ME 230 - Dynamics of Systems

• Understand basic system components of mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid systems and combine components into systems
• Formulate mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid and mixed discipline systems into appropriate differential equation models
• Analyze linear systems for dynamic response - both time and frequency response
• Recognize the similarity of the response characteristics of various physically dissimilar systems
• Solve systems using classical methods and MATLAB/Simulink

• Electrical circuits
• Differential equations
• Dynamics

• Introduction to dynamic systems
• Review of time domain solutions for 1st and 2nd order systems
• Free and constant force responses (step input)
• Determine system dynamic response characteristics
• Laplace domain analysis and pole-zero plots
• Block diagram model representation and transfer functions
• Simulation of block diagrams systems using Simulink
• Modeling mechanical systems (M-S-D)
• Modeling of mechanical systems (Torsional Systems)
• Linearization of differential equations
• Modeling electrical systems (RC and RLC circuits)
• Modeling of operational amplifiers
• Modeling of electromechanical systems (DC motor)
• Modeling of other analogous systems
• State-space representation
• Numerical integration with Euler and ODE45
• Frequency response function
• Bode plots and 1st and 2nd order system characteristics