ECE 441A

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Model – via differential equations or transfer functions – electrical, mechanical and electromechanical dynamical systems
2. Linearize a set of nonlinear dynamical equations
3. Create a second-order model from a system's step response
4. Construct all-integrator block diagrams from a transfer function, a set of differential equations, or a state-space representation and vice versa
5. Compute a state transition matrix from a system matrix
6. Describe -- in terms of percent overshoot -- settling time, steady-state error, rise-time or peak-time how the poles of a second-order continuous-time system influence the transient response
7. Translate design specifications into allowable dominant pole locations in the s-plane
8. Calculate a system's steady-state error and how the steady-state error can be influenced via system parameter changes
9. Construct and interpret the Routh array.
10. Determine the stability of a closed-loop system
11. Calculate a system's sensitivity with respect to different parameters
12. Sketch the root locus associated with a transfer function
13. Design analog controllers using root locus techniques
14. Design an analog PID controller to meet design specifications
15. Calculate the phase margin and gain margin of a system from its frequency response (Bode plots)
16. Design analog controllers using Bode plot techniques
17. Design full-state feedback gains to achieve acceptable closed-loop behavior