Calendar

WEEK# TOPICS LABS KEY DATEs

1

Introduction to Course

Natural Response: First-order Systems

Assignment 1 out

2

Second-order Systems

Natural and Driven Response

Step Response Metrics

Lab 1: 1st-order Spring-damper System

Assignment 1 due

Assignment 2 out

3

System Modeling Techniques for Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, and Fluid Domains

Lab 2: Rotational 1st-order Inertia/Damper System

Assignment 2 due

Assignment 3 out

4

Laplace Transform

System Response via Laplace Transform

Pulse, Impulse, and Ramp Response

Transfer Functions and Block Diagrams

Assignment 3 due

Assignment 4 out

5

Quiz 1

More on Laplace Techniques

Lorentz-type Motors

Modeling Voice Coil Drivers

Assignment 4 due

Assignment 5 out

6

Circuits, Amplifiers, and Operational Amplifiers

Operational Amplifiers as Feedback Systems

Dynamics Affected by Feedback

Lab 3: Translational 2nd-order Spring/Mass/Damper System; Natural Response; Fitting Models

Assignment 5 due

Assignment 6 out

7

More on Op Amps and Circuits

Lab 4: Driven Response of Translational 2nd-order Spring/Mass/Damper System; Step Response

Assignment 6 due

8

Quiz 2

Frequency Response

Bode Plots

Lab 5: 1st-order RC Circuits and 2nd-order LRC Circuit

Assignment 7 out

9

Bode Plots, Vibrations, Complex Zeros

Lab 6: Rotational 1st-Order Inertia/Damper System Driven through a Gear Train

Assignment 7 due

Assignment 8 out

10

Control Systems, PID Control, Frequency Domain Viewpoint

Assignment 8 due

11

Transducers and Transformers

Motors

System Interconnections

Assignment 9 out

12

Quiz 3

Control Design Examples

Assignment 9 due

Assignment 10 out

13

State-space Models

Eigenstructure

Assignment 10 due

14

Case Studies

Intro to More Advanced Subjects

15

Finals Week

Final Exam