MAAE 4500

Feedback Control Systems

Prof. Mojtaba Ahmadi
Prof. Marcias Martinez
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Course Outline
Textbook:
Text Book: Modern Control Engineering (4th Edition)
by Katsuhiko Ogata. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle
River, New Jersey
Check with the book store for availability

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MAAE4500: Feedback Control

Course Outline
Contents:
Introduction to Control Systems
The Laplace Transform (Review)
Mathematical Modeling of Dynamic Systems
Root-Locus Analysis
Control Systems Design by the Root-Locus Method
PID Controls
Frequency Response and Analysis of Systems (Some Review)
Control System Design in Frequency Domain
State-space modeling and control (if time permits)
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MAAE4500: Feedback Control

Course Outline
Class Notes (slides)
Posted at the MAAE 4500 website*
http://www.mae.carleton.ca

* Login: MAAE4500
Password: controls

Evaluation:
Final 60% (The final examination is for evaluation purposes
only and will not be returned to students.)
2 Quizzes 20% (Oct. 4, Nov. 6, from 6:00pm 7:30pm)
Assignements 20%
Bonus assignments up to 5%

Solved Problems (Series A of Textbook)

Suggested Problems (Series B of Textbook)
Solutions will be posted at the course website
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MAAE4500: Feedback Control

MATLAB
MATLAB 6.5 or 7 w/ Control Toolbox license
is available at Carleton MAE (50
simultaneous seats)
Rooms: 3290 ME, 3149 ME, 6065 MC, 514 AA

Textbook examples and Assignments will

require MATLAB
MATLAB is not required for evaluation
(Quizzes or Final)

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MAAE4500: Feedback Control

Assignments
Will consist of written problems.
Posted on the website at least one week before the
due dates
Answers will be posted on the website after the due
dates
The bonus assignments will have a weight of 5% of
the final mark. If you do not hand in the bonus
assignments, you will receive a bonus proportional to
your assignment mark. (Example: average mark 80%
on the Assignments = 4% bonus)
Assignments are more hands on and will require use
of Matlab.
Prof. Marcias Martinez

MAAE4500: Feedback Control

Quizzes
Will consist of written problems
Quiz 1 - Oct. 4th 2007 from 6pm to 7:30pm
Quiz 2 Nov. 6th 2007 from 6pm to 7:30pm

Open book and calculators allowed

Duration: 90 minutes or less
Material: all up to the covered up to the previous
lecture.

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MAAE4500: Feedback Control

Final Exam
University scheduled
3 hours, open-book, calculators, no laptop
No access to MATLAB
The final examination is for evaluation purposes
only and will NOT be returned to the student
Material covered: all

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Schedule

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MAAE4500: Feedback Control

Lecturers & TA Office Hours

Section A
Prof. M. Ahmadi, mahmadi@mae.carleton.ca
Telephone: (613) 520 2600 ext. 4057
Office: Minto Building 3046, Wednesdays 13:00-14:30
Section B
Prof. Martinez, mmartine@connect.carleton.ca
Telephone: (613)991-5360
Office 3230 ME (Professor Artemevs Office) Thursdays17:3019:00
TA
Brian Lynch
Office Hours: To be announced next week on the website

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Other Notes:
A copy of the slides may be provided to students
for reference only. These notes will not replace
the text book and students are responsible for
obtaining the book and follow the course material.
Students with disabilities that require academic
accommodation in this course are encouraged to
contact a coordinator at the Paul Menton Centre
(PMC) for Students with Disabilities.

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