This section outlines the assigned reading for different sections of the course. Readings were not assigned for the final lectures on advanced compensation techniques.
[FPE] = 
Franklin, Gene, J. David Powell, and Abbas Emami–Naeini. Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems. 6th ed. Prentice Hall, 2009. ISBN: 9780136019695.
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| L1–3 | Introduction | [FPE] Chapters 1, 2, 3.1–3.4 |
| L4–6 | Dynamic response | [FPE] Chapter 3.1, B |
| L7–9 | Transient response and performance | [FPE] Chapter 3.1–3.5 |
| L10–11 | Disturbances and sensitivity | [FPE] Chapter 4.1–4.3 |
| L12–14 | Root locus techniques | [FPE] Chapter 5.1–5.6 |
| L15–16 | Bode plots | [FPE] Chapter 6.1 |
| L17–19 | Nyquist criterion | [FPE] Chapter 6.2–6.3 |
| L20–21 | Gain and phase margins | [FPE] Chapter 6.4 |
| L22–23 | Bode gain–phase theorem | [FPE] Chapter 6.5 |
| L24–26 | Bode design | [FPE] Chapter 6.6–6.7 |
| L29–34 | Digital control | [FPE] Chapter 8 |
Related Resources
A primer on solving systems of linear equations (PDF)
Control Tutorials for Matlab® and Simulink
This is a nice site at the University of Michigan with examples of how to use Matlab for control problem