ME 155B Course Outline
| Week | Topic | Reading |
| 1 | State-space modeling, Linearization, zero-input linearitry, zero-state linearity | Ch. 2 |
| 2 | Matrix exponential and its properties, Matrix transfer functions | Ch 3.1-3.4 |
| 3 | Observability & Controllability | 3.5 - 3.6 |
| 4 | Realizations | 3.7 |
| 5 | Midterm | |
| 6 | Controllable canonical form, Jordan form | |
| 7 | State Feedback, Properties | 7.1-7.2 |
| 8 | Pole Placement | 7.3 |
| 9 | Linear Quadratic Regulator | 7.4 |
| 10 | Linear Quadratic Regulator | |
| FINAL | Wednesday, March 19, 4-7pm |
| Instructor: |
Professor Brad Paden: paden@engineering.ucsb.edu |
| Lecture: |
TR 2:00-3:15pm, Phelps 1425 |
| Office
Hours: |
M 3-4 pm, TR 3:15-4:15 pm |
|
TA
Office Hours: |
T 5-7pm, F 10-11am, in CAD Lab |
| Homework: |
Assigned weekly and typically due on Tuesday. Turn into box labeled "ME155B" to the left of the CAD Lab on 2nd Floor, Engr. II |
| Labs: |
Use CAD Lab |
| Texts: |
Control Engineering; Pierre Belanger |
| Exams/Grading: |
Roughly 20% Homework, 30% Midterm, 50% Final. |
| Web Site: |
www.engineering.ucsb.edu/~paden |
