Lecture Notes

Chapter One: Control System

• Introductinon of  Control Systems

Chapter Two: Mathematical Models

• Differential Equations of Systems
• Analogous Systems Examples
• Linear Approximations & Laplace Transform
• Block Diagram & Signal Flow Graph Models 

Chapter Three: State Variable

• State Equations and Output Equations
• Review: Mathematic Model of the Control System

Chapter Four: Control Characteristic

• Control System Sensitivity
• Disturbance Signal and Noise
• Error Signal in Control System

Chapter Five: Control System Performance

• Standard Test Signal
• Second Order System Performance: Transient Response
• Second Order System Performance: Steady State Error 
• System Simplification

Chapter Six: Control System Stability

• Concept of System Stability
• S-Plane Approach: The Routh-Hurwitz Criterion
• The Relative Stability of Control System

Chapter Seven: Root Locus

• Root Locus Steps
• Lecture Eighteen
• Lecture Nineteen
• Lecture Twenty

Chapter Eight

• Polar Plot
• Bode Plot Example
• Bode Plot Table

Chapter Nine

• Nyquest Criterion
• Gain Margin & Phase Margin
• Examples

Tables

• Important Laplace Transform Pairs
• Properties of the Laplace Transform
• Tables and Formular for System Design