1. Modern Control Hossein Moeinkhah Assistant Professor
University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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2. Text Book and References:
Control engineering: A modern approach (P. R. Belanger)
Modern control systems ( R. C. Dorf & R. H. Bishop)
مقدمه اي بر كنترل مدرن ( دكتر حميد رضا تقي راد)

3. Grading Policy: Midterm Exam : 25% Final Exam: 25-35% Homework : 10%
Project and class activity: %
Five homework will be assigned. No late homework will be accepted. (One week after finishing the related chapter is acceptable)
One project will be assigned to every student. Each project must be typed on a word-processor. Students will present their projects during the last days of class.
Students are strongly encouraged to attend class since some course material will only appear in lectures.

4. Course Outline: An Introduction to Matrix Algebra
Simulation and Modeling
Linear System Theory
Controllability and Observability
Realizations and Stability of LTI systems
State Feedback : Pole placement, LQR
Observer design

5. General Control System
Sensor
Actuator
Process
Controller +
Set-point or Reference input
Actual Output
Error
Controlled Signal
Disturbance
Manipulated Variable
Feedback Signal -

6. Watt’s Flyball Governor

7. Turntable Speed Control
Application: CD player, computer disk drive
Requirement: Constant speed of rotation
Open loop control system:
Block diagram representation:

8. Turntable Speed Control
Closed-loop control system:
Block diagram representation:

9. Segway: The human Transporter