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Systems and Control 1 - ELEC3014
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Electrical Eng and Telecommunications
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ELEC2032.
 
 
Equivalent: ELEC3114
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

History of feedback control; Differential equations; Laplace transforms; Transfer functions; Poles & Zeros; State space models; Modelling mechanical systems; First and second order systems; Block diagram algebra; Signal flow graphs; Masons rule; Stability; Routh-Hurwitz criterion; Steady state errors; Root locus theory and sketching; Generalized root locus/Transient response design via gain adjustment/Pole sensitivity/ Design via root locus; PID control; Lag-lead compensation; Bode plots/Nyquist plots/Nyquist stability criterion/Gain margin and phase margin/Time delay; M&N circles/Nichols chart/ Introduction to design via frequency response; Practical classes include Matlab tutorials linked to lectures and construction and testing of DC servo motor feedback control systems.

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