Course Description

This course provides an introduction to control system analysis and design techniques. Specific topics covered include:

• Mathematical modelling of systems in the time-domain and frequency-domain
• Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms
• Block diagrams and block diagram algebra
• Open-loop and closed-loop configurations
• Analysis methods to assess system stability, sensitivity, and performance
• Frequency-domain design techniques
• Archetypal control schemes
• Digital control principles
• Considerations for controller implementation

Additionally, the course will cover a subset of the following topics:

• System identification methods
• State space modelling
• Introduction to linear state estimation
• Time-domain control design techniques

Course Notes

A teaching package has been created for this course, which is open source, and the entirety can be found here and here. The teaching package contains content for the course "Control Systems", primarily based in MATLAB Live Scripts. The teaching package comprises the following:

• A set of interactive Course Notes, based in MATLAB Live Scripts.
• A set of static PDF exports of the Course Notes.