Department of Electrical Engineering

School of Engineering
University of Management and Technology

Course Outline
Course Code: EE 360 Course Title Control Systems: Spring 2020

Program BSEE

Credit Hours 3

Duration One semester

Signals and Systems, Physics, Differential Equations

Prerequisites

Resource Person(s) Muhammad Shoaib, Dr. Jameel Ahmad, Waseem Iqbal

Please see the course page on the Learning Management System

Counseling Hours
(LMS)

Muhammad.shoaib@umt.edu.pk
waseem.iqbal@umt.edu.pk
Contacts
jameel.ahmad@umt.edu.pk

CoD’s signature………………………………….

Dean’s signature……………………………

Date………………………………………….

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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

CLOs Description Domain & Level

Measurable Learning Outcomes

Apply the concept of mathematical modeling of dynamic Cognitive, Three

CLO 1 system in time and frequency domain to capture the physical (C3)
behavior of the system

Analyze the dynamic system in time and frequency domain Cognitive, Three
CLO 2
using Root Locus, Bode Plots and State Space Methods (C4)

Apply the concept of stability of control systems using Routh- Cognitive, Four
CLO 3
Hurwitz criterion. (C3)

Design controllers to meet the specified control design Cognitive, Five

CLO 4 objectives such as faster transient response and smaller steady (C6)
state errors while ensuring system stability.

 Quizzes +Assignment 15%

Grading  Complex Engineering Problem (CEP) 15%
Policy  Midterm: 20%
 Final: 50%

Mapping of CLOs to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

CLOs/PLOs CLO 1 CLO 2 CLO 3 CLO 4

PLO 1: Engineering Knowledge  
PLO 2: Problem Analysis  
PLO 3: Design and Development of 
Solutions
PLO 4: Investigation
PLO 5: Modern Tool Usage
PLO 6: The Engineer and Society
PLO 7: Environment and
Sustainability
PLO 8: Ethics
PLO 9: Individual and Team Work 

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PLO 10: Communication
PLO 11: Project Management
PLO 12: Life Long Learning 
Learning Methodology:
Classroom lectures, problem solving exercises, Simulations on a software

Required Textbook:

1. Control Systems Engineering. Norman S. Nise, 6th edition (Dec 14, 2010)
Reference Books:

1. Modern Control Engineering (5th Edition) by Katsuhiko Ogata (Sep 4, 2009)

2. Automatic Control Systems, B. C. Kou, 9th edition, Prentice Hall, 2009.
3. Modern Control Systems (12th Edition). Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop (Jul 29, 2010)
4. Analog and Digital Control System Design: Transfer-Function, State-Space, and Algebraic
Methods. Chi-Tsong Chen (Jan 1, 1993)
5. State Variables for Engineers. Paul M. DeRusso, Rob J. Roy, Charles M. Close and Alan A.
Desrochers (Dec 1997)
6. Control System Design: An Introduction to State-Space. Bernard Friedland (Mar 24, 2005)

Tentative Lecture Plan

Calendar of Course contents to be covered during semester

Course code………………EE360 Course title……Control Systems

Reference CLOs
Lecture Lecture Contents and Chapter Sections Chapter(s)
(Lx)
1.1 Define control system CLO1
L1 1.2 History of control systems TB
1.3 Basic features and configurations of control systems Chapter 1
1.4 Describe control systems analysis and design Introduction CLO1
objectives
L2
1.5 Describe a control system’s design process
1.5 Computer Aided Design
2.1-2.2 Laplace Transform and its inverse CLO1
TB
2.3 Transfer Function and differential equations
L3 Chapter 2
2.4 Electrical Network Transfer Function
Case study-1 from Book to help in CEP Modeling in
2.5 Transfer function for translational mechanical system Frequency CLO1
L4 Domain
2.8 Transfer function for electro-mechanical system CLO1
L5

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 Complex Engineering Problem Discussion in class. CLO 4
L6
3.1-3.3 State Space Model: A general Representation CLO1
L7
Case study-2 from Book
TB
3.4 Model Electrical and Mechanical System in Sate- CLO1
L8 Chapter 3
Space
3.5-3.6 Convert A transfer function into state space and Modeling in
CLO1
L9 vice versa, Phase variable form Time domain

Case study-3 from Book CLO1

L10
Practice problems on state-space methods
4.1-4.4 Time response of first order and 2nd order CLO2
L11 TB
systems
Chapter 4
4.5-4.6 Time Response of second and higher order Time Response CLO2
L12
systems with additional poles and zeroes
Example problems on first and second order systems CLO2
L13
4.10-4.11 the time response from the state-space CLO2
L14
representation
L15-L16 Midterm
TB CLO1
Chapter 5
5.1-5.3 Reduction of Block Diagrams of multiple sub Reduction of
L17
systems to a single control loop, signal flow graphs Multiple
subsystems

6.1-6.2 Routh Stability-1 TB CLO3

L18
Case study-4 from Book Chapter 6
6.3-6.5 Routh Stability-2 Stability CLO3
L19

7.1-7.2 Steady-State Error for Unity Feedback TB CLO2

L20
Systems Chapter 7
7.3 Static Error Constants and System Type Steady State CLO2
L21 Errors

8.1-8.3 Root Locus Technique-1 CLO3

L22
Case study-5 from Book TB
8.4-8.6 Sketching Root Locus and associated gains Chapter 8 CLO3
L23
Root Locus
8.7-8.8 Parameter design for specific Transient Response Technique CLO3
L24
9.1-9.2 Use the root locus to design cascade CLO3
TB
L25 compensators to improve the steady-state error : PI
Chapter 9
control and Lag Compensator

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 Case study-6 from Book Design Via
9.3 Use the root locus to design cascade Root Locus CLO4
compensators to improve the transient response : PD
L26 and Lead Compensation
9.6 Realization of Compensators Physically-Op-
Amp based Circuits
9.4 Improving steady-state and transient response: CLO4
L27 PID Control/lead-Lag compensator

L28 10.1 Plot Frequency Response of the system TB CLO3

10.2 Plot asymptotic approximations to the Chapter 10 CLO3
frequency response of a system: Bode Plots Frequency
L29
Response
Technique
10.7 Find stability, gain and phase margins using CLO3
L30 Bode plots

L31-L32 Final Examination

End of Semester

*-Tentative Mapping of CLOs to Direct Assessments

Final Exam
Midterm
Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Quiz 3

Quiz 4

Exam
CEP

CLOs

1   
2    
3   
4   

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