ECE 360 Control Theory and Systems I, Dr. Pan Agathoklis

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 360 (1 1/2) CONTROL THEORY AND SYSTEMS I

Syllabus:

Characterization of systems; linearity, time invariance and causality. General feedback theory; time and frequency domain analysis of feedback control systems; Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability criteria; root locus methods; modeling of dc servo; design of simple feedback systems; introduction to state-space methods. (Prerequisite: ECE260 or ELEC260)
Course Objectives

Introduction in the theory and practice of control engineering.
Understanding the mathematical tools used in control system analysis and design.
Design closed-loop control system and evaluating their performance.

Learning Outcomes

Apply Laplace transforms to solve linear differential equations describing linear systems.
Give examples of physical systems, block diagrams and state-space description.
Analyse transient and steady state system response of linear continuous systems.
Assess closed-loop system performance using Root-Locus analysis.
Assess closed-loop system performance using frequency response.
Evaluate closed-loop stability using the Nyquist method.
Design of PID controllers, lead and lag compensators.

Click here for the Course Outline document.

Classes:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 - 10:20 am DTB A104 .
Office hours:

Wednesdays, 11:00am-12:00pm; The Wednesday Office hours will be in person in EOW 423.
Fridays, 1:30pm-02:30pm; The Friday Office hours will be on Zoom (Link TBA in Brightspace).
Labs:

Labs will be in ELW A317.

Click here for the Lab Schedule and guidelines for Lab Reports.

The manual for the ELEC 360 lab experiments is available here for downloading: ECE360_LabMan.pdf (about 4 MB)
The videos to help with working the the pre-lab questions can be found here.
A guide for the DC Servo used in the lab is available here for downloading: QIC_Getting_Started_Guide.pdf (about 0.4 MB)

Quizes:

Quiz # 1 : (on Laplace Transforms) Wednesday, September 16, 9:30 - 10:10 am.
Photocopies of Laplace Transform tables and properties permitted.

Quiz # 2 : (on Bode plots and Nyquist Stability ) Tuesday, November 18, 9:30 - 10:10 am.
One page (page=one side of a sheet) of notes permitted.

Mid-term:

Friday, October 24, 9:30 - 10:20 am, DTB A104.
Two pages (page = one side of a sheet) of notes and photocopies of Laplace Transform tables are permitted.
For an previous Midterm and solutions in pdf format, Click here.

Final Exam:

Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 - 10:00 PM, ECS 123.
Four pages (page=one side of a sheet) of notes and (in addition) photocopies of Laplace Transform tables are permitted.

Exam-Preparation Class:
Tuesday, December 9, 4-6 pm, ELL 167.
Office hours before exam:

Monday, December 8, 11 am -12 noon,EOW 423. ;

For old exams go to the ESS webcite.
For an example of solution to the Bode exam Question, Click here.

For Information on ELEC 460,Control Theory and Systems II and ELEC 486,Digital Video Processing Click here.

Assignments
Copies of Lecture Slides/Demos
Textbook
Useful Links
Assessment
Links to Policies and Regulations

Assignments

Assignement problems (from section B of the textbook) will be posted in Brightspace.
Completed assignments should be submitted using UVic's Brightspace site by 6pm the date they are due.
Watch an example of assignment submission.
Solutions to the assignments will be posted in Brightspace.

Copies of Lecture Slides

Copies of lecture slides (in pdf format) are available here for downloading.

ECE360_Slides (Sections A,B,C,D combined; about 2.1MB)
Laplace Transform Tables
Click here for information on the ECE 260 Video Lectures on Youtube.

Course Lecture Notes

Unless otherwise noted, all course materials supplied to students in this course have been prepared by the instructor and are intended for use in this course only. These materials are NOT to be re-circulated digitally, whether by email or by uploading or copying to websites, or to others not enrolled in this course. Violation of this policy may in some cases constitute a breach of academic integrity as defined in the UVic Calendar.

Matlab Demos:

Plot the closed-loop time response for a given open-loop transfer function
Plot the root-locus and analyse the closed-loop step response
Analyse the closed-loop response using the open-loop bode plot
Lead compensator:lead_c.m and Lag compensator: lag_c.m
(see also the diary files lead_c.out and lag_c.out) for Ex. 7.26 and 7.27 respectively.

Textbook
1. Required
Title : Modern Control Engineering, 5^th Edition

Author : K. Ogata

Publisher : Prentice-Hall

Year : 2010, 5th Edition

2. Recommended
Title : MATLAB student Version

Publisher : The MathWorks

See also: here

3. You can also find information how to use MATLAB at UVIC here.

Useful Links

A brief history of Feedback Control
The Impact of Control Technology
IEEE Control Society Video Library
Control Theory and Software Engineering

Assessment

Assignment (incl. Quizes) : 10%

Labs : 15%

Mid-term : 25%; October 24, 2025

Final : 50%

NOTES:

Failure to complete all laboratory requirements (be present in all sessions and submit all lab reports) will result in an N grade for the course.
Failure to pass the final exam will result in a failing grade for the course.
Coursework Mark Appeals: All marks must be appealed within 7 days of the mark being posted.
There will be no supplemental examination for this course.
The final grade obtained from the above marking scheme will be based on the following percentage-to-grade point conversion.

Links to Policies and Regulations

General Information on Policies and Regulations can be found in the Course Outline.

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	Title	: Modern Control Engineering, 5^th Edition
	Author	: K. Ogata
	Publisher	: Prentice-Hall
	Year	: 2010, 5th Edition

	Title	: MATLAB student Version
	Publisher	: The MathWorks
	See also:	here

	Assignment (incl. Quizes)	: 10%
	Labs	: 15%
	Mid-term	: 25%; October 24, 2025
	Final	: 50%

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 360 (1 1/2) CONTROL THEORY AND SYSTEMS I

Syllabus:

Course Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Click here for the Course Outline document.

Classes:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 - 10:20 am DTB A104 .

Office hours:

Labs:

Labs will be in ELW A317.

Click here for the Lab Schedule and guidelines for Lab Reports.

Quizes:

Quiz # 1 : (on Laplace Transforms) Wednesday, September 16, 9:30 - 10:10 am. Photocopies of Laplace Transform tables and properties permitted.

Quiz # 2 : (on Bode plots and Nyquist Stability ) Tuesday, November 18, 9:30 - 10:10 am. One page (page=one side of a sheet) of notes permitted.

Mid-term:

Friday, October 24, 9:30 - 10:20 am, DTB A104. Two pages (page = one side of a sheet) of notes and photocopies of Laplace Transform tables are permitted. For an previous Midterm and solutions in pdf format, Click here.

Final Exam:

Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 - 10:00 PM, ECS 123. Four pages (page=one side of a sheet) of notes and (in addition) photocopies of Laplace Transform tables are permitted.

Exam-Preparation Class:

Office hours before exam:

Monday, December 8, 11 am -12 noon,EOW 423. ; For old exams go to the ESS webcite. For an example of solution to the Bode exam Question, Click here.

For Information on ELEC 460,Control Theory and Systems II and ELEC 486,Digital Video Processing Click here.

Assignement problems (from section B of the textbook) will be posted in Brightspace. Completed assignments should be submitted using UVic's Brightspace site by 6pm the date they are due. Watch an example of assignment submission. Solutions to the assignments will be posted in Brightspace.

Copies of lecture slides (in pdf format) are available here for downloading. ECE360_Slides (Sections A,B,C,D combined; about 2.1MB) Laplace Transform Tables Click here for information on the ECE 260 Video Lectures on Youtube.

Course Lecture Notes

Matlab Demos:

1. Required

Title : Modern Control Engineering, 5th Edition Author : K. Ogata Publisher : Prentice-Hall Year : 2010, 5th Edition

2. Recommended

Title : MATLAB student Version Publisher : The MathWorks See also: here

3. You can also find information how to use MATLAB at UVIC here.

Assignment (incl. Quizes) : 10% Labs : 15% Mid-term : 25%; October 24, 2025 Final : 50%

General Information on Policies and Regulations can be found in the Course Outline.

Quiz # 1 : (on Laplace Transforms) Wednesday, September 16, 9:30 - 10:10 am.
Photocopies of Laplace Transform tables and properties permitted.

Quiz # 2 : (on Bode plots and Nyquist Stability ) Tuesday, November 18, 9:30 - 10:10 am.
One page (page=one side of a sheet) of notes permitted.

Friday, October 24, 9:30 - 10:20 am, DTB A104.
Two pages (page = one side of a sheet) of notes and photocopies of Laplace Transform tables are permitted.
For an previous Midterm and solutions in pdf format, Click here.

Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 - 10:00 PM, ECS 123.
Four pages (page=one side of a sheet) of notes and (in addition) photocopies of Laplace Transform tables are permitted.

Monday, December 8, 11 am -12 noon,EOW 423. ;

For old exams go to the ESS webcite.
For an example of solution to the Bode exam Question, Click here.

Assignement problems (from section B of the textbook) will be posted in Brightspace.
Completed assignments should be submitted using UVic's Brightspace site by 6pm the date they are due.
Watch an example of assignment submission.
Solutions to the assignments will be posted in Brightspace.

Copies of lecture slides (in pdf format) are available here for downloading.

ECE360_Slides (Sections A,B,C,D combined; about 2.1MB)
Laplace Transform Tables
Click here for information on the ECE 260 Video Lectures on Youtube.

Title : Modern Control Engineering, 5^th Edition

Author : K. Ogata

Publisher : Prentice-Hall

Year : 2010, 5th Edition

Title : MATLAB student Version

Publisher : The MathWorks

See also: here

Assignment (incl. Quizes) : 10%

Labs : 15%

Mid-term : 25%; October 24, 2025

Final : 50%