6.302 | Spring 2007 | Graduate

Feedback Systems

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the design of feedback systems. Topics covered include: properties and advantages of feedback systems, time-domain and frequency-domain performance measures, stability and degree of stability, root locus method, Nyquist criterion, frequency-domain design, compensation techniques, …
This course provides an introduction to the design of feedback systems. Topics covered include: properties and advantages of feedback systems, time-domain and frequency-domain performance measures, stability and degree of stability, root locus method, Nyquist criterion, frequency-domain design, compensation techniques, application to a wide variety of physical systems, internal and external compensation of operational amplifiers, modeling and compensation of power converter systems, and phase lock loops.
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Photograph of magnetic levitation demonstration.
Magnetic levitation, demonstrated in this photograph, is the topic of one of the design project options. (Image courtesy of Dr. Kent Lundberg.)