ATI's Introduction To Control Systems course

Summary: This 3-day short course is an introduction to classical and modern control theory. The course emphasizes essential concepts. These concepts are illustrated by using numerous graphics, block diagrams, and simple examples. The practical usefulness of these concepts is reinforced through practical control system design examples, including spacecraft attitude control design using both classical and modern methods. Concepts introduced will be illustrated with Matlab. However, the emphasis is on the fundamentals of control systems. Selected special topics based on the students’ interest areas will also be presented. Instructor: Paul Jackson is the supervisor of the Engineering and Development Section of the Guidance and Control Group at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and is the APL Lead for Standard Missile-2 Guidance and Control. Since joining the staff of APL in 1988, he has worked as an analyst on missile guidance and control systems, particularly for the US Navy Tomahawk and Standard missiles. His early contributions came as a member of the APL team that was among the first to demonstrate the application of modern robust control techniques such as H-Infinity Control and Mu-Synthesis to the missile autopilot design problem. Subsequent experience includes the design, analysis, and simulation of missile autopilot and guidance algorithms and hardware. Mr. Jackson has presented papers at AIAA and the IEEE conferences and is a former member of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Technical Committee. Course Outline: Modeling of Dynamic Systems Differential equations (t-domain) Laplace transforms (s-domain) Discrete-time systems (z-domain) Mappings between t, s, and z domains State-space representation Block diagrams Multi-input multi-output systems Poles and zeros Response of linear systems Time domain Frequency domain Overshoot, minimum-phase and nonminimum-phase response System response relative to pole and zero locations Feedback and Stability Pole location, root locus Gain and phase margin Methods of Nyquist and Bode Trade-off between stability and performance Classical Feedback Control PID Feedback Design Lead-lag compensation Modern Control Theory Full state feedback Output feedback (Luenberger observer) Observability and Controllability Concepts illustrated with Matlab examples. Design examples. Examples of space and missile control. Tuition: Tuition for this three-day course is $1390 per person at one of our scheduled public courses. Onsite pricing is available. Please call us at 410-956-8805 or send an email to ati@ATIcourses.com. Register Now Without Obligation