1. Syllabus
This page contains the syllabus of the course SE 302 - Linear Control Systems taught at Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM
1. Catalog Description
Linear systems, time domain and frequency domain representations, open loop and close loop systems, time and frequency domain analysis, stability, root locus, frequency response, controller design. Laboratory activities include analysis and control of physical processes as well as analog and digital simulation.
2. Textbook
"Modern Control Systems", Dorf and Bishop, Tenth Edition, Prentice Hall.
3. Grading
Attendance and homework 10%
Quizzes 15%
Lab activities, reports and Lab quizzes 15%
Major Exam I 15%
Major Exam II 20%
Final 25%
4. Topics
Introduction to Control Systems:
Terminology
Control Systems Examples
Mathematical Preliminaries:
Review of complex variables
Differential Equations of physical systems
Linearization of nonlinear systems
Laplace Transform, solution of ODEs.
Transfer Functions and State variable Description:
Transfer function
Block diagram
Signal Flow Graph
Feedback Control Systems:
Time domain Characteristics and performance
Effect of feedback on transient response,
Disturbance reduction
Time domain specifications in transient and steady state requirements
System Stability:
Root locus Techniques:
Frequency Response Methods:
Introduction
Frequency Response plots
Bode Diagrams
Measurement of frequency Response
Performance Specification in Frequency Domain
Design Example
Nyquist Criteria
Bandwidth
Nichols Diagram
Design of Controllers:
Approaches to System Design
Cascade Compensation Networks
Phase Lead Design Using Bode Diagrams
Phase Lag Design using Bode Diagrams
* If time permits
