EECE 360: Systems and Control 

Summer 2012-2013 (May 14-June 21 2013)

Instructor: Prof. Tim Salcudean, Kaiser 3060. (604) 822-3243, tims@ece.ubc.ca.
Office Hours:  Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 or by appointment. To be adjusted if there are conflicts with other courses.

Course Webpage: http://courses.ece.ubc.ca/360 
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Lectures:  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 09:00-11:00 in DMP310.
Tutorial: Friday 10:00-11:00 in DMP310 - to be confirmed.

Teaching Assistants:  Neda Eskandari nedae@ece.ubc.ca.

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to the analysis of control systems. The main focus will be on techniques of classical control theory, including root-locus, Bode, and Nyquist plots. Students will learn how to transform linear dynamical systems between state-space and frequency domains, and explore conditions for stability in each domain. Students will design controllers through P, PI, PID, phase-lead, and phase-lag filters. Concepts of robust control, including tradeoffs between sensitivity and performance, will be emphasized throughout. A brief introduction will be made to optimal control and digital control. Applications will range across electrical, mechanical, chemical, biomedical, and biological systems.

Prerequisite:

You will need a functional knowledge of differential equations, complex variables, Laplace transforms (acquired from EECE253 (Circuit Analysis II) or equivalent) and linear algebra.

Text:

R. Dorf and R. Bishop, Modern Control Systems (12/E), Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011. Online at http://www.prenhall.com/dorf

Search for “Book Resources" to find links to Matlab code.


Grading: Quizzes/homework 10%, Matlab project 10%, Midterm Exam 20%,  Final examination 60%. If final is better than midterm, final is worth 80%, midterm 0%.

Course policies:
Students are reminded of the University policies and regulations on Academic Honesty and Standards.
All assigned work that is marked "individual" must be treated as such. Evidence of collaboration or cheating on such work or during examinations will be promptly  forwarded to the university for assessment and disciplinary action.

Take-home quizzes, when assigned, will generally be handed out on Fridays and will be due on Wednesdays.  Questions can be directed to the instructor during the tutorial or during office hours. Approximatey four take-home quizzes will be assigned. 


Tentative lecture plan:
[Week 1 (May 13)] Course organization, introduction to the topic. Introduction to feedback. Modeling of dynamic systems.
•[Week 2 (May 20)]  Signal flow graphs. State space models.
•[Week 3 (May 27)] State space models. State feedback. Observer-based design.
•[Week 4 (June  3) ] Feedback control systems characteristcs. Performance specifications.
• [Week 5  (June 10)] Root locus design.
[Week 6 (June 17)] Frequency domain analysis and design. Review.

•Other reading:

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