ECE386 Introduction to Automatic Control
Course Outline
Lecturer: Ulaş Beldek
Course Outline
List the topics covered within each week.
Week
Topic(s)
1
Introduction of the Feedback Loop, Basic Modeling Concepts
2
Modeling: Linear Systems – Block Diagrams
3
Modeling: Nonlinear Systems and Linearization – Block Diagram Simplifications
4
Modeling: State Space and Frequency Domain Representation
5
System Analysis: Poles and Zeros of Transfer Functions
6
System Analysis: Stability Definitions and Criteria
7
System Analysis: Dynamic Behavior and Performance Criteria
8
Control Loop Analysis: Nyquist Diagram
9
Control Loop Analysis: Root Locus
10
Control Loop Analysis: Bode Plot
11
Control Loop Synthesis: PID Control using Root Locus
12
Control Loop Synthesis: PID Control using Bode Plot
13
Control Loop Synthesis: State Feedback Control – Controllability
14
Control Loop Synthesis: State Observer Design - Observability
Grading Policy
Final exam 40%
Midterm exam 30%
Homework %30 (typically 3-4 homework will be given)
Exams will be open book-notebook
Textbook(s)
List the textbook(s), if any, and other related main course materials.
Author(s)
Title
Publisher
Publication Year
ISBN
Goodwin,
Graham, Graebe
Stefan, Salgado,
Mario
Control System Design
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
2001
ISBN 0-13958653-9
Reference Books
List the reference books as supplementary materials, if any.
Author(s)
Title
Publisher
Publicati
on Year
Katsuhiko Ogata
Modern Control Engineering
Prentice Hall; 4
edition
2001
Astrom, Karl and
Murray, Richard
Feedback Systems: An Introduction for
Scientists and Engineers.
Princeton University
Press.
2008
ISBN
ISBN
0130609
072
ISBN 069
1135762