Department Of Electronics and Communication

Lesson Plan

SUBJECT: CONTROL SYSTEMS CODE: EC2255

AIM
To familiarize the students with concepts related to the operation analysis and stabilization of
control systems

OBJECTIVES
• To understand the open loop and closed loop (feedback ) systems
• To understand time domain and frequency domain analysis of control systems
required for stability analysis.
• To understand the compensation technique that can be used to stabilize control
systems

1. CONTROL SYSTEM MODELING 9

Basic Elements of Control System – Open loop and Closed loop systems - Differential
equation - Transfer function, Modeling of Electric systems, Translational and rotational
mechanical systems - Block diagram reduction Techniques - Signal flow graph

2. TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS 9

Time response analysis - First Order Systems - Impulse and Step Response analysis of second
order systems - Steady state errors – P, PI, PD and PID Compensation, Analysis using
MATLAB

3. FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS 9

Frequency Response - Bode Plot, Polar Plot, Nyquist Plot - Frequency Domain specifications
from the plots - Constant M and N Circles - Nichol’s Chart - Use of Nichol’s Chart in Control
System Analysis. Series, Parallel, series-parallel Compensators - Lead, Lag, and Lead Lag
Compensators, Analysis using MATLAB.

4. STABILITY ANALYSIS 9
Stability, Routh-Hurwitz Criterion, Root Locus Technique, Construction of Root Locus,
Stability, Dominant Poles, Application of Root Locus Diagram - Nyquist Stability Criterion -
Relative Stability, Analysis using MATLAB

5. STATE VARIABLE ANALYSIS & DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS 9

State space representation of Continuous Time systems – State equations – Transfer function
from State Variable Representation – Solutions of the state equations - Concepts of
Controllability and Observability – State space representation for Discrete time systems.
Sampled Data control systems – Sampling Theorem – Sample & Hold – Open loop & Closed
loop sampled data systems.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXTBOOK:

1. J.Nagrath and M.Gopal,” Control System Engineering”, New Age International

Publishers, 5th Edition, 2007.
2. M.Gopal, “Control System – Principles and Design”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition,
2002.

REFERENCES:
1. Benjamin.C.Kuo, “Automatic control systems”, Prentice Hall of India, 7th
Edition,1995.
2. M.Gopal, Digital Control and State Variable Methods, 2nd Edition, TMH, 2007.
3. Schaum’s Outline Series,’Feedback and Control Systems’ Tata McGraw-
Hill, 2007.
4. John J.D’azzo & Constantine H.Houpis, ’Linear control system analysis and design’,
Tata McGrow-Hill, Inc., 1995.
5. Richard C. Dorf & Robert H. Bishop, “ Modern Control Systems”, Addidon –
Wesley, 1999.
6. A.Nagoor Kani, ‘ Advanced Control Theory’, RBA Publications, Second edition.

UNIT I CONTROL SYSTEM MODELLING

S.No Date Hours Topics Unit No of T/R Page

periods Book No
to be
required
1 System Concept : Basic
Elements, open loop system 1 T1 1-5
And Closed loop system
2 Differential Equation ,
1 T1 22-30
Transfer function
3 Modelling of electric
systems, Translational
systems, Rotational 4 T1 31-57
mechanical systems, Simple I
electro mechanical systems
4 Block diagram
representation of systems,
4 T1 57-65
Block diagram reduction
methods
5 Determination of signal
3 T1 65-76
flow graph
6 Tutorial 2

UNIT II TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS

S.No Date Hours Topics Unit No of T/R Page

periods Book No
to be
required
1 Test signals.(unit step,
II 2 T1 185-187
ramp,parabolic ,impulse)
2 Time response of first order
2 T1 187-190
systems
3 Time response of second
2 T1 190-201
order systems.
4 Type and order of system.
Generalized error coefficient 2 T1 201-205
 and steady state error.
5 P,PI,PD,PID Compensation 2 T1 208-212
6 Tutorial 2

UNIT III FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS

S.No Date Hours Topics Unit No of T/R Page

periods Book No
to be
required
1 Introduction to frequency
1 T1 327-334
domain analysis
2 Stability analysis using
Bode plot , Gain and phase 3 T1 338-348
margin
3 Stability analysis using
Polar plot , Gain and phase 3 T1 334-338
margin
4 Stability analysis using
T1 361
Nyquist plot , Gain and 3
III T2 539-564
phase margin
5 Frequency Domain
specifications from the plots 3 R1 613-624
- Constant M and N Circles
6 Nicholas Chart 3 T2 633-639
7 Series,Parallel,Series-
Parallel Compensators,
3 T2 479-494
Lead,Lag,Lead-Lag
Compensators
8 Tutorial 2

UNIT IV STABILITY ANALYSIS

S.No Date Hours Topics Unit No of T/R Page

periods Book No
to be
required
1 Stability, Routh-Hurwitz
2 T1 250-269
Criterion
2 Root Locus Technique 2 T1 277-280
3 Construction of Root Locus 2 T1 281-315
4 Stability, Dominant Poles 1 T1 281-315
5 Application of Root Locus IV
1 281-315
Diagram
6 Nyquist Stability Criterion 3 T1 361-389
7 Relative Stability 1 T1 361-389
8 Tutorial
2

UNIT V STATE VARIABLE ANANLYSIS AND DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

S.No Date Hours Topics Unit No of T/R Page
periods Book No
to be
required
1 State space representation of
Continuous Time systems –
State equations 2 T1 556-573
2 Transfer function from State T1 548-555
Variable Representation 1 T2 779
3 Solutions of the state T1 584-595
equations 1 T2 898-906
4 Concepts of Controllability T1 596-604
and Observability 1 T2 907-916
5 State space representation V
for Discrete time systems 2 T1 574-577
6 Sampled Data control
systems
Sampling Theorem 1 R6 229-231
7 Sample & Hold R6
Open loop & Closed loop 1 232-234
sampled data systems
8 Tutorial
1

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