16.30 | Spring 2004 | Undergraduate

Estimation and Control of Aerospace Systems

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS
1 Introduction
2 Frequency Response Bode Plot Rules
3 Frequency Response (cont.) Gain / Phase Margins
4 Bode Plot Exercises
5 Bode Plots for Unstable Open - Loop Systems
6 Root - Locus Review
7 Root - Locus Examples
8 Compensation Design Principles
9 Compensation Design Principles (cont.)
10 Proportional Control
11 Lag and PID Compensation
12 Lead and PID Compensation
13 Examples
14 High Frequency Roll-off Notch and Plant Inversion
15 Design Example Lead-Lag Compensation
16 Examples (cont.)
17 More Examples
18 Control of Unstable Plants
19 Control of Unstable Plants (cont.)
20 Quiz
21 Models of Nonlinearities
22 Common Effects of Nonlinearities
23 Prof. David Trumper’s Lecture
24 Describing Functions Introduction and Motivation
25 Describing Function Analysis
26 Computing DFs
27 DF Analysis: Example 1, Stability of Boat Autopiloot
28 DF Analysis: Example 1 (cont.)
29 DF Analysis: Limit Cycling
30 DF Analysis: Jump Resonance
31 DF-based Compensation Design
32 DF-based Compensation Design (cont.)
33 Phase-Plane Analysis Introduction and Motivation
34 Phase Plane Drawing Rules
35 Phase - Plane Example I Carry-on Suitcase
36 Phase - Plane Example II Satellite System
37 Phase - Plane Example III Satellite System
38 Phase - Plane and Parameter Dependence of System Dynamics
39 Phase - Plane and Parameter Dependence of System Dynamics (cont.)

Final Exam (3 hours)

Course Info

As Taught In
Spring 2004
Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets with Solutions
Exams with Solutions
Lecture Notes
Online Textbook