EECE 360 (Section 201): Systems and Control

Winter 2011 (Term 2: Jan 04, 2012 to April 05, 2012)

Course Description (from UBC Calendar)

• Continuous time system analysis by Laplace transform; system modeling by transfer function and state space methods;  feedback, stability and sensitivity; control design.


• Pre-reqs: One of EECE 202, EECE 203, EECE 253 and one of MATH 255, MATH 265 (Functional knowledge of differential equations, complex variables, matrix analysis, and familiarity with Laplace transform).

Announcements (in reverse chronological order)

• See the WebCT course section for the annocements ... from now (Jan 4) on.
• The first lecture will be on Wed Jaunary 4 at 12:00PM. 
• Announcements will be posted here in reverse chronological order for now. WebCT Vista will be used instead soon.

General Info

Lectures:

• Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12:00 - 13:00  
• Place: CHBE, Room 101

• Tutorial:  Wednesday 5:00-6:00PM  
• Place: Hugh Dempster Pavilion, Room 310
  

Textbook (required):

• R.C. Dorf and R.H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems, 12th edition, Printice Hall, 2011.

      Note 1: The eBook (digital edition) of this textbook is also available. Check with UBC Bookstore or coursesmart.
      Note 2: The lectures, references to the textbook, assignments, etc will be based on this edition of the textbook.

Optional Textbooks: .

• K. Ogata, MATLAB for Control Engineers, Prentice Hall, 2008.
• N. S. Nise, Control Systems Engineering, Wiley, 6th Edition, 2011
  

Other References :

•  K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition, 2010
  

Reference Material:

• Textbook
• Course notes, and additional practice problems and solutions

iClicker:

• We will use iClicker in this course.

Instructor:

• Farshid Agharebparast
• Office: Kaiser 3045
• E - mail: farshid [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca  (Include EECE 360 in the subject)
• Office hour: 1:05-1:45PM Wed and Fri (or by appointment)

Teaching Assistants:

• Ahmad Ashoori
• E - mail:  aashoori [at] ece.ubc.ca
• Neda Eskandari
• E - mail:  Nedae [at] ece.ubc.ca
• Office hour and location: 
• TBA (See WebCT, or by appointment)

Important Dates:

• Quizzes: TBA (See WebCT)
• Midterm exam: TBA (See WebCT)
• Final exam: TBA [See http://www.students.ubc.ca/current/exams.cfm#EECE]

Course Notes - Projects/Assignments

Lecture Notes

• Note: Starting January 4, you can access the course documents, notes, ... through the WebCT Vista section of the course (see the announcement above).