Introduction to Control

Overview
Curriculum
Instructor
Materials

Course Introduction Video

Description

Introductory course for control systems covering system modeling, transfer functions, stability, bode plots, and Nyquist plots.

Reference Texts (Optional)

The following textbooks are helpful for a deeper understanding of the material, but the general concepts can be learned without the textbook.

Norman S. Nise, “Control Systems Engineering”

Lesson Format

Each lesson will have the following sections:
A. Video Lectures
B. Problem Set
C. Problem Set Solutions
The lessons are designed for a weekly course, but the online course is self-paced.

Curriculum

17 Sections
19 Lessons
16 Weeks

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Math Review and Laplace Transform
3
System Modeling
1
- 2.1
  2.A System Modeling
  30 Minutes
Transfer Functions
1
- 3.1
  3.A Transfer Functions
  30 Minutes
More Transfer Functions
1
- 4.1
  4.A More Transfer Functions
  20 Minutes
Linearization
1
- 5.1
  5.A Linearization
  45 Minutes
State-Space Modeling
1
- 6.1
  6.A State-Space Modeling
  50 Minutes
Poles and Zeros
1
- 7.1
  7.A Poles and Zeros
Eigenvalues and Stability
1
- 8.1
  8.A Eigenvalues and Stability
  30 Minutes
System Time-Domain Response
1
- 9.1
  9.A System Time Response
  40 Minutes
Feedback Control
1
- 10.1
  10.A Feedback Control
  35 Minutes
Steady State Error
1
- 11.1
  11.A Steady State Error
  40 Minutes
Closed-Loop Transfer Function and Root Locus
1
- 12.1
  12.A Closed-Loop Transfer Function and Root Locus
  50 Minutes
Root Locus for Stability
1
- 13.1
  13.A Root Locus for Stability
  35 Minutes
Frequency Response
1
- 14.1
  14.A Frequency Response
  35 Minutes
Bode Plot
1
- 15.1
  15.A Bode Plot
  45 Minutes
Nyquist Criterion
1
- 16.1
  16.A Nyquist Criterion
  35 Minutes
Bonus: Controls in Matlab & Simulink
1
- 17.1
  17.A Controls in Matlab & Simulink
  30 Minutes

Prof. Kim

Prof. Katherine A. Kim is a Professor at National Taiwan University. From 2014-2018, she was an Assistant Professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea. She received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, in 2014.