Modeling control systems, linearization around an equilibrium point. Block diagrams, impulse response, transfer function, frequency response. Controllability and observability, LTI realizations. Feedback and stability, Lyapunov stability criterion, pole placement, Routh criterion. Input/output stability, design of PID controllers, Bode plots, Nyquist plots, Nyquist stability criterion, robust controllers. Laboratory experiments illustrate the control concepts learned in class.
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(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.5, Tut: 0.5)