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| Week | Topics | Prelab/Postlab | Lab | References1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 09/05 - 09/09 | Modeling and Control. Tracking Accuracy and Disturbance Rejection. | PRELAB:1st-Order Difference Equations and Feedback | Begin: Fast and Spurious | No RNT |
| Week 1 09/12 - 09/16 | 1st-Order Systems. Analytical Solutions, Stability and Disturbance Rejection | POSTLAB:First Order? Is it? | Finish: Fast and Spurioius | No RNT |
| Week 2 09/19 - 09/23 | 2nd-Order Systems. Nat. Freqs and Stability (Complex Number Review) | PRELAB:Oscillations and Cmplx Nat Freqs | No Lab, Holiday | No RNT |
| Week 3 09/26 - 09/30 | PD Control, Nat. Freq Loci | No Pre or Post lab | Start:Up Down Funk | No RNT |
| Week 4 10/03 - 10/07 | Differences and Differentials, to First Order | POSTLAB:Pre-ish: D is for? | Finish:Up Down Funk | No RNT |
| Week 5 10/10 - 10/14 | e^{st} , System functions and Block Diagrams (Monday Holiday) | PRELAB:SSS | Begin:A Disturbance in the Force | No RNT |
| Week 6 10/17 - 10/21 | Natural Frequencies and Sinusoidal-Steady-State | POSTLAB:Compose yourself | Finish:A Disturbance in the Force | No RNT |
| Week 7 10/24 - 10/28 | Frequency Response, Poles and Zeros | PRELAB:Never a Negative One | Begin: Marginal Maglev | No RNT |
| Week 8 10/31 - 11/04 | Stability and Phase Margins | POSTLAB:Burying the Lead | Finish: Marginal Maglev | No RNT |
| Week 9 11/07 - 11/11 | Pole Placement, Metrics, and Optimization | PRELAB:State-Space and LQR | No Lab, Holiday | Replacement lecture |
| Week 10 11/14 - 11/18 | LQR | POSTLAB:Modeling and Reducing | Place and Minimize | No RNT |
| Week 11 11/21 - 11/25 | CT Observers | PRELAB:Discretely Observing | No Lab, Holiday | No RNT |
| Week 12 11/28 - 12/02 | DT Observers | No Pre or Post lab | Be Observant | Worked Examples and notes |
| Week 13 12/05 - 12/09 | No Lectures, Extra Lab Hrs, MW3-5pm | No Pre or Post lab | No Lab | No RNT |
| Week 14 12/12 - 12/16 | Learning Models, Next Classes. | No Pre or Post lab | No Lab | No RNT |