Syllabus
Week 1
- Lecture 1 - Introduction to modeling, control, differential equations
- Lecture 2 -Laplace transform definition and properties
Reading
- Chapter 1 and Section 2.1 of the book
- Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the book
Problem Set
Week 2
- Lecture 3 - Solving differential equations with Laplace
- Lecture 4 - Mechanical system models
Reading
- Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of the book
- Sections 3.1 to 3.3 of the book
Problem Set
Week 3
- Lecture 5 -Transfer functions and block diagrams
- Lecture 6 - Time response
Reading
- Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the book
- Sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the book
Problem Set
Week 4
- Lecture 7 - State-space models
- Lecture 8 - Electrical system models
Reading
- Sections 5.1 to 5.3 and 5.5 in the book
- Sections 6.1 to 6.3 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 4
Week 5
- Lecture 9 - Electromechanical systems
- Lecture 10 - DC Motors
Reading
- Section 6.5 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 5
Week 6
- Lecture 11 - Linearization (Taylor Series expansion)
- Lecture 12 - First-order system response, stability
Reading
- Section 7.4 in the book
- Sections 8.1 and 8.2 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 6
Week 7
- Lecture 13 - Second-order system response
- Lecture 14 - Higher-order system response, system identification
Reading
- Section 8.3 in the book
- Section 8.4 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 7
Week 8
- Lecture 15 - Introduction to control, block diagram manipulation
- Lecture 16 - Control goals and specifications, PID control
Reading
- Sections 10.1 and 10.2 in the book
- Sections 10.3 to 10.5 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 8
Week 9
- Lecture 17 - System type and steady-state error
- Lecture 18 - Root locus basics
Reading
- Section 10.6 in the book
- Sections 10.8 and 10.9 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 9
Week 10
- Lecture 19 - Root locus continued
- Lecture 20 - Root Locus for Design
Reading
- Sections 10.8 and 10.9 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 10
Week 11
- Lecture 21 - Frequency response and Bode plots
- Lecture 22 - Analysis with Bode plots
Reading
- Sections 9.1, 9.2, 11.1 and 11.2 in the book
- Sections 11.2 to 11.4 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 11
Week 12
- Lecture 23 - Bode plots for controller design
- Lecture 24 - More advanced control architectures
Reading
- Section 11.6 in the book
Problem Set
- Problem Set 12
Week 13
- Lecture 25 - Controller implementation and advanced topics
Reading
- Review
Problem Set
- Problem Set 13