ME 430/ECE 451
SYSTEMS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

Course Description

This course covers modeling and analysis of single-input, single-output continuous systems in the time and frequency domains. Students will learn system response properties, the basic properties of feedback control, and the fundamentals of control system design using root locus and frequency response methods. Course participants will apply control theory to electromechanical system simulations using MATLAB.

Topics

• Equations of motion of mechanical and electrical systems
• Block diagram representation of control systems
• Time response of first- and second-order systems
• System stability
• Construction of PID, Lead/Lag controllers via root locus
• Frequency response through Bode and Nyquist analysis
• Construction of PID, Lead/Lag controllers via frequency response

Learning Outcomes

The student, upon completion of this course, will be able to:

• Construct a mathematical model of a dynamic system that includes a control system.
• Simplify mathematical models to linear, time-invariant systems through linearization and/or block diagram reduction.
• Use time domain performance criteria to design single-input, single-output control systems that achieve specified time response, accuracy, and stability requirements.
• Construct and use frequency response tools to design single-input, single-output control systems that achieve specified time response and stability requirements.
• Use MATLAB to design, simulate, and analyze the response of controlled dynamic systems.