MAE 143 B - Linear Control - Winter 2022

News

• No news is good news

Instructor

• Mauricio de Oliveira, first name at ucsd dot edu

Class Times

Lectures

• TuTh 14:00-15:20,
  on Zoom for the first two weeks (link on canvas)
  then on RWAV 0121

Discussion Session

• Friday 16:00-16:50,
  on Zoom for the first two weeks (link on canvas)
  then on RWAV 0121

Teaching Assistants

• Imoleayo Abel, i last name at ucsd dot edu

Office Hours

• Wednesday, 10:00-11:00 (Abel) online for the first two weeks
• Thursday, 16:00-17:00 (Mauricio) online for the first two weeks

You can make an appointment with me or the TA by email.

Text Book

Fundamentals on Linear Control: a concise approach by Mauricio C. de Oliveira

Supplemental materials

You will find supplemental materials, including lecture notes and Matlab scripts on the book webpage.

Course Topics

• Analysis of feedback systems
  • Dynamic models
  • Differential equation models and transfer functions
  • Dynamic response
  • Stability, tracking and regulation
• Design of feedback systems
  • PID control
  • Root-locus method
  • Frequence response
  • Bode and Nyquist diagrams

Grades

Check out your homework and midterm grades on canvas.
Check them out regularly to make sure that your homework is being graded and transcribed correctly!

Formula

GRADE = MAX(0.2 * HOMEWORK + 0.2 * MIDTERM1 + 0.2 * MIDTERM2 + 0.4 * FINAL EXAM, FINAL EXAM)

GRADE = MAX(0.2 * HOMEWORK + 0.3 * MIDTERM + 0.5 * FINAL EXAM, FINAL EXAM)

Exams

Midterms will be held during lecture.
Final will be held during the officially scheduled time.
Exams are to be done individually.

• Midterm 1: January 25th, in class
• Midterm 2: February 15th, in class
• Midterm: February 8th, in class
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• Final exam: March 17th, 15:00-17:59
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You might want to check out the website for MAE 143 B Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, and Winter 2021.

Homework

• There will be one set of homework questions every week due Friday at midnight.
• Homework, instructions and solutions will be posted on canvas.
• No paper submissions will be accepted. Use Gradescope.
• Please turn in a readable and organized homework.

Homework grading policy

• No points will be deducted by mistakes you make on homework.
• You will be assigned total points for every question you attempt to solve.
• A valid attempt has to show enough effort to convince the graders that you spent time on the question!
• Just repeating the problem statement IS NOT an example of a valid attempt.
• You get no points on a question if you did not attempt the question.
• Questions will be graded and feedback will be provided by the graders in case you make mistakes.

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