ME C134 / EE C128: Feedback Control Systems (Spring 2020)

Professor Somayeh Sojoudi, UC Berkeley

Instructor: Somayeh Sojoudi
Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11-12:30 pm
Location: 540AB Cory
Instructor's Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2-3:30pm (5114 Etcheverry)
TA: Conrad Holda (conradholda@berkeley.edu)
TA's Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 1-2pm (125 Cory)

Grading Policy

Homework: 15%
Lab reports: 30%
Midterm exam (Monday, March 9): 20%
Final exam: 35%

Description

This course provides a basic understanding of control systems, including:

Analysis and synthesis of linear feedback control systems in transform and time domains

Control system design by root locus, frequency response, and state space methods

Applications to electro-mechanical and mechatronics systems

Textbook

“Control Systems Engineering” by Norman S. Nise, Wiley, Edition: 6th (5th or 7th are fine too)

Course Material

Outline

“Overview, intro. to feedback control, dynamic models”, Ch.1, Slides

“Modeling in the frequency domain”, Ch. 2, Slides

“Modeling in the Time domain”, Ch.3, Slides

“Time response”, Ch. 4 Slides

“Stability”, Ch. 6 Slides

“Steady-State-Errors”, Ch. 7 Slides

“Root Locus Techniques”, Ch. 8 Slides

“Design via Root Locus”, Ch. 9 Slides

“Frequency Response Techniques”, Ch. 10 Slides

“Design via Frequency Response”, Ch. 11 Slides

“Design via State Space”, Ch. 12 Slides

“Digital Control Systems”, Ch. 13 Slides

Homework

Note:

Homework submission: Gradescope
The lowest homework grade will be dropped.
You will lose points for late homework. Up to 12 hours late: 25 points off. 12-24 hours late: 50 points off. You will receive no points if you submit after 24 hours.

labs

Lab Documents

Labs Schedule

Schedule

Lab Guidelines:

Location 125 Cory Hall