Control Engineering Methods in Industry - EE392M

Winter 2002-2003

Course timeline

Friday, Jan 10: Lecture 1: Introduction and History

Monday, Jan 13: Lecture 2: Modeling and Simulation

  • Assignment 1 posted (Lectures 1--3)

    • Friday, Jan 17: Lecture 3: Advanced System/Control Problems in Industry

    Monday, Jan 20: MLK day - no lecture

    Friday, Jan 24: Lecture 4: PID Control

  • Assignment 1 due
  • Assignment 2 posted (Lectures 4--5)

    • Monday, Jan 27: Lecture 5: Feedforward

    Friday, Jan 31: Lecture 6: SISO Loop Analysis

  • Assignment 2 due
  • Midterm project posted (Lectures 1--7)

    • Monday, Feb 3: Lecture 7: SISO System Design and Fundamental Limitations

    Friday, Feb 7: Lecture 8: Model Identification

    Monday, Feb 10: Lecture 9: Processes with Deadtime, IMC. Controller Tuning

    Friday, Feb 14: Lecture 10: Multivariable Control – Optimization

  • Midterm project due
  • Assignment 3 posted (Lectures 8--10)

    • Monday, Feb 17: President's day - no lecture

    Friday, Feb 21: Lecture 11: Multivariable Optimal Program

    Monday, Feb 24: Lecture 12: Multivariable Control (MPC – dynamics and constraint)

    Friday, Feb 27: Lecture 13: Handling Nonlinearity

    Monday, Mar 3: Lecture 14: System Health Management

    Friday, Mar 7: Lecture 15: Overview of Advanced Topics

    Thursday, Mar 20: Final presentations: 8:30--11:30