ECE 486 - Control Systems

Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010
Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
AB1 LAB 1500 - 1750 R   235 Everitt Lab  Seth Hutchinson
AB2 LAB 1500 - 1750 T   235 Everitt Lab  Seth Hutchinson
AB3 LAB 1200 - 1450 T   235 Everitt Lab  Seth Hutchinson
AD1 DIS 0930 - 1050 T R   163 Everitt Lab  Seth Hutchinson

Web Page http://courses.ece.uiuc.edu/ece486/
Official Description Analysis and design of control systems with emphasis on modeling, state variable representation, computer solutions, modern design principles, and laboratory techniques. Prerequisite: ECE 210.
Hours 4 hours.
Subject Area Control Systems
Course Prerequisites Credit in ECE 210
Course Directors Sean P Meyn
Description Analysis and design of control systems with emphasis on modeling; state variable analysis; computer simulation; design principles; and laboratory techniques with computer control.

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Credit 4 hours
Topics
  • Modeling and dynamic response
  • Root locus design method
  • Frequency response design methods
  • State-space design
Computer Usage Use of MATLAB with SIMULINK for control system analysis and design.
Lab Projects Analog computer simulation. Digital simulation using SIMULINK. Servo motor position control; modeling and parameter identification, PID and lead-lag control. Design project. The College of Engineering Undergraduate Control System Laboratory facility is used.
Course Prerequisites ECE 210.
Topical Prerequisities
  • Laplace transform
  • Linear systems theory
Texts G.E. Franklin, J.D. Powell, and A. Emami-Naeni, Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems, 3rd ed., Addison-Wesley, 1994.
ABET Category Engineering Science: 1 credit
Engineering Design: 3 credits