EE

3114 Systems and Control

Guidelines

Semester A, 2022-23
 Teaching Team
Instructor:
Prof. Jie CHEN
G6502@AC-1, 3442-4280 <jichen@cityu.edu.hk>

Lab Assistants:
Mr. W.H. Mak, Mr. C.Y. Cheng

Graduate Student Assistants:

Chun Kit Wong, Wuwei Wu, Shiyong Zhu
 Aims of Course
• The goal of this course is to provide a basic understanding of
the fundamental concepts/techniques/principles of classical and
modern linear feedback systems analysis and design in such a
way as to enable students to specialize in diverse areas such as
control systems, communication systems, power systems and
signal processing within the disciplines of electronic engineering.
Basic and yet practical analysis and design techniques for
control systems will be introduced.

• Prerequisite: EE 3118/EE 3210, basic knowledge in Fourier and

Laplace transforms, differential equations, and circuits theory.

• A course syllabus is posted at Canvas along with this guideline.

 Textbook

Modern Control Engineering, 5th Edition

By Katsuhiko Ogata

eBook available
CityU Library
Reference Book

CityU Library:
 Homework

• HW will be assigned almost weekly, on

Thursdays
• HW should be submitted on Thursdays in the
following week
• Late HW will be subject to 50% deduction
(No HW will be accepted after Friday)
 Laboratories
• 4 Lab Sessions
• Thursdays: 09:00-11:50 (Weeks 7, 8, 10,
13)
• AC-1 --- P1404, P1406, P1414, P1442
• 3/4 attendance is required to pass the
course
• Lab tasks will be graded by EE technicians
• Late Lab Reports will NOT be accepted
 Programming Tolls
• This course will use:
– MATLAB – a high-level programming language
and technical computing environment
– Simulink – a block diagram environment for
multi-domain simulation and model-based
design
– Control System Toolbox – a set of industry-
standard algorithms for systematically analyzing,
designing and tuning linear control systems
• You may register to Mathworks website:
http://www.mathworks.com
 Midterm Tests and Final Exam

• Durations:
Two 1-hour midterm (open book) tests
(Weeks 6, 11)
One 2-hour (closed book) final exam
• Needed formulas will be provided
• Regular calculator is allowed
 Grading
• COURSE GRADES
Laboratory 10%
Homework 10%
Midterm Test 30%
Final Exam 50%
• By university regulation, to pass the course,
students are required to achieve at least 30%
of the course work (lab, homework and
midterm test together) and 30% of the final
exam. Also, 75% laboratory attendance rate is
required.
 About Canvas

• Lecture/Tutorial ppt, HW assignments and

solutions, Test/Exam examples and
solutions, Lab manuals, announcements
à Canvas

• A course syllabus and course guidelines

are posted at Canvas
 Other Requirements

Will be discussed in class when the need arises

Enjoy Learning
 EE3114
Systems and Control

An important and useful course for engineers

Enjoy:

DEMO 1 DEMO 2 DEMO 3

1.40 min 2.47 min 2.27 min

 Course Subject Introduction

REFERENCE OUTPUT

FEEDBACK
 Introduction
• The goal of control theory is to design and
adjust the input to a given system to modify
the output behavior in a predetermined way

Input System (Plant) Output

u(t) State x(t) y(t)
 Open-Loop Control System

Closed-Loop Control System

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Plant:
Example of First-Order Systems

This course will

emphasize on electrical
and electro-mechanical
systems, especially RLC
circuits and DC Motors
Plant:
Example of Second-Order Systems

This course will emphasize

on electrical and electro-
mechanical systems,
especially DC motors and
RLC circuits
Example: Temperature Control
Example: Temperature Control
Feedback Temperature Control System
 Open-Loop Control System

Closed-Loop Control System

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More human-involvement: Manual Operation

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More automation: Automatic Control

Example: Water-Level Control System

Reference
Feedback Water-Level Control System
Example: Water-Level Float Regulator (Structure)
 Water-Level Float Regulator (Representation)
val ve

Gear +
assembl y f l oat
Take a closer look:
Wat er pool
mot or -
M

ampl i f i er

resistance comparator
Actuator Actual
Desired
water level
water level Water
amplifier Motor Gearing Valve
Error container
Input Output
Controller Plant

Float
Feedback signal
Water-Level Float Regulator (Block Diagram)

Feedback Control System

Examples of Feedback Control Systems

Automobile steering
control system
The driver uses the
difference between
the actual and the
desired directions to
adjust the steering
wheel
A typical feedback
control system
Examples of Feedback Control Systems

Human
or AI

Perceptual Control

Feedback Control System

Examples of Feedback Control Systems

Feedback Control System

History
Greece (BC) – Float regulator mechanism

Holland (16th Century)– Temperature regulator

England (18th century) – Watt’s flyball governor

History
18th Century James Watt designed a flyball governor for speed control of
a steam engine.
1920s Minorsky worked on automatic controllers for steering ships.
1930s Nyquist developed stability analysis of controlled systems.
1940s Frequency response methods were developed for designing linear
closed-loop control systems.
1950s Evans initiated root-locus method for frequency-domain analysis.
1960s Kalman introduced state-space methods, followed by optimal
control and adaptive control.
1980s Intelligent and learning-based controls were developed.
Present on-going research: Applications of modern control theory to all
kinds of engineering and non-engineering systems.
 EE3114
Systems and Control

An important and useful course for engineers

Enjoy:

DEMO
A B
1.18 min 1.23 min
 EE3114
Systems and Control

An important and useful course for engineers

Enjoy:

DEMO 1 DEMO 2 DEMO 3

1.40 min 2.47 min 2.27 min

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