Course Outline: ECCE4416: Linear Control Systems

Zewail University
College of Engineering

Department of Renewable Energy Engineering

COURSE OUTLINE
Advanced Control Systems (REE xxx )
FL 2016
Instructor:
Time & Place:
Office Hours:
Office:
Email:
Telephone:

Dr. Khaled El-Metwally

Monday: 8:00-09:50
------------Wednesday: 8:00-9:50 -----------Mon, Wed, 9 : 10 :50
------------, Department of Renewable Energy Systems
Kmetwally@eng.cu.edu.eg
Ext: ----

It is recommended that students send their questions and comments regarding the
course directly to the course instructor by email.

1. Course Description
State space Modeling of dynamical systems. Frequency response based design. Niquest theoy
Analysis and design. Controllability and observability. Observer design. Pole placements desigen.
Linear Quadratic Regulator. Optimal control. Digital control introdction.

2. Required Background or Experience:

Prerequisites by course:
REE xxx : Control systems
Postrequisites:
:

Digital Control System Design

3. Textbook & Suplemental Materials:

Textbook:
Modern Control Systems, by R. Dorf and R. Bishop, Prentice Hall, 2008.

Supplemental Materials:
1- Feedback Control Systems, by Philips and Harbor, Prentice Hall, 4th edition, 2000.
2- Control Systems Engineering, by N. Nise, John Wiley, 5th edition, 2008
3- Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems, by G.F. Franklin, Pearson , 5th edition, 2006.
4- Automatic Control Systems, B. C. Kuo, Wiley, 9th edition, 2010.
4- Matlab, Student version, the Mathworks Inc., 2005.

Lecture Notes:
Lecture notes and tutorials will be sent to the students via email .

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4. Course Objectives:
The objectives of this course are:
1.

Understand the difference between the state space approach and the transfer function approach in
the analysis and the design of control systems.

2.

Be familiar with the State space techniques for the analysis and the design of control systems.

3.

Understand the concept of frequency response and the related concepts of bandwidth,
disturbance sensitivity, and noise sensitivity. Be able to draw Bode plots and understand their
significance.

4.

Use frequency response and the state space approach techniques to design controllers.

5.

To use Matlab with facility to aid in the analysis and design of control systems.

To proper system observer and state feedback.

5. Course Outcomes:
Students will be expected to develop the following skills/understanding upon the successful completion of
this course:
b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
The students will conduct experiments in the lab which develop their ability to conduct experiments
related to control technology. The students submit the reports in which they analyze the
experimental results and provide conclusions.
c. ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
Projects and homework expose the students to tasks that require designing circuits for particular
applications or meeting given desired objectives.
e. identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
Students are given problems that address engineering problems e.g. the design of the physical
components of a real control system. They identify the required devices; work out the values and
arrangements of these devices. Finally they come up with a system that could be tested using
engineering simulation packages such as MATLAB (SIMULINK).

Course Contents:
The following topics will be covered in this course:
System Representation state space modeling
State feedback
Controllability and observability
Observer design
Pole placement
Optimal control
Linear quadratic regulator
Introduction to digital control
Review and Lab exam

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Instructional Methods:
Lecture/Problem solving sessions.
Labs.
Homework.
Reading current literature related to engineering design.
Reading assignments.

Course Assessment:
Homeworks
Homeworks must be submitted individually and by the due date as specified in the schedule. Late
homeworks will not be accepted and will result in a zero grade. If you are absent for a valid reason,
the percentage of the homerwk you missed will be transferred to the next homework. For example, if
you missed HW2 for a valid reason, the weight of HW3 will be 4% instead of 2%. Collaboration with
your collegues is allowed, however, the work you submit must be done by your own. Copying any
part of the homework from other colleagues or other sources will result in a zero grade for that
homework. Additionally, a warning will be given and the case will be reported to the department. If
copying is repeated, an F grade in the course may be given according to the regulations.

Quizzes
There will be at least three announced quizzes. The quizzes are generally short consisting of 1 or 2
questions.

Lab Reports & Course Project

Lab reports are due one week following the lab. If a lab is scheduled in the following week on the
same day, the report will be collected before the start of the lab. Otherwise it will be collected before
4:00 pm on that day at the instructor's office or mailbox. If the report is not in at the time, it will be
considered at least one day late. Late reports will have 10% deducted from the final score per day. Lab
reports are to be done by team except for the computer labs. Copying any part of the lab report from
your colleagues or previous lab reports will result in a zero grade for that lab. Additionall, a warning
will be given and the case will be reported to the department. If copying is repeated, an F grade in
the course may be given according to the Zewail City regulations.

Tests
There will be only one midterm exam. The test will count for 20% of the course mark. Students who
fail to attend the test without a valid reason will receive a mark of zero. Students who are unable to
attend the test because of a valid reason will be allowed to take another test.

Final Exam
This will be a two-hour examination and the date and time will be announced by the University
timetabling office prior to exams.

Mark Scheme
The final course grade will be weighted according to the following scheme:
Assignments
Quizzes
Computer Lab reports
Hardware Lab reports
Lab Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total:

10%
15%
4%
6%
5%
20%
40%
100

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Student Responsibilities:
Minimum Student Materials:
Text books, class handouts, engineering calculator, and an access to Personal Computer.

Collaboration Policies:
You can consult each other while working on the homeworks, but all the work that you submit must
be your own. Discuss the assignments among yourselves. This is helpful to the learning process.
However, direct copying of others work will NOT be allowed or tolerated and will result in a
reduction of grade.

Attendance Policy:
In accordance with the University Regulations, it is the students responsibility to be punctual and to
attend all classes. Failure to attend classes without prior approval for whatever reason is considered as
part of the percentage missed. Students bear full responsibility for checking their own attence record.
Attence records are kept, and anabsentee warning notice will be issued if a student is absent for
more than 10% of the total contact hours.
An absentee withdrawal notice will be issued and the student will be deemed to hve withdrawn
from the course with an FW grade if a student is absent for more than 20% of the total contact
hours.

Code of Ethics
Academic misconduct is defined as the use of any dishonest or deceitful means to gain some academic
advantage or benefit. This can take many forms, including but not limited to, the following:

1. Examinations
copying, or attempting to copy, from another student's work, or permitting another student to copy
from your work
using notes of whatever kind in the formation of answers in a closed book examination
impersonation of another student in an examination, seminar or other form of presentation
disrupting the conduct of examinations by illegally obtaining access to examination papers or
answers, and/or distribution of this material to others

2. Assignments, Essays, etc.

plagiarism: Using the words, thoughts, ideas, results, etc., of another person in a written assignment,
without acknowledging the source, as if it were the student's own work
copying: Copying another person's answers in an essay, assignment, paper, laboratory report, etc. and
presenting it, either wholly or with only minor changes, as if it were the student's own work
collusion: Working with others on an assignment which is intended to be an individual assignment,
and incorporating their material into your work
switching: Submitting work completed for one course in another course without the permission of the
instructor
falsification: Inventing data or altering data that have been obtained from legitimate sources

3. Forging University documents

Submitting or using forged academic documents or forged signatures for the purpose of personal
gain or fraud.
If a student commits an act of academic misconduct, whether defined above or of a different
nature, it may be documented and then one or more of the following penalties may be applied:
written warning
downgrading of an assignment or examination
an 'F' grade given to the assignment or examination
an 'F' grade given to the course
suspension from the University for a specified period
expulsion from the University

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Professional Contribution:
This is fourth year core course that builds on students skills obtained in prerequisite courses. The
student gains the ability to develop design specification, generate options for design, and does detailed
design for control systems components and systems.

APPENDIX
Useful Information
It is important that all students practice using Matlab/Simulink Control Blocksets and simulate cases
studied during the lectures and tutorials. Without self studying at home it will be very difficult to fully
understand the concept of a control system.

Useful Sites:
The ability to gather the resources efficiently plays an important role in the design process. You should
know where to find what. The World Wide Web provides an easy way to search. If you dicover any
resources related to control engineering, please let me know by sending e-mail to instructor. I will
announce it in class for everyone's benefit.

Societies
Professional societies such as these have many useful links.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: www.ieee.org
Institute of Electrical Engineers: www.iet.org

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