ECEN 4803 - Linear Control Systems
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40734,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Ghassan Salim
Email: gsalim@ysu.edu
Course Description
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Automatic Control Systems | F. Golnaraghi & Benjamin Kuo | 978-1-25-964383-5 |
| Optional | Control System Engineering | Nise | 978-1119474210 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Course Introduction Chapter 1 |
Introduction to Control Systems | MATLAB Assignment No.1 |
| 8/31 | Ch2 | Modeling of Dynamic Systems | Problems 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.11, 2.14, 2.28, 2.29 |
| 9/7 | Ch3 Note, Monday 9/7 is a legal holiday |
Solution of Differential Equations of Dynamic Systems | 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11 (a,b), 3.12 (a,b,c,d) MATLAB Assignment No.2 |
| 9/14 | Ch4 Ch5 |
Block Diagrams Stability of Linear Control Systems |
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 5.1, 5.3 (a,b,d),5.8(a,c) |
| 9/21 | Exam 1 Exam -1 Review |
Ch. 1 - Ch. 5 | In Class exam -1 Project Proposal |
| 9/28 | Ch7 | Time Domain Performance of Control Systems | 7-1, 7-3,7-19,7.28 |
| 10/5 | Ch8 | State Space Analysis of Control Systems | MATLAB Assignment No.3 |
| 10/12 | Ch9 | Root Locus Analysis | MATLAB Assignment No.4, In Class Assignment on Root Locus |
| 10/19 | Exam 2 Ch11 |
Covers Ch 7-9 Design of Control Systems - Time domain |
In class Exam In Class Assignment |
| 10/26 | Ch 11 - Continue |
Time domain design of control systems | In Class assignment |
| 11/2 | Ch 10 | Frequency Domain Analysis | In Class assignment |
| 11/9 | Xh 10- Continued Note: Nov. 11- Legal Holiday |
Freuney domain analysis | In Class Assignment |
| 11/16 | Ch 10 | Control Design - Frequency domain Approach | MATLAB Assignment No. 5 |
| 11/30 | Exam 3 - Review Exam 3 |
Ch 10, 11 |
In Class Exam Project report and presentation |
| 12/7 | Final Exam on Dec 9 | Final Exam 8:00 - 10:00 | In Class Final |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.