AE 3515 : SYSTEMS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

When: Tue-Thu: 10:00-11:45 Guggenheim 442

Wed: 10:40-11:50 Guggenheim 442

Who: Instructor (for dynamics part of the course): Prof. Eric Feron

(followed by Prof. Prasad)

feron at gatech dot edu

Montgomery-Knight 419

Administrative support/returned tests etc:

Ms. Vivian Robinson, MK 421

Feron office hours: Wednesday-Thursday 1:00-3:30

Description: Dynamic modeling and response of systems

with mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and/or

thermal elements. Classical methods of

feedback control system design and analysis.

Objective: The objective of this course is to provide

students with a foundational understanding

of dynamics and control of physical systems,

particularly mechanical, hydraulic and

electrical systems, and prepare them for the

courses on AE3521 Aircraft and Spacecraft

Flight Dynamics and AE 4525 Feedback

Control Systems Design Lab.

How: By means of lectures, quizzes, homework,

and two finals. I get 50% of your grade,

Prof. Prasad gets the other half. Homeworks

count for 10% of your grade. Quizzes

count for a total of 50% of your grade.

Final counts for 40% of the grade.

10%+50%+40% = 100% (of my 50%)

You are allowed ONE sheet (two-sided) of

HAND-WRITTEN formulas (8 ½ x 11) for

each exam, including the final.

There probably exist solutions to the assigned

problems that circulate in your environment.

Don’t even think about using them because (a) it’s

unethical and (b) it’s rather stupid:

Only the exams carry a significant

percentage of the grades anyway.

Prerequisite material:

AE 2220. You MUST know and be able to refer

to ALL the material covered in the textbook

“An Introduction to Dynamics” by McGill and

King. Feel free to buy back this book.

Academic Sources:

Web: This will be the default source page.

I’ll update it from time to time.

http://www.ae.gatech.edu/people/eferon/AE3515 to get there.

Book: Ogata, K., "System Dynamics," Prentice Hall, 4th ed.

Schedule: First half of the course

This schedule may shift slightly.

Date	Topic	Assignments	Due	Special events
05/13	Chapt 1, Sections 1,2,3,4	Chapter 2, Problems 1,2,3,6,9,10,13,16,2125
05/14	Chapt 2, Sections 1,2,3
05/15	Chapt 2, Sections 4,5
05/20	Chapt 3, Sections 1,2	Chapter 3, Problems 2,4,6,11,12,16,17,19,20	Chapter 2 problems due
05/21	Chapt 3, Sections 3, 4
05/22	Chapt 4, Sections 1,2	Chapter 4, Problems 1,2,3,4,6,9,11,12,14,17	Chapter 3 problems due	Quiz 1: Chapt 1-2
05/27	Chapt 4, Sections 3,4
05/28	Chapt 5, Sections 1,2	Chapter 5, Problems 2,3,4,5,8,10,12,13,15,18, 19,20,26,31	Chapter 4 problems due
05/29	Chapt 5, Sections 3, 4			Quiz 2: Chapt 3-4
06/03	Chapt 5, Section 5
06/04	Chapt 8, Section 1,2	Chapter 8, Problems 4,5,7,8,9,12,15,17,18,19	Chapter 5 problems due
06/05	Chapt 8, Section 3, 4			Quiz 3: Chapt 5
06/10	Chapt 8, Section 5
06/11	Chapt 9, Section 1, 2,	Chapter 9, Problems 1, 2,4, 6,7,8,10,11,12,14,15	Chapter 8 problems
06/12	Chapt 9, section 3,4			Quiz 4: Chapt 8
06/17	Chapt 9, Section 5, 6
06/18	Final examination, first part		Chapter 9 Problems	Examination Chapt 1-9