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  Course Description
Course Name : Control Theory

Course Code : EEE326

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. İLYAS EKER
Assoc.Prof.Dr. İLYAS EKER

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Describes Open and closed-loop systems
Develops Mathematical models os systems
Achieves stability of control systems
Designs controller
Explains principles of closed-loop systems´ operation

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Lecturing about Open- and closed loop control systems, principles of operation, stabilily of closed-loop control systems

Course Contents : Open-and closed-loop control systems, uses of feedback. Mathematical modeling: Transfer functions, state equations, block diagrams. System response; performance specifications. First and second order systems. Stability of feedback systems: Routh-Hurwitz criterion, principle of argument Bode plots and stability. Nyquist stability criterion, bandwidth, gain margin and phase margin. Analysis and design techniques using root-locus. State-space techniques: Controllability, observability, pole placement. Design of dynamic compensators (lead-lag).

Language of Instruction : English

Work Place : Theoretical lecture in classrooms, laboratory applications in control lab


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Components of open and closed-loop systems Lecture and laboratory application
2 Operation of open and closed-loop systems, basic principles Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
3 Transfer functions, pole, zero, stability and block diagrams Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
4 First, second and higher order systems Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
5 Stability analysis Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
6 State-space equations Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
7 Controllability and observability Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
8 Mid-Term examination written examination
9 Transfer of Models and model properties Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
10 Mathematical modelling, linear and nonlinear systems Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
11 Bandwidth, bode plots, gain and phase margins Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
12 Root-locus methods, Nyquist stability criterion and analysis Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
13 Pole-placement controller design Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
14 Lead-lag controller design Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application
15 Introduction to PID controller design Review of the theoretical information, introduction of experimental application Lecture and laboratory application


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Kuo, Benjamin, C., Automatic Control Systems, Prentice Hall Inc., 1995, ISBN: 0-13-312174-78
 D´Azzo, J.J. and Houpis C.E., Linear Control System Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill International Editions, 1995, ISNB: 0-07-113295-3
Required Course Material(s)  Ogata, K., Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall Inc., 2002, ISNB: 0-13-043245-8


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Has capability in those fields of mathematics and physics that form the foundations of engineering. 4
2 Grasps the main knowledge in the basic topics of electrical and electronic engineering. 4
3 Comprehends the functional integrity of the knowledge gathered in the fields of basic engineering and electrical-electronics engineering. 4
4 Identifies problems and analyzes the identified problems based on the gathered professional knowledge. 4
5 Formulates and solves a given theoretical problem using the knowledge of basic engineering. 4
6 Has aptitude for computer and information technologies 2
7 Knows English at a level adequate to comprehend the main points of a scientific text, either general or about his profession, written in English. 4
8 Has the ability to apply the knowledge of electrical-electronic engineering to profession-specific tools and devices. 4
9 Has the ability to write a computer code towards a specific purpose using a familiar programming language. 4
10 Has the ability to work either through a purpose oriented program or in union within a group where responsibilities are shared. 4
11 Has the aptitude to identify proper sources of information, reaches them and uses them efficiently. 4
12 Becomes able to communicate with other people with a proper style and uses an appropriate language. 4
13 Internalizes the ethical values prescribed by his profession in particular and by the professional life in general. 4
14 Has consciousness about the scientific, social, historical, economical and political facts of the society, world and age lived in. 4
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 6 84
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 144
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.76
ECTS Credit: 6