ME 417 Control of Mechanical Systems

This is a senior level course in the subject of control of mechanical systems. The course covers the fundamentals of feedback control, focusing on the design of control systems through the graphical techniques of Root-locus and Bode plots. The course also introduces students to control design via State-Space.

Course syllabus can be found here: Spring 2021 Distant Learning

The course is taught remotely during Spring 2021 through KU MS Teams and course material is hosted on moodle.ku.edu.kw

Class Q&A is hosted on Piazza for class members. Guests can view the activity here.

Numerical Lessons

The course gives a strong emphasis on applying control system theory numerically, through the use of built-in functions and bare-method simulations.

The lessons are provided for MATLAB and JuliaLang (WIP)

Numerical Lessons

Class Lectures

Lecture notes and videos (planned) can be found listed on the site navigation bar.

| Part I
| Introduction to Feedback Control

| Part II
| Controller Design via Root-Locus

| Part III
| Controller Design via State-Space

| Part IV
| Controller Design via Frequency Response

Lecture Videos

Lecture videos are posted under each lesson. Here, there are provided as a playlist.

Past Assignments

Past Homework and Numerical Assignments are posted.

References and Resources

Course Textbook:

Norman S. Nise, Control Systems Engineering, 6th International Edition, John Wiley & Sons

Recommended References:

R. C. Dorf & R. H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems
G. F. Franklin, J. D. Powell & A. Emami-Naeini, Feedback Control of Mechanical Systems
K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering