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ECE5700: Digital Control Systems, Summer II 2008

Course Description: Digital Control Systems, 3 Credits
State variable technique, controllability and observability, digital
control system design with state or output feedback, maximum
principle, optimal linear regulator-deterministic, and stochastic
state observers.
Credit: 3 hours
Prerequisites:
ECE 3710 Linear Systems (undergraduate level)
Matlab programming ability
Related Course:
ECE 5950 Linear State-Space Systems

Class Schedule: MW 6:30-9:20 PM, CEAS C-122

Instructor: Dr. Bradley J. Bazuin, Assistant Professor, ECE
CEAS A-241
brad.bazuin@wmich.edu
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bazuinb/

Required Textbook and
Materials:
1. C.L. Phillips and H.T Nagle, Digital Control System
Analysis and Design, 3
rd
ed., Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0-
13-309832.
2. MATLAB, Student Edition
3. MATLAB Control System and Signal Processing Toolboxs

Supplemental
Textbooks/Materials:
1. R.C. Dorf and R.H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems, 10th
ed., Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 0-13-145733.
2. R. H Bishop, Modern Control Systems Analysis and
Design Using MATLAB and SIMULINK, Prentice Hall,
2001.
3. K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, 4th ed., Prentice
Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0-13-060907-2.
4. B.C. Kuo, Digital Control Systems, 2nd ed., Oxford Univ.
Press, 1992.
5. T. Kailath, Linear Systems, Prentice Hall, 1980.

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Prerequisites by topic:
1. an ability to analyze, design, simulate, and experimentally validate linear control systems
while taking into account practical limitations of operations;
2. an ability to utilize circuit simulation and/or mathematical software tools for control
system design and analysis;
3. an understanding of negative and positive feedback systems and their application to
circuit analysis and design;
4. an understanding of frequency compensation and its application to control system design;
and
5. a basic understanding of control system noise analysis.
6. From ECE 371: Laplace Transforms, Transfer Function Derivation, Stability Criterion,
Root-Locus Methods, Bode Diagrams.
Topics: (as a goal)
Introduction
Discrete-Time Systems and the z-Transform
Sampling and Reconstruction
Open-Loop Discrete-Time Systems
Closed-Loop Discrete-Time Systems
System Time-Response Characteristics
Stability Analysis Techniques
Digital Controller Design
Pole-Assignment Design and State Estimation
Linear Quadratic Optimal Control
Additional material as time and student interest permits
Sampled-Data Transformation of Analog Filters.
Digital Filter Structures.
Computer Implementation of Digital Filters.
Finite-Wordldength Effects.
Course Objectives:
This course seeks to develop the theory, Matlab simulations and define various implementations
of digital control systems. Specific topics of interest include: state variable technique,
controllability and observability, digital control system design with state or output feedback,
maximum principle, optimal linear regulator-deterministic, and stochastic state observers.
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Homework:
Homework will be assigned on a regular basis. It will be due on the date specified, typically one
class periods after the assignment. Homework assignments and the expected due dates are posted
on the class web site. Late homework will not be accepted.
Every assignment will include significant MATLAB simulation.
Therefore, it is strongly advised that you have home/homework study area access to
MATALB, MATLAB Control System and Signal Processing Toolboxes, and the Internet.
It is your responsibility to get the assignments and complete them.
Exams:
There will be two midterm exams and a final exam. All exams are open book and open note may
consist of an in-class timed part and a take-home MATLAB part. The midterm exams are
tentatively scheduled for 7/23 and 8/6 with the take-home parts provide one week prior to these
dates. The Final Exam is scheduled on 8/13 with the take-home part provided one week prior to
this data and due on 8/14.
Failure to submit any of the exams will result in an X grade for the course.
Grading Policy:
Grades will be determined on the following basis:
Homework Submission 20 % (20 x % of HW problems seriously attempted)
Exam 1 25 %
Exam 2 25 %
Final Exam 30 %
The class performance distribution will be taken into account for assigning letter grades.
Permission to miss any due date may be granted by the instructor under extreme circumstances
or university policy. If permission is desired, a request must be made before the due date and
should include either a signed doctor's explanation, a written explanation signed by an
appropriate WMU officer, or documentation of the university policy basis.
Codes, Policies, Processes and Procedures:
The WMU Graduate College Codes, Processes and Procedures and WMU College of
Engineering and Applied Sciences Honesty Code will apply in this course.
You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures
in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty. These policies
include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism,
complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found at www.wmich.edu/catalog under
Academic Policies, Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is reason to believe you have
been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible,
you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain
about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.