ME 476 & BME 403 Class Page

Louisiana Tech University 

Winter 1996-97: Section 01, MWF 11:00-12:15, BH 326 

Feedback Control Systems & Physiological Control Systems

Instructor: Dr. Melvin R. Corley 

Textbook: Linear Control Systems Engineering, Morris Driels, McGraw-Hill, 1996, ISBN 0-07-017824-0 

Syllabus last revised on Jan. 5, 1997 


Class Schedule 

DATE
TOPIC 
READING
HOMEWORK (due on this date)
11/13 Introduction, course policies  1-17 NONE
11/15 Review of LaPlace Transforms 22-33 Problems 1.3, 1.4, 1.6
11/18 First Order Systems 37-53  
11/20 Second Order Systems 57-70  
11/22 Time Domain Response 75-90  
11/25 Performance Measures 93-107 Problems 3.3, 3.7, 3.10, 4.2, 4.4, 5.5, 5.9
11/27 Higher Order Systems 111-122  
12/02 System Type & SSE 125-141  
12/04 System Stability 145-195  
12/06 EXAM #1 NONE  
12/09 Root Locus Analysis    
12/11 Rapid Construction of Root Locus   Problems 7.6, 7.7, 8.6, 8.8, 9.7, 9.9
12/13 Design Using Root Locus 199-219  
12/16 Frequency Response 289-316 Problems 10.3, 10.7, 11.4, 11.8
12/18 Bode Diagrams 319-338  
12/20 Bode Analysis 361-391  
01/06 Phase Lead Compensation How to use the Bode ruler. Click here if you need the Envoy viewer.  
01/08 Lag and Lead-Lag Compensation    
01/10 Multi-Mode Controllers    
01/13 EXAM #2 NONE  
01/15 Lab/Applications    
01/17 Lab/Applications    
01/22 Lab/Applications    
01/24 Lab/Applications    
01/27 Lab/Applications    
01/29 Lab/Applications    
01/31 Lab/Applications    
02/03 Lab/Applications    
02/05 Lab/Applications    
02/07 EXAM #3 NONE  


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Grading: 

ASSIGNMENT
PERCENTAGE 
EXAM #1
25% 
EXAM #2
30% 
EXAM #3
30%
Homework
15% 
TOTAL
100%