Control Systems

Summer 2015

Prepared by:
Dr. Syed Saad Azhar Ali

Revised by:
Engr. Waleed Bin Yousuf

Objectives

This course introduces the linear feedback control systems.

This is a multidisciplinary course equally applicable to
electrical, chemical, mechanical, aeronautical engineering.
In this course the components of a linear feedback control
system are introduced.
The design methodology, in order to achieve desired response
with proper specs, is presented.
Stability and design issues are discussed.
The concepts covered in the lectures will be elaborated using
computer simulations on MATLAB and SIMULINK as well
as experiments in the lab.

End Product

The student shall be able to understand the

difference between open loop and closed loop
systems along with their advantages and
disadvantages.
By the end of this course the student should be able
to analyze a control system with respect to desired
response, performance and stability issues.
The student should be able to develop block oriented
design approach for any discipline of engineering.

Introduction
Control systems are an integral part of modern
society. Numerous applications are all around
us: Household appliances, temperaturecontrol system, robotic systems , traffic
control systems, chemical process systems.
Control engineers are concerned with
controlling segments of their environment,
often called systems, to provide useful
economic products for society.

What is a control system?

A control system is an interconnection of

components forming a system configuration
that will provide a desired system response.

Cause-effect relationship

Each component is described by a cause-effect

relation. Therefore a component or process to
be controlled can be represented by a block

The input- output relation represents the

cause-and-effect relationship of the process