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Linear Feedback System

Summer 2025 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > EECE.4130 > 021P

Course No: EECE.4130-021P; SIS Class Nbr: 1887; SIS Term: 3440
Course Status: Open

Course Description

Concepts of feedback; open loop and closed loop systems. Feedback in electrical and mechanical systems. Mathematical models of systems and linear approximations. Transfer functions of linear systems, block diagrams and signal flow graphs. Sensitivity, control of transient response, disturbance signals. Time domain performance: steady state errors, performance indices. Stability related to s-plane location of the roots of the characteristic equation. Routh-Hurwitz criterion. Graphical analysis techniques: root locus, frequency response as polar plot and Bode diagrams. Closed loop frequency response. A control system design project is included in the course.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: EECE 3620 Signals & Systems I and EECE 3640 Engineering Math
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Mufeed MahD
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When Offered & Tuition

  • M,W-Th | 10:30 AM-12:50 PM ET
  • 2025 Summer: Jul 07 to Aug 15
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1155
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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