COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to feedback control systems, basic concepts of feedback, modeling of physical  systems, transfer functions, poles and zeros, dynamic responses and time-domain specs., stability. Feedback design, stabilization, disturbance rejection, tracking and robustness issues;  PID controllers, steady-state tracking and system type; The root-locus design method;  The frequency-response design method, bode plot, stability margins.  Matlab will be used for system analysis, design and simulation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of feedback and the most important techniques for control system design. The students will learn how to model a physical system and how to analyze stability and performances of a dynamic system through transfer function. They will experience the effect of feedback on stabilization, disturbance rejection, tracking accuracy and robustness. They will learn how to design PID controllers and how to use root-locus design method and frequency-response design method to stabilize a system and to  improve system performances. 

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION:

TEXTS:

GRADING POLICY:

Homework:  30%

Midterm Exam:  20%

Project: 20%

Final Exam: 30%

HOMEWORK POLICY: 

Homework sets are handed out weekly and due on Wednesday before class. Late homework will be discounted by 10% a day, up to 5 days. Solutions will be provided a week after the due date. Collaboration on homework assignments is permitted. Make sure you understand everything you write in your solution.

CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR:

Tingshu Hu

Office:  Ball Hall 405

Office hours: M, W:  2:30-3pm; 

Phone: 934-4374, Fax: 934-3027,

Email: tingshu_hu@uml.edu, URL: http://faculty.uml.edu/thu/

Course website: http://faculty.uml.edu/thu/16.413