Advanced Power Systems and Control Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin

Teaching

Courses

ME 344 – Dynamic Systems and Controls

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Develop mathematical models of dynamic systems using differential equations and bond graph techniques.
  • Analyze the time-domain and frequency-domain behavior of dynamic systems.
  • Design automatic controllers to achieve specified system performance objectives.

ME 384Q.1 – Introduction to Modern Control

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Explain fundamental concepts of modern control theory and physics-based system modeling.
  • Develop mathematical models of dynamic systems from physical principles.
  • Analyze system behavior using both classical feedback-control and state-space methods.
  • Design optimal controllers to achieve specified performance objectives.

ME 384Q.12 – Digital Control

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Explain the fundamental concepts of computer-controlled systems.
  • Develop discrete-time models of dynamic systems.
  • Analyze the open-loop and closed-loop behavior of discrete-time systems.
  • Design digital control algorithms to achieve specified performance objectives.