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EEE 188: Digital Control Systems
Course Syllabus - Spring 2015
Instructor: Fethi Belkhouche
Office: Riverside Hall 5028
E-mail:
[email protected]Meeting Time: Tuesday & Thursday 10:30–11:45am
Meeting Place: AMD 240
Office Hours: Monday 09:00-10:00am & Monday 12:00-01:00pm & Friday 11:00-12pm
Text:
• Fadali and Visioli, Digital Control Engineering, 2nd Edition, Academic Press.
Additional reading:
• Dogan Ibrahim, Microcontroller Based Applied Digital Control, Wiley; 1st edition, 2006.
• Joseph L. Hellerstein, Yixin Diao, Sujay Parekh, Dawn M. Tilbury, Feedback Control of Computing
Systems, Wiley-IEEE Press; 1st edition, 2004.
C OURSE DESCRIPTION FROM CATALOG
Intended to present treatment of the classical digital control with an introduction to modern digital
control system in the state space. Z-transform as applied to discrete-time systems with transformation
from the s-plane to the z-plane. Analyzes digital control systems using Nyquist and Bode plots and root
locus. Stability analysis of digital systems using Jury test, Routh criterion, Nyquist and Bode plots. Design
using root-locus and Bode plots introduced. Introduction to state-space and pole assignment. Finite-word
length effects. MATLAB applications.
L EARNING O UTCOMES
Upon the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Represent discrete time systems under the form of z-domain transfer functions and state-space models.
• Analyze stability, transient response and steady state behavior of linear discrete-time systems, ana-
lytically and numerically using tools such as Matlab and Simulink.
• Design digital control systems using transform techniques and state-space methods.
• Describe and test controllability and observability of linear systems.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
G RADING POLICY
Student performance in this course is evaluated based on the homework assignments, the exams, and
the project, weighted as follows:
• Homework: 10%
• Exam 1: 20%
• Exam 2: 20%
• Project: 25%
• Final exam: 25%
H OMEWORK
Homework is to be done individually. However, discussions about the homework between students
are allowed. Some homework problems will require the use of Matlab/Simulink (or other programs).
Homework is assigned weekly and due in one week. Late homework will be returned without a grade.
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P ROJECT
The completion of a semester-long project is an important part of this course. Students will submit a
written report and make a presentation at the end of the semester. The instructor may suggest some ideas
for projects; however, students are free to choose their project. Typical projects include designing digital
control systems, and/or using MATLAB (or other programs) to demonstrate and analyze the performance
of digital control systems. Students will work in groups of two to complete the project. Groups of three
are allowed for more challenging projects.
E XAMS
There will be two in-class closed book exams and a final exam. The schedule will be announced in class.
The final exam is comprehensive. Make-up exams will not be given except in extraordinary circumstances.
Letter grade ranges are:
• A: A ≥ 95; 90 ≤ A− < 95
• B: 87 ≤ B+ < 90; 83 ≤ B < 87; 80 ≤ B− < 83
• C: 77 ≤ C+ < 80; 73 ≤ C < 77; 70 ≤ C− < 73
• D: 67 ≤ D+ < 70; 63 ≤ D < 67; 60 ≤ D− < 63
• F: Below 60
L IST OF TOPICS
• Introduction to digital control
• Discrete time systems
• Modeling of digital controls systems
• Stability of digital control systems
• Digital control systems design
• State space representation of digital control systems
• Properties of discrete state-space models
• State feedback digital control
• Proportional, derivative and integral control
• Introduction to optimal digital control
• Practical issues.
