ME5401/EE5101 : LINEAR SYSTEMS

Modular Credits: 4
Workload: 3-0-0-3-4
Pre-requisite(s): EE4302 or ME4246 (Applicable to undergraduate students only)

Preclusions(s): MCH5201, EE5101

Cross-listing(s): EE5101
Linear system theory is the core of modern control approaches, such as optimal, robust, adaptive and multi-variable control. This module develops a solid understanding of the fundamentals of linear systems analysis and design using the state space approach. Topics covered include state space representation of systems; solution of state equations; stability analysis using Lyapunov methods; controllability and observability; linear state feedback design; asymptotic observer and compensator design, decoupling and servo control. This module is a must for higher degree students in control engineering, robotics or servo engineering. It is also very useful for those who are interested in signal processing and computer engineering.

 

No. of hours

1. State-Space Description  

State space representations of  systems, transfer functions, solution of state equation, transient response, stability of linear systems, Lyapunov methods.
 

 8 hrs
 

 

 

2. System Analysis  

Controllability, observability, duality, equivalent systems, system decomposition, diagonal form, controllable and observable canonical forms, state space realizations and minimal realizations.
 

 10 hrs
 

 

 

3. State Feedback Design  

State variable feedback, pole placement for single and multivariable systems, optimal control concept, solution of linear quadratic regulator, system decoupling, direct transfer function design procedures.
 

  10 hrs
 

 

 

 

4. State Estimation and Servo Control  

State observer, reduced order observers, combined observer-controller system, integral control, asymptotic tracking and regulation, robust servo control design.
 

 8 hrs
 

 

 

 

References:

1. T Kailath, “Linear Systems”, Prentice-Hall, 1980.
2. K. Furuta, “State Variable Methods in Automatic Control”, John Wiley & Sons, 1988.