Weekly reading assignments will be given from: Palm, William J. Modeling, Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN: 0471073709.
| Week # |
Topics |
Readings |
| 1 |
Introduction to course; review of analytical tools; translational first order systems |
Ch. 1.3-1.5
Ch. 2.1-2.2 |
| 2 |
Solutions to first order systems, Rotation about a fixed axis |
Ch. 4.1-4.3 |
| 3 |
Examples of rotational systems; Complex exponetials; 2nd order systems |
Ch. 4.4 |
| 4 |
Response of 2nd order system; System inputs; linearity and superposition |
-- |
| 5 |
Higher order systems; State space representation; Review |
Ch. 3.8 |
| 6 |
Transfer functions; Block diagrams; Frequency response |
Ch. 6 |
| 7 |
Frequency response of 2nd order systems; Frequency response applications; Bode plots |
-- |
| 8 |
No Class |
-- |
| 9 |
Electrical Circuits; Impedance |
Ch. 3 |
| 10 |
More Impedance; Transducers (Voice coil and D.C. Servomotor) |
-- |
| 11 |
Review |
-- |
| 12 |
Operational amplifier; Control systems (Black's formula) |
Ch. 3.5 |
| 13 |
More on control (Proportional); Intro to fluid systems |
Ch. 7 |
| 14 |
More on fluid systems; Thermal systems; Analogies |
Ch. 5 |
| 15 |
Review |
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