ELG 3155 Introduction to Control Systems

3 units
Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Introduction to control systems, dynamic systems modeling. Laplace transforms, partial fraction methods. Block diagram and signal flow graph models, transfer functions of linear systems. Introduction to state-space models. Feedback control system characteristics, stability and Routh-Hurwitz criteria, the root locus method, design of industrial controllers, the Nyquist stability criterion, Bode plots, design indexes, lead and lag controllers.

Components:

Laboratory
Lecture
Tutorial

Requirements:

Prerequisite: ELG 3125 .

Previously Offered Terms:

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