ECE 3510
Introduction to Feedback Systems

Spring 2021

Homework and Notes
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Week
 Subject(s)  Download Packet (Notes & Homework)
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1
 Introduction and Syllabus
 Feedback Systems, Block diagrams
 Transfer functions and signals
  ECE3510_Initial_handouts_S21.pdf  
 AND ECE3510_Week01_S21.pdf  
2
 Laplace transforms, poles and signal shapes
 Inverse of Laplace transforms
 ECE3510_Week02_S21.pdf  
3
 Transfer functions
 Responses to step inputs
 ECE3510_Week03_S21.pdf 
4 & 5
 Responses to sinusoidal inputs
 Electrical analogies of mechanical systems
 ECE3510_Week04_S21.pdf   
5
 Electrical analogies of mechanical systems examples  In Week04, above
6
 Stability and Performance of Control Systems,  Routh-Hurwitz  ECE3510_Week06_S21.pdf  
7
 Root-locus
 ECE3510_Week07_S21.pdf     
8
 Root-locus
 Root-locus design
 ECE3510_Week08_S21.pdf  
9
 Phase Locked Loops (PLL)
 Variations of Root Locus
 Physical realization
 ECE3510_Week09_S21.pdf  
10
 PID tuning
 Ladder Logic & Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
 ECE3510_Week10_S21.pdf  
10 -12
Starting in 10
ending in 12
 Frequency-Domain Analysis of Control Systems
 Bode plots
 Bode Plots to Transfer functions
 Gain and phase margins
 ECE3510_Week11_S21.pdf     
12
 Nyquist plots   ECE3510_Week12_S21.pdf  
13
 Discrete-time Signals and Systems
 The z-transform
 ECE3510_Week13_S21.pdf  

 Subjects below may still change.   Packets below are not yet posted    





Homework

Homework

Assignment

Answers

Due

1

 Hw01f.pdf

  

 M, 1/25/21

2

 Hw02d.pdf 

 

 Th, 1/28

3

 Hw03c.pdf

  

 3a: S 1/30
 3b: T, 2/2

4

 Hw04c.pdf

  

 F, 2/5

5

 Hw05d.pdf

  

 T, 2/9

6

 Hw06b.pdf

 

 F, 2/12

7

 Hw07f.pdf

    

 T, 2/16

Exam 1 

 Exam1_StudyGuide  OLD
 Exam1_info.pdf OLD  sheet allowed at exam

 Old Exams are available for download in
 Exam Study Help  section, below  

 W, 2/17

8

 Hw08.pdf

  

 F, 2/19

9

 Hw09.pdf

  

 T, 2/23

10

 Hw10.pdf  

  

 S, 2/27

11

 HwRL1b.pdf

 This homework is done in class
 and handed in at the end of class.

 M, 3/1

12

 HwRL2.pdf

 

 S, 3/6

13

 HwRL3.pdf  

  

 T, 3/9

14

 HwRL4.pdf    

 

 F, 3/12

15

 HwRL5g.pdf  Includes help
 RL5help.pdf  help with some updates

 More Matlab help below

 T 3/16

Exam 2

 Exam2_StudyGuide 
 Exam2_info.pdf   

 Old Exams are available for download in
 Exam Study Help  section, below

 W, 3/17 

15 repeated

 HwRL5g.pdf  Includes help
 RL5help.pdf  help with some updates

 More Matlab help below

 T 3/16

16

 HwRL6a.pdf   

 

 F, 3/19

17

 HwRL7b.pdf    Crib Sheet    

 

 T, 3/23

18

 HwRL8b.pdf   

 

 F, 3/27

19

 HwRL9.pdf 

 

 T, 3/30  

20

 HwFC1.pdf  

 

 Th, 4/1

21

 HwFC2.pdf 
 Install software from TRiLOGI or here
 Newer Version  
 Motor example shown in class 
 email to: samuel.kingston@utah.edu

 Ladder Logic Fundamentals PLC tutorial.pdf 
 TCChangTL5_Tutorial.pdf 
 TL6ReferenceManual.pdf 

 M, 4/5

22

 HwBP1d.pdf

 

 W, 4/7

Paper for Bode plots

 Semilog_Paper.pdf

 

 

23

 HwBP2c.pdf 

 

 Sat, 4/10

Exam 3  Exam3_StudyGuide.pdf  Old Exams are available for download in
 Exam Study Help  section, below
 M, 4/12

24

 HwBP3a.pdf 

 

 T, 4/13

Recommended

 ECE Technical Open House 

 Presentation of Senior Design Projects

 Th 4/9  Th 4/15???

27 Cancelled 

  Cancelled 


  HW M1, see  Exam3_StudyGuide_S18.pdf  or your Bd5 handout
  Go to ME Design day in the Union,
  Thursday, 4/16.  Write 1/2 to 1

  page about what you see there.

  No problems from the book.

  2012 Capture the Flag
      mechcompetition01-27-12-1.pdf    

  2009  Mechatronics Competition:

   Indiana Jones and the Secret Warehouse:

      Mechatronics_2008_09_rules.pdf  

  2008 Mechatronics Competition:
     Chariot Racing:  MechRules_S08.pdf    

 

   Cancelled

  Requires action on Th, 4/16
 Due: M, 4/20

25
 HwNq1b.pdf   
 
 F, 4/16 
26
 HwNq2c.pdf    
 
 T, 4/20  
27
 HwZ123b.pdf  
 
 F, 4/23  
28
  see above  
 T, 4/27
29
  see above  
 T, 4/27 or with final 

Final Exam

 Final_StudyGuide_S21.pdf  
 Review: T, 5/4, 4:00

 Old Exams are available for download in
  Exam Study Help  section, below

 W, 5/5 10:30-12:30


 Handouts Below may still change.
 Weekly packet will have official copy.

 Dates Below
 are Wrong

Grader
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       samuel.kingston@utah.edu
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Notes

Subject

Download file(s)

 

 

 Lecture 1 notes, Introduction

 Lect01_Intro_S13.pdf    

 Lecture 2 notes, Basic Laplace transforms

 Lect02_Intro_Laplace_S21.pdf   

 Laplace Transform table and Properties table

 Laplace_Tables.pdf

 Partial Fraction Expansion Examples

 Lect04.pdf  Partial_Fraction_Exp_S20.pdf 

 Finish Chapter 2
 Lect06.pdf  Lect06_filled_in.pdf 


 Lecture 7 notes,  Transfer functions and Systems

 Lect07_TranFunc_Systems.pdf

 System Impulse and Step Responses

 Notes_System Responses_S15.pdf

 AC Steady-State analysis

 Notes_Complex_Numbers_S06.pdf
 Notes_Sinusoidal_Steady_State_S21.pdf 

 AC Notes from ECE 2210 class

 Notes_AC_S07.pdf
 Notes_PhasorEx_S07.pdf

 Effects of Initial Conditions and State Space
 Notes_Init_cond_State_Space_S21.pdf  

 Electrical Analogies of Mechanical Systems

 Notes_Mech_to_Elect.pdf

 Notes_Mech_to_Elect_Expls.pdf 

 Control System Characteristics & Performance

 Notes_Cntrl_Sys_Char.pdf  

 Routh-Hurwitz Stability test 

 Routh_Hurwitz.pdf 



 Root-Locus Plots

 Notes_Root_Locus_S14.pdf  all 4 pages

 Root-Locus Plot Examples (blank)

 Notes_Root_Locus_Basic_Expls.pdf 

 Root-Locus Plot Examples  filled out in class  

 Notes_Root_Locus_Basic_Expls_filled.pdf 

 Root Locus Add. Rules Lecture Notes

 Notes_Lect_Add_Rules.pdf  

 Matlab help and GUIs

 http://www.cs.utah.edu/~malko/controls/ 
 which contains these two files: 
    Microsoft PowerPoint - Matlab Tutorial.pdf
    controls.zip  

 Root Locus Design Crib Sheet

 Notes_RLDesign_Crib.pdf  

 Root Locus Design Example

 Notes_RL_Design_Ex.pdf  

 Phase-Locked Loops 

 Notes_PLL.pdf  

 Unconventional Root Locus Plots

 Notes_Root_Locus_Unconventional.pdf  

 Physical  Realization

 Notes_Physical_Realization.pdf 

 PID Tuning 
 Notes_PID_Tuning_long.pdf 
 Notes_PID_Tuning.pdf 
 Ladder Logic  and PLCs 
 Notes_Ladder_Logic_PLCs.pdf    


 Bode Plots

 Notes_Bode_Plots_S09.pdf

 Bode Plot Examples (blank)

 Notes_Bode_Exmpls_S17.pdf  

 Bode Plot Examples filled out in class

 Notes_Bode_Exmpls_S17_ans.pdf 

 Bode Plot to Transfer Functions blank examples

 Notes_Bode_to_Transfer_S17.pdf 

 Bode Plot to Transfer Functions examples filled out in class

 Notes_Bode_to_Transfer_S17_ans.pdf

 Bode Plot GM, PM, DM

 Notes_Bode_GM_S20.pdf  

 Bode Plot GM, PM, DM filled out in class

 Notes_Bode_GM_S20_answer.pdf  

 Paper for Bode plots

 Semilog_Paper.pdf

 Frequency-domain Design with a Lead Controller     Notes_Bode_Design.pdf 

 Nyquist Plots

 Notes_Nyquist_S21.pdf
 Notes_Nyquist_Exmpls_S21.pdf 

 Frequency-domain Design with a Lead Controller (repeated)    Notes_Bode_Design.pdf 


 Digital Signals and Systems
 Notes_z-Discrete-Time_S20.pdf 

 z-transform Table etc.

 Notes_z-transform_table.pdf  

 Inverse z-transform examples

 Notes_inverse_z_transforms_ex_S20.pdf  

 Digital Systems and Transfer Functions
 Notes_Discrete_TranFunc_Systems.pdf 

 

 

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Exams

Exam Study Guides

Old Exam files
The exams below are in a shortened form, with no cover page and no room to work the problems.

 Exam1_StudyGuide
 Exam1_info.pdf   sheet allowed at exam
 You will have to sign the following agreement at the exam:  Student Agreement.pdf  

 Exam1_S19.pdf   
 Exam1_S18.pdf  
 Exam1_S17.pdf 
 Exam1_S16.pdf  

 Exam1_S15.pdf 
 Exam1_S14.pdf   
 Exam1_S13.pdf   
 Exam1_S12.pdf 
 Exam1_S11.pdf 
 Exam1_S10.pdf   

 Exam1_S09.pdf  
 Exam1_S08.pdf  
 Exam1_S07.pdf  
 Exam1_S06.pdf
 All Exam 1 files.zip


 Exam2_StudyGuide_S21.pdf
 Exam2_info.pdf 

 Exam2_S19.pdf   

 Exam2_S18.pdf   
 Exam2_S17.pdf  
 Exam2_S16.pdf   
 Exam2_S15.pdf  
 Exam2_S14.pdf   
 Exam2_S13.pdf 
 Exam2_S12.pdf   

 Exam2_S11.pdf 
 Exam2_S10.pdf   

 Exam2_S09.pdf 

 Exam2_S08.pdf 

 Exam2_S07.pdf 
 Exam2_S06.pdf 
 All Exam2 files.zip

 Exam3_StudyGuide_S21.pdf 
 Exam3_info.pdf  

 Exam3_S19.pdf 
 Exam3_S18.pdf 
 Exam3_S17.pdf   
 Exam3_S16.pdf 
 Exam3_S15.pdf 

 Exam3_S14.pdf   
 Exam3_S13.pdf  
 Exam3_S12.pdf 
 Exam3_S11.pdf 
 Exam3_S10.pdf   
 Exam3_S09.pdf   

 Exam3_S08.pdf 

 Exam3_S07.pdf 
 Exam3_S06.pdf  

 All Exam3 files.zip  

   

 Final_StudyGuide_S21.pdf  
 Final_Info_S19.pdf  
   Review: M 4/27, 3:30  in WEB 2230?? 
    Final: T 4/28, 10:30  in WEB 2230

 Final_S19.pdf 
 Final_S18.pdf  
 Final_S17.pdf  
 Final_S16.pdf   

 Final_S15.pdf   
 Final_S14.pdf 
 Final_S13.pdf  
 Final_S12.pdf  
 Final_S11.pdf  
 Final_S10.pdf   

 Final_S09.pdf 

 Final_S08.pdf  

 Final_S07.pdf   
 Final_S06.pdf    

 All Final files.zip 

 Useful Links:

 Laplace Transform Tables 

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/AllBrowsers/3401/Laplace_Table.asp

 

http://www.engineering.com/content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41005009

 Laplace Transform Properties Table 

http://www.outfo.org/mathematics/tranformations/laplace/tables/transform_properties/

 

 

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