Contents --------------->>> Basic Control Theory <<<--------------- Mathematical background (Laplace, Signals), feedback, dynamic equation Modeling and applications (electrical, mechanical, electromechanical) Block diagram and transfer function Signal flow graph --------------->>> Time-domain Analysis <<<--------------- Signals and response (first, second and higher order systems) Transient performance (overshoot, peak time) Steady state error and error constants PID Controllers Lab Exercise --------------->>> Stability analysis in Linear Constant Systems <<<--------------- characteristic equation and Routh-Hurwitz criterion Root locus (eigenvalue loci, MATLAB) and transportation lag Compensators (poles, zeros, lead, lag) --------------->>> Frequency-domain Analysis <<<--------------- Bode plot (phase and gain margin, MATLAB) Nyquist plot and niclose chart (critical stability) Controllers, gain, phase shift Nichlos chart D-decomposition theory Lab Exercise