Dynamic System Modeling and Control Design
(Fall 2025)
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Lab Hours TODAY Nov. 7th (Catch-up): 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm.
No Office Hours Sun. Nov. 9 or Tues. Nov. 11 due to Holiday.
Note Calendar Changes, No postlab5 or postlab6!
Schedule
Lectures 2-190: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm
Labs 38-528: Fridays 10am-1pm or Fridays 2pm-5pm
Office Hours 38-528: Tuesday 7:30pm-10:30pm, Thursday 2pm-5pm and 7:30-10:30, Sundays 7:30pm-10:30pm.
Tentative calendar: details may change as the semester proceeds.
| Week | Lecture A (Monday) |
Lecture B (Wednesday) |
Prelab | Lab | Postlab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1 Holiday | Sep 3 Intro to Control, Thermal Example Handout | Prelab 1 | Lab 1: Fast and Spurious:A | |
| 2 | Sep 8 First Order Sys, Stability, Steady State Handout | Sep 10 Linearity, Parameter Identification Handout | Lab 1: Fast and Spurious:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | Postlab 1: Fast and Spurious Postlab Solutions | |
| 3 | Sep 15 Second Order Systems, Matrix Powers Handout | Sep 17 Evalues and Nat Freqs Handout | Holiday: No Lab, Thurs. Eve + Sun. Aft. Off Hrs. Cancelled | ||
| 4 | Sep 22 Steady-State and Disturbance Handout | Sep 24 Matrix PID Handout | Prelab 2 | Lab 2:Code Of Arms:A POSTLAB DUE! | |
| 5 | Sep 29 DT to CT Handout | Oct 1 CT System Functions and Block Diagrams Handout | Lab 2:Code Of Arms:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | Postlab 2: Code of Arms Postlab Solutions | |
| 6 | Oct 6 Transfer Functions, Blacks Formula Handout | Oct 8 Frequency Response, Bode Diagrams Handout | Prelab 3 | Lab 3: A Disturbance in the Force:A POSTLAB DUE! | |
| 7 | Oct 13 Holiday - No Lecture Handout | Oct 15 Frequency Response and PID Handout | Lab 3: A Disturbance in the Force:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | Postlab 3: A Disturbance in the Force Postlab Solutions | |
| 8 | Oct 20 Stability, Frequency Response, Phase Margin Handout | Oct 22 PD and Lead Design Handout | Prelab 4 | Lab 4A: Marginal Maglev: Simplified Model:A POSTLAB DUE! | |
| 9 | Oct 27 Lead Design Example Handout | Oct 29 Introduction to State-Space Handout | Lab 4B: Marginal Maglev: Lead Design:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | Postlab 4: Marginal Maglev | |
| 10 | Nov 3 Performance Optimization and LQR Handout | Nov 5 Weights and Integrals Handout | Lab 4B: Marginal Maglev: Lead Design:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | Postlab 4: Marginal Maglev | |
| 11 | Nov 10 Holiday - No Lecture | Nov 12 TF vs. SS, LQR and Phase Margin. | Prelab 5 | Lab 5: Win, Place, LQR:A POSTLAB DUE! | |
| 12 | Nov 17 CT to DT | Nov 19 DT Observers | Lab 5: Win, Place, LQR:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | ||
| 13 | Nov 24 In 36-500, Lab6A, any hour 3pm->7pm | Nov 26 Cancelled (see Monday) | Holiday -- Lab 6A in place of Lectures | ||
| 14 | Dec 1 Observer Gains and Noise | Dec 3 LQR, Observers, and Phase Margin | Lab 6: Observe and Learn:B PRELAB REQUIRED! | ||
| 15 | Dec 8 LQR, RL, and ML | Dec 10 What's Next? |