ECE 521

Modern Systems Theory
Spring 2013

 

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Class Time: Tuesday, 4:30 - 7:10 p.m., Planetary Hall, Room 124, Dr. Beale

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Debosmita Biswas
         Office Hours: Monday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., ENGR 3204

Prerequisites: Background in Signals and Systems, Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations

Text: Modern Control Theory, 3rd Edition, William Brogan, Prentice Hall, 1991, Chapters 3 - 13

Homework Assignments

Examples

Project

Objectives

Grading

Important Dates

Course Calendar

Objectives:

Learn the fundamentals of state space models for linear dynamic systems.
 Learn ways of classifying and measuring the stability and other performance properties of state space systems.
 Learn state space controller design techniques to improve performance in feedback systems.

Course Requirements:

2 Tests, 50%
Homework 15%
Design Project, 15%
Final Exam, 20%

The lower test grade for each student will count 20%, and the higher test grade will count 30%

Important Dates:

Test 1 -- February 26 -- Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6
Test 2 -- April 9 -- Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10
Final Exam -- May 14, 4:30 - 7:15 p.m. -- Comprehensive, with Chapters 11, 12, 13 emphasized

 Final Drop Deadline -- Friday, February 22
 No classes March 11 - 17 due to Spring Break!!!

Course Calendar:

Day Date Topic Chapter
Tuesday
January 22
State variables and state space models of dynamical systems
3
Tuesday
January 29
 Fundamentals of matrix algebra
4
Tuesday
February 5
Vectors and linear vector spaces
5
Tuesday
February 12
Simultaneous linear equations
6
Tuesday
February 19
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
7
Tuesday
February 26
 Test #1
3, 4, 5, 6
Tuesday
February 26
 Functions of square matrices; Cayley-Hamilton theorem
8
Tuesday
March 5
Analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time linear systems
9
Tuesday
March 12
 Spring Break, No Class Today
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Tuesday
March 19
Analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time linear systems
9
Tuesday
March 26
 Stability theory
10
Tuesday
April 2
Controllability and observability of linear systems
11
Tuesday
April 9
Test #2
7, 8, 9, 10
Tuesday
April 9
State variable vs. transfer function models
12
Tuesday
April 16
Design of linear state feedback control systems
13
Tuesday
April 23
Observers and state feedback
13
Tuesday
April 30
Observers and state feedback
13
Tuesday
May 14
Final Exam, comprehensive, Chaps. 11, 12, 13 emphasized
All

 

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