Dynamical System Modeling and Control Design
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Patriots' Day Holiday
There will be no lecture on Monday, April 15, because of the Patriots' Day Holiday.There will be no office hours on Sunday, April 14, because of the Patriots' Day Holiday.
Regular office hours will resume on Monday, April 15, at 7:30pm.
Extension for MagLev Lab and Postlab
The deadlines for completing the MagLev II Lab and Postlab have been extended.
They were originally due on April 11. They are now due on April 18.
The calendar below has been updated with the new due dates.
Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm, 4-163
Labs: Fridays 10am-1pm or 2pm-5pm, 38-545
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays 7:30pm-10:30pm in 38-545
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| Week | Monday Lecture A |
Wednesday Lecture B |
Pre-Lab |
Friday Lab |
Post-Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 05 Introduction: Sensing and Feedback Notes | Feb 07 First-Order Systems Notes | Diff Eqs and Feedback here | Fast and Spurious here | |
| 2 | Feb 12 Linearity, Time Invariance, Steady-State Notes | Feb 14 System Identification Notes | Fast and Spurious here | ||
| 3 | Feb 20 Lecture on Tuesday Second Order Systems Notes | Feb 21 PD and PID Controllers Notes | Higher-Order Diff Eqs here | Code of Arms here | |
| 4 | Feb 26 DT System Functions Notes | Feb 28 DT Poles and Stability Notes | Code Of Arms here | ||
| 5 | Mar 04 From DT to CT Notes | Mar 06 Frequency Response Notes | Sinusoidal Steady State here | A Disturbance in the Force here | |
| 6 | Mar 11 CT System Functions Notes | Mar 13 CT Frequency Response Notes | A Disturbance in the Force here | ||
| 7 | Mar 18 CT Gain and Phase Margins Notes | Mar 20 CT Lead Compensation Notes | Lead Compensation here | Marginal Maglev I here | |
| Spring Break | |||||
| 8 | Apr 01 State Space Approach Notes | Apr 03 State Space Approach Notes | Marginal Maglev II here | ||
| 9 | Apr 08 CT and DT State Spaces Notes | Apr 10 Eigenvalues and Pole Placement Notes | Maglev here | ||
| 10 | Apr 15 Patriots' Day Holiday (no lecture) | Apr 17 LQR Notes | LQR here | Win, Place, LQR here | |
| 11 | Apr 22 LQR Notes | Apr 24 CT Observer Notes | Win, Place, LQR here | ||
| 12 | Apr 29 CT Observer | May 01 CT Observer | Observers | Learn and Observe | |
| 13 | May 06 DT Observer | May 08 Applications | No Postlab | ||
| 14 | May 13 Retrospective | May 15 Study Period (no classes) | Final Exam Period (no classes) | Final Exam Period (no classes) | Final Exam Period (no classes) |