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Dynamics and Control II

Subjects: Engineering · Mathematics · Mechanical Engineering

Art: Frederick Collins, Collins steam engine drawing, 1918 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Derek Rowell
Term: Spring 2008
Level: Undergraduate
What's inside: 10 problem sets · 10 solutions · 1 lecture note · 46 other files · 4 web pages
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Dynamics and Control II

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Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Example: cruise control

Lecture 3: Laplace transform definition, properties

Lecture 4: Block diagram algebra

Lecture 5: Modeling: impedance of electrical components

Lecture 6: Kirchoff’s laws, circuit equations

Lecture 7: Transfer functions, loop/mesh currents

Lecture 8: Modeling: real components as Thevenin and Norton sources

Lecture 9: Modeling: one-dimensional mechanical components

Lecture 10: Modeling: impedance of mechanical components

Lecture 11: Transfer functions in MATLAB and Maple

Lecture 12: Operational amplifiers

Lecture 13: Generalized system modeling

Lecture 14: Modeling: rotational systems

Lecture 15: Example: rotational systems

Lecture 16: Modeling: two-port components

Lecture 17: LTI system response

Lecture 18: Standard input functions: delta, step, ramp, sinusoid

Lecture 19: Poles and zeros

Lecture 20: Standard 1st and 2ⁿd order system responses

Lecture 21: Higher order systems, LTI system properties

Lecture 22: Example: finding system responses

Lecture 23: Effects of poles and zeros

Lecture 24: Closed-loop systems, steady-state errors

Lecture 25: System stability, Routh-Hurwitz criterion

Lecture 26: Stability of closed-loop systems, root locus plots

Lecture 27: Root locus development

Lecture 28: Root locus development (cont.)

Lecture 29: Root locus summary, MATLAB

Lecture 30: Sinusoidal system response

Lecture 31: Frequency response and pole-zero plots

Lecture 32: Bode plots

Lecture 33: Poles and zeros on bode plots

Lecture 34: Bode plots, conclusion

Lecture 38: Final exam