Control Systems Course Objectives
Control Systems Course Objectives
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the concept of feedback control system.
2. To impart knowledge in mathematical modeling of physical systems.
3. To impart knowledge in characteristics and performance of feedback control system.
4. To teach a variety of classical methods and techniques for analysis and design of control
systems.
Open and closed loop control system – Basic components - Mathematical model of physical
systems – Electrical analogy of physical systems – Transfer functions - Block diagram algebra –
Signal flow graph.
Time domain analysis: Time-domain specifications - Generalized error series – various test
signals and its importance- Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion.
Root Locus Technique: Definitions - Root locus diagram - Rules to construct root loci - Effect of
pole zero additions on the root loci.
Frequency domain analysis: Bode plot - Polar plot - Nyquist plot - phase-margin - gain margin -
Nyquist stability criterion.
Controller design: Design of P, PI, PID, lag, lead, lead-lag compensator design.
Text Books:
1. Nagrath I.J. and Gopal M, ‘Control Systems Engineering', New Age International
Publications, 5 th Edition, 2010.
2. Benjamin C.Kuo and Farid Golnaraghi, ‘Automatic Control Systems’, John Wiley & Sons
Publications, 8 th Edition, 2002.
3. Katsuhiko Ogata, ‘Modern Control Engineering‘, Pearson Education Publishers, 5th
Edition, 2010.
Reference Books:
1. Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop. ‘Modern Control Systems’, Pearson Prentice Hall
Publications, 12th Edition, 2010.
2. Gene F. Franklin, J. David Powell and Abbas Emami-Naeini, ‘Feedback Control of
Dynamic Systems’, Pearson Education India Publications, 6th Edition, 2008.
Course outcomes:
On completion of this course, the students will be able to
1. generate mathematical models of dynamic control system by applying differential
equations.
2. analyze and characterize the behavior of a control system in terms of different system and
performance parameters.
3. compute and assess system stability.
4. evaluate and analyses system performance using frequency and transient response
analysis.
5. design linear feedback control systems, PID controller to achieve required stability,
performance and robustness.