Curriculum Map

Course: Control Systems

Author

Carlotta A. Berry, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, USA

Course Topics

System Modeling

Relevant Material	Type	Description	Source
Differential Equation Description	Figure	Figure 19.1.2 and Figure 19.1.3 show the dual relationship between an RLC circuit and the spring, mass, damper system that can be described by a second order differential equation	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
State Variable Description	Text	This text describes the derivation of the state variable model from a second order differential equation to describe a system	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Transfer Function Model	Figure	Figure 19.1.4 shows the transfer function model to illustrate the frequency response to a system by using G(s) = Y(s)/U(s)	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Differential Equation to Transfer Function	Example	Derivation of the transfer function of a system given the differential equation	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
State Space to Transfer Function	Example	Derivation of the transfer function of a system given the state space description	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Poles and Zeros	Example	Finding the poles and zeros of a system described by a transfer function	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering

Classical Control

Relevant Material	Type	Description	Source
Motion Control Example	Video	Video describes the design of a P and PD controller for motion control	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Motion Control System	Figure	Figure 19.1.14 illustrates the simulation model for the feedback control of a motion control system	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Root Locus	Figure	Figure 19.1.15 shows the root locus plot for the motion control system design problem	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Sensitivity	Text	Designing a PD controller to be less sensitive to sensor noise	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Controller Sensitivity	Video	Video demonstrates how to make a controller less sensitive to sensor noise	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Phase and Gain Margin	Video	Video describes how to find the gain and phase margin on the Bode plot for a system	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering

Modern Control

Relevant Material	Type	Description	Source
Eigenvalue Assignment Design	Text	Illustration of state space design by using eigenvalue assignment	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Eigenvalue Assignment Design	Video	Video demonstrates state space design by using eigenvalue assignment	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Linear Quadratic Regulator	Text	Minimize the quadratic cost by designing a linear quadratic regulator for a system	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering
Linear Quadratic Regulator Problem	Video	Video demonstrates how to use a Linear Quadratic Regulator on a control system	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering

Robust Control Systems

Relevant Material	Type	Description	Source
System Stability	Video	Video describes how to design a controller to stabilize an unstable system with uncertain parameters	Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering