Applied Advanced Control Systems. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

The course focuses on the practical aspects of modern computer-controlled systems. Topics include 1. fundamentals such as Z-transformation, discrete signals and systems, conversion between continuous systems and discrete systems; 2. control law designs such as state feedback control, optimal control, observers, compensators, PID, input shaping, feedforward control, deadbeat control, and Smith predictor; 3. practical design issues such as actuator saturation, anti-windup, selection of sampling rate, etc.; 4. case studies and 5. a software- and simulation-based term project. Prior undergraduate trainings in Control Systems ( ECE 431 ) is necessary.