LINEAR SYSTEMS THEORY
ME 3253
Prof. Nejat Olgac
olgac@engr.uconn.edu
UTEB 380 (6 2382)
Office hrs:
M,W 1-2 pm
Web page for the course : http://www.engr.uconn.edu/alarm/me253
TA: Ayhan Sebastian Bayirli
Office hrs: TBD
Textbook: Katsuhiko Ogata
EII 315
System Dynamics (Fourth Edition)
Prentice Hall, 2004 ISBN 0-13-1424629
SYLLABUS
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Introduction and review/overview
1 wk
MATLAB/SIMULINK introduction
1 wk
Laplace domain representation of dynamic systems (Chapter 2)
3 wks
Mathematical modeling of dynamic systems (Chapters 3, 4,6 and 7)
3 wks
a) Differential equations representing systems, transfer function
b) Linearization of nonlinear functions
c) Modeling of
o mechanical systems
o electrical systems
o fluid and thermal systems
 Time domain analysis of systems (Chapter 8)
4 wks
a) Block diagram
b) Stability
c) Root locus
 Frequency response of systems (i.e., the frequency domain analysis) (Chapter 9)
a) Magnitude and phase concepts
b) Bode and Nyquist plots
2 wks
GRADING
1)
HW's – Project (s)
Midterm.............................
Final...................................
30 %
30 %
40 %
2) There will be about 6 HW assignments.
All HWs must be delivered on the due date. The solutions to the HWs will be
posted on the website soon after. Only a selected number of the HWs will be
corrected and the grade will be established by extrapolation. Due dates of HWs will be
strictly enforced.
Official syllabus is found at :
http://www.engr.uconn.edu/me/cms/images/prod/pdf/me3253linearsystemstheory.pdf
Please NOTE:
1. All communication related to this course will be through the website. Please visit it
frequently.
2. Class attendance is strongly advised but not compulsory.
3. You will need a close affinity with simulation and modeling software (MATLAB and
SIMULINK) as well as symbolic manipulation packages (such as MAPLE or others
you may have). They are available in the ENG II network. You can also purchase
the student versions of these software which will be sufficient for this course.