ECE 446: Design of Feedback Control Systems

Spring 2012

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instructor Dr. Asal Naseri Office: ECE 313A Tel. (505) 277-XXXX Fax. (505) 277-1439 E-mail: anaseri2@unm.edu Teaching Assistant Patricio Cruz Office: ECE L217A. Controls Lab Phone: Office: (505) 277-4105 E-mail: pcruzec@unm.edu

Announcements February 22, 2011 The presentation used in the first Lab has been already uploaded. To view the PDF file, go to "ECE 446 Labs". January 12, 2011 Welcome to ECE446 Design of Feedback Control Systems — See you in class! We will use Matlab and Simulink extensively in this class. You will also need the Control System Toolbox. Also, in the lab (L217) we will be using LabVIEW with compactRIO.

Course Description

This course is about the analysis and design of control systems with emphasis on modeling, state variable representation, computer solutions, modern design principles, and laboratory techniques.

This is a first course in feedback control of dynamic systems. A design-oriented approach is stressed. Computer-based analysis, combined with a modern accompanying laboratory, provide a realistic setting for mastering several important design methodologies. Concurrent development of basic concepts in lecture and homework provides a foundation for continued study of advanced topics and newly emerging methods.

Prerequisites

ECE 345 Intro to Control Systems.

In addition to specific academic courses, students are expected to have familiarity with Matlab.

Grading and Examination

Final Grade:

• Reading Assignments 10%
• Class Participation/Performance (Clicker Points) 15%
• Homework and Lab Reports 25%
• Midterm Exam 20%
• Final Exam and Project 30%

Reading Assignments: Almost every session you will have reading assignments from the book, where you will answer 1-3 questions related to the reading material. The reading assignments and the questions will be posted on WebCT. You are responsible for checking your Vista account. Each reading assignment is due by 8:30AM of the day of the class (I need at least an hour to go through your responses and change my slides and notes for the day according to the results).

Class Participation/Performance (Clicker Points): You will answer several multiple choice questions throughout each lecture using your clickers (see the section on clickers). For each question answered you will earn 1 point and another 2 points if your answer is correct. Use of another student’s clicker is considered cheating and is unacceptable. I will drop the three lowest points from each category above before calculating your final grade.

Homework: Homework problems will be assigned, using end of chapter problems from Nise, half way through the larger chapters and at the end of each chapter. Each assignment is to be handed in at the beginning of the lecture on the due date. 10% will be deducted for each day up to five days. The lowest score will be dropped for computing the final grade. You are encouraged to work in groups and discuss the problems. When turning in your assignments, include the name of your classmates you worked with.

Lab Reports and Final Project: We will talk about the design project and lab exercises in class as we go along.

Textbook

The following textbook is required: Norman S. Nise, Control Systems Engineering, sixth ed., John Whiley & Sons, 2011.

Course Webpage

All announcements, assignments, course material, etc. will be posted on WebCT. It is your responsibility to check your WebCT account multiple times a week to keep up with all the announcements and due dates. You can log in through https://vista.unm.edu