ECHE 550 Tentative Schedule, 2002
Date Day Wk # Reading Assignment Lab General Topic HW to be assigned Grader Lab Grader Exam
Chapter
23-Aug F 0 1 1, 2 Intro to Control Intro to Control 1.1, 1.2 S
26-Aug M 1 2 Solving Linear Equations Solving Linear Equations Solve Ax=b, find rank, R
28-Aug W 1 3 Eigenvalues Matlab Eigenvalues and Linearity Find eigenvalues, L
30-Aug F 1 4 3 Dynamic Modeling vs. New Mexico State Dynamics, Laplace Transform 3.1, 3.2,3.7 S
2-Sep M 2   Labor Day 3     Dynamics, Laplace Transform     1 paper machine R  
4-Sep W 2 5 4 Dynamic Modeling Matlab Dynamic Modeling 3.5, 3.6, 4.1 L
6-Sep F 2 6 Quiz 1 10 Linearization at Virginia Dynamic Modeling 4.2a, 4.4, 4.8
9-Sep M 3 7 10 Linearization Low Order Systems 5.2, 5.10 S set up ss prob, det. Ivt, fvt
11-Sep W 3 8 4 Laplace Transform OL High Order Systems 5.3, 6.9, 6.12 R 3, 4 L
13-Sep F 3 9 4 Laplace Transform vs. Georgia Review S
16-Sep M 4 10 4 Laplace Transform MV CV DV loop problem
18-Sep W 4 11 Quiz 2 5 Low Order Systems OL Inverse Response and Time Delay 7.4, 8.6 R Derive model, Laplace for stair step
20-Sep F 4 12 6 High Order Systems vs. Temple Frequency Response 5 S Set up problem, Determinant, eigenvalues, Ax=b
23-Sep M 5 13 Review Frequency Response 9.6, 9.10 Find inverse laplace for step forced system
25-Sep W 5 14 Exam Exam EXAM Linearization 10.3, 10.7
27-Sep F 5 15 7 Inverse Response  at Vanderbilt
30-Sep M 6 16 8 Time Delay Stability 11.1, 11.3 L
2-Oct W 6 17 Drop Day 9 Frequency Response OL Stability 11.4, 11.6 S Frequency response tanks in series / stability and poles and zeroes of TF
4-Oct F 6 18 9 Frequency Response vs. Mississippi State Identification 13.2, 13.4 L 6 R
7-Oct M 7 19 9 Frequency Response Feedback control 14.2 S
9-Oct W 7 20 11 Stability OL Feedback control 14.4, 14.7 R
11-Oct F 7 21 Quiz 3 11 Stability at Kentucky Tuning S 8 L Block diagram, CLTF, SS offset using FVT
14-Oct M 8   Fall Break 16     Tuning 15.3 R    
16-Oct W 8 22 11 Stability OL Feedforward L 9 S
18-Oct F 8 23 13 Identification at Louisiana State Feedforward 19.8,19.9 R
21-Oct M 9 24 14 Feedback control Difficult Dynamics L Feedback Exp R
23-Oct W 9 25 14 Feedback control CL
25-Oct F 9 26 15 Feedback control IMC S
28-Oct M 10 27 Quiz 4 16 Controller Tuning Multivariable Modeling 20.3, 20.4 R
30-Oct W 10 28 17 Controller Tuning CL Multivariable Interaction
1-Nov F 10 29 18 Feedforward vs. Tennessee Decoupling Bode plot model,
4-Nov M 11 30   18 Feedforward MPC TD/SO/Gain for thermocouple
6-Nov W 11 31 Quiz 5 CL Review RGA and pairing, suggest method for improving control performance
8-Nov F 11 32   28 SPC vs. Arkansas Derive model, Linearize f(x) and create SS model
11-Nov M 12 33 19 IMC MVCVDV, propose control system and justify
13-Nov W 12 34 19 IMC CL
15-Nov F 12 35 20 Multivariable Modeling at Florida
18-Nov M 13 36 20 Multivariable Modeling
20-Nov W 13 37 Quiz 6 21 Multivariable Interaction CL
22-Nov F 13 38 21 Multivariable Interaction at Clemson
25-Nov M 14 39 22 Decoupling
27-Nov W 14   Thanksgiving          
29-Nov F 14   Thanksgiving          
2-Dec M 15 40 22 Decoupling
4-Dec W 15 41 MPC PCM
6-Dec F 15 42 Last Day 27 Review
12-Dec Th 2:00 Exam

 

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