EECS 4200 - Feedback Control Systems聽Course Syllabus
Credits/Contact Hours
3 credit hours & three 50-minute lecture contact hours per week.
Instructor's Name
Dr. Richard G. Molyet
Textbook
R.C. Dorf and R.H. Bishop, "Modern Control Systems," Pearson Prentice Hall, 13th edition,
2017.
Course Information
Feedback methods for the control of dynamic systems. Topics include: modeling, characteristics
and performance of feedback systems, stability, root locus and frequency response
methods and computer simulation.
Prerequisite: EECS 3220
Required for EE majors
Specific Goals - Student聽Learning Objectives聽(SLOs)
The student will be able to
1. Formulate mathematical models for linear, time-invariant聽electrical, mechanical
and electromechanical systems.
2. Construct block diagram and signal flow graph聽representations of linear, time-invariant
systems.
3. Reduce block diagram and signal flow graph representations聽to a single transfer
function.
4. Determine applications of closed loop systems.
5. Analyze and design control system specifications in the time聽domain.
6. Determine the stability of control systems.
7. Determine the relation between characteristic equation root聽location and control
system performance.
8. Analyze the frequency response characteristics of a control聽system.
9. Apply feedback control techniques to contemporary聽automatic control systems.
10. Use MATLAB and Simulink to analyze open and closed loop聽control systems.
Topics
1. Introduction to Control Systems
2. Mathematical Models
3. Block Diagrams/Signal Flow Graphs
4. State Variable Representation
5. Feedback System Characteristics
6. Performance of Feedback Systems
7. Stability of Linear Feedback Systems
8. Root Locus Method
9. Frequency Response Methods