Course: EW305H Honors Linear Control Engineering
4 Credits – 3 Recitation Hours – 2 Laboratory Hours
Course Description:
This course provides a foundation in classical control engineering covering mathematical modeling, time and frequency response analysis, and design of PID compensators. The lecture material is supported by a series of laboratory projects on the modeling and analysis of physical systems and the design and implementation of control systems. This honors course focuses on deeper analysis of the linear and advanced control toolsets and include an open-ended control design project.
Pre-requisites:
EW202
Co-requisite:
EW301
Course Coordinator:
Prof. Kiriakidis
Textbook:
Control Systems Engineering, by Norman S. Nise
Course Objectives:
Apply Laplace Transform (LT) to represent linear differential equations as transfer functions.
Use Inverse LT to solve for the time response and to determine its stability.
Analyze the time response of a linear system to a test input.
Understand the process of parameter estimation for linear systems (first and second order).
Classify the time response from the poles of the quadratic transfer function.
Interpret the loci of quadratic poles for constant response features.
Analyze the time response of a second order system with additional dynamics.
Apply block diagram reduction to negative unity feedback systems.
Evaluate steady-state error in feedback systems.
Interpret the loci of closed-loop poles for constant loop gain parameters.
Sketch a Root Locus plot for analysis and design of feedback control systems.
Understand the principal control actions and their respective utility.
Apply linear compensator design to improve system performance.
Understand the performance limits of linear compensators.
Implement continuous-time compensators on a digital microcontroller (Tustin’s transform).
Topics:
Assessment of Response
Compensation of Out-of-Spec Response
Implementation of Compensators on a Microprocessor