Carleton University
SYSC 3600A&B
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Systems and Simulation
Course Outline
Fall 2011
Professors:
Section A: Professor Hafez, office 4440ME, e-mail hafez@sce.carleton.ca
Section B: Professor Aitken, office 4488ME, e-mail vaitken@sce.carleton.ca
WWW: Course material will be posted on WebCT. You must have a Carleton Connect account to access
it. The URL is http://webct.carleton.ca
Login = Carleton Connect userid
Password = Carleton Connect password
Course Objectives:
This course provides an introduction to the techniques of system modeling, analysis and simulation. One
will learn how to predict the behaviour of dynamic systems to various inputs. Knowledge gained from
previous courses on mechanical and electrical systems and differential equations is integrated to provide
an understanding of the dynamic behaviour of engineering systems. The topics to be covered include:
modeling of dynamic systems, the properties of dynamic systems, the use of Laplace transforms, transfer
functions and block diagrams, convolution, and time and frequency response.
Course Textbook:
K. Ogata, System Dynamics 4th Ed, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-142462-9
It is strongly recommended that all students have access to the textbook. The text is very well written and complete.
The best thing about this text is that Ogata includes a very large number of problems with complete step-by-step
solutions. Sections from the text will be identified for each lecture. The text is available from many sources (and
there should be lots of used ones around).
Other References:
Kamen & Heck, Fundamentals of Signals and Systems using the Web and MATLAB, Prentice Hall, 2000.
Oppenheim and Willsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1997.
Kudeki and Munson, Analog Signals and Systems, Prentice Hall, 2009.
Lecture Notes and Laboratory Materials:
The lecture notes and lab materials are available for download from WebCT.
Prerequisites:
MATH 1005, and (ECOR 1101 or PHYS 1001). Precludes additional credit for SYSC 2500 or SYSC
3500. Students who have not satisfied the prerequisites for this course must either a) withdraw from the
course or b) obtain a prerequisite waiver from www.sce.carleton.ca/ughelp. Students who are registered
but do not satisfy the prerequisites and who have not been granted a prerequisite waiver may be
deregistered from the course after the last day to register for courses in the term.
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Carleton University
SYSC 3600A&B
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Systems and Simulation
Course Outline
Fall 2011
Examinations:
A mid-term examination will be held in the respective lecture timeslots on Tuesday October 18 for
Section A and Wednesday October 19 for Section B. Midterm attendance is required. Students who
miss the midterm exam due to illness are required to provide a doctor’s note to their instructor within 48
hours of returning to campus, and in this case the midterm exam weight will be shifted to the final exam.
Other excuses for missing the midterm exam will not be accepted and a grade of zero will be assigned.
The final examination will be held during the University’s examination period, Dec. 8th through 21st, and
will be scheduled by examination services. Students must pass the final examination (D- or better on
the final exam) in order to pass the course.
The final examination is for evaluation purposes only and will not be returned to students.
Both exams (midterm and final) will be closed-book but students will be allowed to prepare and bring
with them one 8.5”x11” crib sheet, both sides, to each exam.
Labs/Tutorials:
All labs/tutorials are held in 4233ME. Students must have activated their connect accounts in order to initiate lab
accounts. All computers in this room have full access to Matlab and Simulink for assignments/labs. Lab times are as
follows:
Section
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L6
Day
Thursday
Friday
Friday
Monday
Friday
Thursday
Time
8:30-11:30
11:30-2:30
8:30-11:30
8:30-11:30
2:30-5:30
2:30-5:30
These timeslots will be used for both tutorials and laboratories. Students may use this lab room at any time when
other activities are not formally scheduled. There will be 4 labs and 6 assignments. Lab work will require
completion of the pre-lab prior to your lab slot, then will be completed during the lab slot. Labs may be conducted in
teams of two students. Each student must submit their own work for assignments. Tutorials are intended to provide
TA support for completion of assignments. Students may come to any tutorial slot to receive help from the TAs.
The weekly labs/tutorial cycle will start on a Wednesday and end on a Tuesday. Assignments and lab reports are
due on Fridays BUT the assignment box will be emptied first thing Monday morning following each due date. You
therefore have two extra days (Sat. and Sun.) following each due date as a grace period, so requests for extensions
beyond the Monday pick-up will not be considered. Late submissions (not in the box when emptied on Mondays)
will not be accepted at all and will be given a grade of zero. You are encouraged to photocopy your assignments
or lab reports prior to submission for your own records. Every effort will be devoted to ensuring that all
assignments/labs are returned to students in a timely manner.
In-Class Quizzes:
There will be six short-answer in-class quizzes. These quizzes will not be announced in advance.
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Carleton University
SYSC 3600A&B
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Systems and Simulation
Course Outline
Fall 2011
Academic Accommodation:
You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. For an
accommodation request the processes are as follows:
Pregnancy obligation: write to your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the
first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For
more details visit the Equity Services website http://www2.carleton.ca/equity/accommodation/
Religious obligation: write to your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the
first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For
more details visit the Equity Services website http://www2.carleton.ca/equity/accommodation/
Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course must register with the
Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) for a formal evaluation of disability-related
needs. Documented disabilities could include but are not limited to mobility/physical impairments,
specific Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/psychological disabilities, sensory disabilities, Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and chronic medical conditions. Registered PMC students are
required to contact the PMC, 613-520-6608, every term to ensure that their instructor receives your Letter
of Accommodation, no later than two weeks before the first assignment is due or the first in-class
test/midterm requiring accommodations. If you only require accommodations for your formally scheduled
exam(s) in this course, please submit your request for accommodations to PMC by the deadlines
published on the PMC website: http://www2.carleton.ca/pmc/new-and-current-students/dates-anddeadlines/
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism (copying and handing in for credit someone else's work) is a serious instructional offense that
will not be tolerated. Please refer to the section on instructional offenses in the Undergraduate Calendar
for additional information.
Grading:
Assignments:
Midterm:
10%;
20%
Labs:
10%;
In-class quizzes :
Final Exam:
5% (best 5 of 6)
55%
Students must pass the final examination (D- or better on the final exam) in order to pass the course.
Health and Safety:
Every student should have a copy of our Health and Safety Manual. An electronic version of the manual
can be found at http://www.sce.carleton.ca/courses/health-and-safety.pdf
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Carleton University
SYSC 3600A&B
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Systems and Simulation
Course Outline
Fall 2011
Laboratory and Assignment Schedule
SYSC 3600, Fall 2011, Laboratory/Tutorial Plan
Dates
Due Date
Content
Sept 8-13
NA
No Labs/Tutorials
Sept 14-20
NA
Laboratory 0
Sept 21-27
Sept 30
Assignment 1
Sept 28-Oct 4
Oct 7
Assignment 2
Oct 5-11
NA
Tutorial MT review
(7&10=holiday)
Oct 12-18
Oct 21
Laboratory 1
Oct 19-25
Oct 28
Assignment 3
Oct 26-Nov 1
Nov 4
Assignment 4
Nov 2-8
Nov 11
Laboratory 2
Nov 9-15
Nov 18
Assignment 5
Nov 16-22
Nov 25
Laboratory 3
Nov 23-29
Dec 2
Assignment 6
NOTE: The above plan is tentative and subject to change. Students will be notified of changes in class and via
WebCT.
Laboratory 0: Introduction to Simulink (no lab report)
Assignment 1: Modeling Dynamic Systems I
Assignment 2: Modeling Dynamic Systems II
Laboratory 1: Response of 1st-order systems
Assignment 3: Convolution and Laplace Transforms
Assignment 4: Laplace Transforms and Transfer Functions
Laboratory 2: Simulation of Servo System
Assignment 5: Block Diagrams and Reduction
Laboratory 3: PD Control of Nonlinear System
Assignment 6: Bode Plots
The labs may be done in teams of two and somewhat more formal lab reports are expected. Each student
must submit their own work for assignments.
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Carleton University
SYSC 3600A&B
Date
A=S8,
A=S13,B=S12
Lec
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A=S15, B=S14
A=S20, B=S19
A=S22, B=S21
A=S27, B=S26
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A=S29, B=S28
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A=O4, B=O3
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A=O6, B=O5
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A=O11, B=O12
A=O13, B=O17
A=O18, B=O19
A=O20, B=O24
A=O25, B=O26
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A=O27, B=O31
A=N1, B=N2
A=N3, B=N7
A= N8, B=N9
A=N10, B=N14
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A=N15, B=N16
A=N17, B=N21
A=N22, B=N23
A=N24, B=N28
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A=D1, B=D5
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Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Systems and Simulation
Course Outline
SYSC 3600, Fall 2011, Lecture Plan
Contents
Introduction
Basic System Properties
(Students read 2.14-2.25)
3.1-3.23
System Model Elements
4.1-4.18
Describing Systems with Diff. Eqns
5.1-5.32
Analog Comp, Op Amps
6.1-6.27
State Space
(Students read 6.28-6.33)
6.34-6.37
State Space, Dep. Elements
6.38-6.45
State Space, Canonical Form
7.1-7.27
Fund’l Cont’s Time Signals
8.1-8.29
1st-Order DE’s
(Students read 8.30-8.36)
9.1-9.32
Convolution
10.1-10.16
Review of Laplace Transforms
11.1-11.34
Properties of Laplace
12.1-12.22
Inverse Laplace, PFE, Examples
Midterm Exam
13.1-13.10
Transfer Fns & Pole-Zero Plots
Midterm Solutions
14.1-14.25
Systems Analysis with Laplace
14.26-14.35
Examples with Laplace
15.1-15.31
Dyn of 2nd-Order Systems
16.1-16.12
Block Diagrams & Reduction
16.13-16.29
Block Diagram Reduction
17.1-17.19
Stability
18.1-18.12
Steady-State/Transient Response
19.1-19.25
Frequency Response
20.1-20.15
Introduction to Bode Plots
21.1-21.40
Bode Plots (Real Poles)
22.1-22.24
Bode Plots (Complex Poles)
(Note: Students read 22.25-22.31)
Review for Final Exam
Review for Final Exam
Slide Set
1.1-1.11
2.1-2.13
Fall 2011
Ogata
Ch1
Ch3, Ch6
Ch3, Ch6
Ch6
Ch5
Ch5
Ch2
Ch2
Ch8
Ch2
Ch2
Ch2
Ch4
Ch2,Ch4
Ch4
Ch8
Ch10,S2
Ch10,S2
Ch8
Ch9
Ch11
Ch11
Ch11
NOTE: The above plan is tentative and subject to change. Students will be notified of changes in class and via
WebCT.
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