical (e.g., PID compensator design) and modern (e.g., state variable feedback) design techniques. The laboratory work includes modeling, analysis, and controller design of dynamic systems.