MEC E 420A - Feedback Control Design of Dynamic Systems

0 units (fi 8)(EITH/SP/SU, 3-0-3/2)

Design of linear feedback control systems for command-following error, stability, and dynamic response specifications. PID, Root-locus, frequency response and design techniques. An introduction to structural design limitations. Examples emphasizing Mechanical Engineering systems. Some use of computer aided design with MATLAB/Simulink. Controls Lab - control of mechanical systems. Prerequisites: MEC E 390. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 420, ECE 362, CH E 448.

MEC E 420B - Feedback Control Design of Dynamic Systems

3.8 units (fi 8)(EITH/SP/SU, 3-0-3/2)

Design of linear feedback control systems for command-following error, stability, and dynamic response specifications. PID, Root-locus, frequency response and design techniques. An introduction to structural design limitations. Examples emphasizing Mechanical Engineering systems. Some use of computer aided design with MATLAB/Simulink. Controls Lab - control of mechanical systems. Prerequisites: MEC E 390. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 420, ECE 362, CH E 448.

MCTR 350 - Advanced Dynamics

3 units (fi 8)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

Kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies moving in three dimensions. Spatial kinematics of rigid bodies, Euler angles, tensor of inertia and the Newton-Euler equations of motion for rigid bodies, multi-body dynamics, inverse dynamics for manipulators. Prerequisite: MEC E 250.

MEC E 300 - Mechanical Measurements

3.5 units (fi 8)(EITH/SP/SU, 3-1S-0)

Characterization and behavior of measuring systems. Statistics and analysis of measurement data; measurement techniques applied to fundamental mechanical engineering phenomena. Prerequisites: CIV E 270, ECE 209, STAT 235. Corequisite: MEC E 330 or MEC E 331.