ME 352 System Analysis and Control

Credit Structure:  (4+0) 4

Description :

It is intended to cover a range of topics from classical to modern control theory. Discussions will include modeling  of physical systems, flow charts, feedback control theory, stability and stability probing methods.

Course Objectives :

This course is meant to let the juniors acquire  a  sense of  interpretation of the physical world, transforming these interpretations into tangible mathematical expressions in modeling,  searching for the nature of the systems regarding their stability and robustness.

Prerequisites :

None Required.

Textbook :


Dorf, R.; Bishop, R.H. “Modern Control Systems” , 9th Edition, Addison Wesley P.C. As a secondary text book, Ogata, Katsuhiko,  "Modern Control Engineering" , 4th ed. by Prentice Hall P.C.  will also be used.  

References :

To be discussed in the classroom.

Syllabus :

1) Introduction To Control Systems (1 wk)
2) Mathematical Models of Systems (1 wk)
3) State Variable Models (2 wks)
4) Feedback Control System Characteristics (1 wk)
5) The Performance of Feedback Control Systems  (1.5 wks)
6) The Stability of Linear Feedback Systems (1 wk)
7) The Root Locus Method (2 wks)
8) Frequency Response Methods (2 wks)
9) Stability in the Frequency Domain (2.5wks)


Homeworks :


  Homeworks on a weekly basis.


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