May 13, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ME 230 - Dynamics of Systems

4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to introduce the modeling of the major types of engineering systems and the methods for solving the resulting differential equations. This course utilizes a systems approach to represent dynamic systems and determine their response characteristics. (prereq: MA 235 , ME 190 , ME 206 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• 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
Prerequisites by Topic
• Differential equations, MATLAB programming, Mechanics
Course Topics
• Introduction to dynamic systems (1 class)
• Laplace Transform (3 classes)
• Modeling mechanical systems (5 classes)
• Transfer-function and state-space approaches to modeling (5 classes)
• Modeling electrical and electromechanical systems (5 classes)
• Fluid systems and Thermal systems (5 classes)
• Systems dynamic response analysis: time domain (4 classes)
• Systems dynamic response analysis: frequency domain (4 classes)
• Lab demonstrations (first and second order systems) (4 classes)
• Review and Tests (4 classes)
Coordinator
Subha Kumpaty



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