EE 871 - Modern Control Systems

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to principles and practice of modern control engineering. Z-transforms are introduced and utilized in conjunction with the analysis of discrete-time control systems. State-space analysis for continuous-time systems is covered in detail. Techniques on nonlinear systems analysis are developed and applied utilizing computer methods. (prereq: Laplace transforms and a control systems course)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Determine the open-loop and closed-loop transfer functions of a system containing a sampler and zero-order-hold
Determine the stability of sampled data (discrete-time, DT) systems
Design DT system compensators
Analyze system controllability and observability
Design state feedback estimator-regulators
Estimate a transfer function representation from experimental frequency response data
Implement a closed-loop compensator

Prerequisites by Topic

Simplify control system block diagrams
Obtain continuous time system time-domain performance specifications
Determine steady-state error of continuous time systems for typical inputs
Design continuous time, closed-loop, phase-type and PID control systems by root-locus techniques
Analyze continuous time systems using frequency response methods: Bode diagrams
Demonstrate the effects of discrete-time sampling of continuous signals

Course Topics

Prerequisite review
System frequency response modeling techniques
Sampled-data systems and the z-transform
Design state feedback system
Review state space representation

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Dr. Jay Wierer

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EE 871 - Modern Control Systems