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EPM2036 Control Theory 
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6 March 2002 (Wednesday)
  • Title: Mid-Trimester Test 
  • Time: 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. 
  •  Venue: Old Library (Examination Hall)
  • 1 April 2002 - 14 April 2002
  • Title: Final Examination Weeks
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    Objectives
    To introduce techniques of analysis and design of feedback control systems based mainly on classical theory.
    References/Textbooks
  • Benjamin Kuo, "Automatic Control Systems", Prentice Hall, 1998.
  • R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop, "Modern Control Systems", Addison Wesley, 1998. 
  • K. Ogata, “Modern Control Engineering”, Prentice-Hall, 3rd Ed., 1997. 
  • Norman S. Nise, “Control System Engineering”, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Ed., 1995. 
  • John Dorsy, "Continuous and Discrete Control Systems", ISBN 0-07-250500-1, McGraw-Hill. 
  • Goodman, Graebe, Salgado, "Control System Design", ISBN 0-13-958653-9, Prentice Hall. 
  • Contents
    Chapter 1 Introduction to Control Systems 
    • Definition, examples of control systems. Open-loop and closed-loop control systems. Review of Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms.
    Chapter 2 System Modeling 
    • Signal flow graph, block diagram. Transfer function. Poles and zeros. 
    • Block diagram reduction using signal flow graph and block diagram reduction techniques. 
    • Mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems. First and second order models, higher order models. 
    Chapter 3 Transient Response Analysis and Steady-State Error Analysis 
    • Definitions of transient response parameters. 
    • Analysis of second-order system as prototype. Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion. 
    • Classification of systems based on steady-state characteristics, steady-state error coefficient.
    Chapter 4 Root Locus Method 
    • Definition of Root locus, Properties of root locus, sketching of root locus plots. 
    • Effect of open-loop zeros and poles. Root locus design concepts.
    Chapter 5 Frequency Response Analysis 
  • Bode diagram, Polar plot, Nichols plot. 
  • Nyquist stability criterion: non-mathematical description of Nyquist criterion, interpretation of stability. 
  • Relative stability -  Gain and phase margins. 
  • Closed-loop frequency response analysis - M and N contours,  Nichols chart.
  • Chapter 6 Compensation Techniques 
    • Compensation techniques: lag, lead and lag-lead compensation, PD, PI and PID controllers. 
    • Cascade compensation based on root-locus method. Introduction to Feedback compensation. 
    Laboratory
    • Frequency Response Analysis of Control System
    • Control System Modeling and Step Response

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