CDS 101/110 - Introduction to Feedback and Control

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CDS 101/110a

Schedule

Recitations

FAQ

AM08 (errata)

Overview

Monday: Introduction to Feedback (Slides, MP3)

The goal of this lecture is to introduce some of the basic ideas in feedback systems and provide examples that will allow students to identify and recognize control systems in their everyday world. Two major principles of control--robustness through feedback and design of dynamics--are emphasized throughout the lecture. CDS 101/110 course administration is also covered.

Wednesday: Introduction to Control (Slides, MP3)

Control has many applications in engineering systems. This lecture gives an overview of some of those applications and talks about future research directions in control, dynamics and systems. Additional details about CDS 110 and other CDS courses are also given.

Friday: MATLAB Tutorial

This lecture provides an introduction to MATLAB, a software program that will be used extensively throughout the course and on the homework assignments. CDS 110 students who have not used MATLAB in previous courses are strongly encouraged to attend.

Handouts

Monday Lecture handout Course syllabus Homework #1 Course survey

Wednesday (CDS 110) Lecture handout

Friday MATLAB handout

Reading

• K. J. Åström and R. M. Murray, Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers, Preprint, 2007. Chapter 1 - Introduction.

Homework

This homework set is designed to provide some examples and intuition about feedback and control systems. The first problem problem is a conceptual problem designed to provide examples of feedback and control systems in the everyday world. The second problem involves using MATLAB to explore the performance of a engineering feedback system by manually tuning gains and evaluating the resulting performance. The advanced problems (CDS 110 only) further explore these concepts through articles in the popular press about control systems and additional MATLAB/SIMULINK examples.

• SIMULINK speed control module (for problem #2): cruise_simple.mdl, documentation
• Officials mandate anti-rolloever rule, Detroit News, April 2007 (problem #3)
  • Electronic Stability Control (NHTSA)

FAQ

[Prior years]

Monday <ncl>CDS 101/110 FAQ - Lecture 1-1, Fall 2007</ncl> Wednesday <ncl>CDS 101/110 FAQ - Lecture 1-2, Fall 2007</ncl> Friday <ncl>CDS 101/110 FAQ - Lecture 1-3, Fall 2007</ncl> Homework <ncl>CDS 101/110 FAQ - Homework 1, Fall 2007</ncl>