The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Name: Control System I
Course Code: ELEC 333
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Communication Engineering
Core or elective element of program Core :
Department offering the course: Electrical and electronics Engineering
Academic level:3
Semester in which course is offered: Fall
Course pre-requisite(s): Process Dynamics II- ELEC 332
Credit Hours:3
Contact Hours Through:
Lecture
2.0
Tutorial*
1.0
Practical*
3.0
Total
6.0
Approval date of course specification: Feb 2014
II. Overall Aims of Course
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the system in state space presentation.
- Form complete solution of the state space models.
- Test system observability and controllability.
- Design state feedback controller based on predefined performance.
- Perform frequency response analysis using Bode Plot and Polar plot.
- Design different types of controllers using different techniques .
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K1, K11, K14, K18
I1, I11, I12, I16
P1, P7, P12
General
Skills
G1, G3, G5
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IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
k.1 Principles of design including elements design, process and/or a system related
to specific disciplines.
k.2 Methodologies of solving engineering problems, data collection and
interpretation
k.3 Define the system states.
k.4 Form complete solution of the state space models.
k.5 Design state feedback controller based on predefined performance.
k.6 Explain system frequency response using Bode Plot and Polar plot.
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
i.1Think in a creative problem design
i.2Form state space of the system
i.3Design controller for system using predefined performance
i.4Analyze systems performance using different mathematical tools
i.5Assess system observability and controllability.
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
p.1– Apply knowledge of mathematics
p.2[- Use the computational facilities
p.3Test system observability and controllability.
p.4Practice software tools for system simulation and controller design
p.5Implement controller parameter using different physical systems and measure
system response
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
g.1 Work within a team.
g.2– Work in stressful environment.
g.3– Refer to literature survey
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics / Chapters
Introduction, Review basic
terminology of control
Definition and development
2of state-space presentation
Converting systems from
transfer function to state3space and presenting systems
using signal flow graph
4- Matrix transformation and
1-
Duration
(Weeks)
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
1
k1
1
k3
1
k2,k3
1
k2
i2
p1,p2
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56789101112131415-
canonical form
Observability, controllability
and state-feedback design
Complete solution of the state
space models
Midterm Exam
Root-locus revision
Proportional controller and
PID compensator using rootlocus technique
Lead-lag compensator using
root-locus technique
Frequency response and bode
plot
Poler plot and Nequist’s
Stability
Design of cascaded
compensator
Application
Final Exam
Net Teaching Weeks
1
k2
1
k4
1
1
k2
i4
1
p1,p3
i1,i5
1
k2
i1,i5
1
k5
i3
1
k5
i3
1
i1,i5
1
i1,i5
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VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Sub-Topics
Introduction, Review basic terminology
of control
Definition and development of statespace presentation
Converting systems from transfer
function to state-space and presenting
systems using signal flow graph
Matrix transformation and canonical
form
Observability, controllability and statefeedback design
Complete solution of the state space
models
Midterm Exam
Root-locus revision
Proportional controller and PID
compensator using root-locus technique
Lead-lag compensator using root-locus
technique
Frequency response and bode plot
Poler plot and Nequist’s Stability
Total
Hours
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
2
2
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
2
4
6
6
2
2
4
4
3
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13
14
15
Design of cascaded compensator
Application
Final Exam
Total Teaching Hours
6
6
2
2
4
4
Teaching/Learning
Method
Selected
Method
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
General
Skills
√
Professional
Skills
p1,p2,p3
p1,p2,p3
p4
p5
√
i3,i4,i5
p1,p2,p3
g2,g3
√
i3,i4,i5
p1,p2,p3
√
√
√
√
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
K&U
All
All
Intellectual
Skills
All
All
√
p1,p2,p3
√
√
g1,g2
g2,g3
Others (Specify):
Selected
Method
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
Report Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
Presentations
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Assessment
Weight /
Percentage
Week
No.
20%
[50%]
5%
10%
5%
7
15
3-6-9-11
3-11
5-10
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Practical
Group Project
Individual Project
√
√
5%
5%
Others (Specify):
IX. List of References
Essential Text Books
Course notes
Recommended books





Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
Control Systems Engineering
Norman S. Nise – Addison-Wesly Publishing Company-1995
Lecture Notes
Modern Control Systems
Richard C. Dorf- Robert H. Bishop, Pearson Education
International 2008
IEEE Transaction on Control Systems-IEE Proceedings
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
List the facilities required
 PC-Computer
 Data show
 White Board
 Marker
Course coordinator: Dr. Ahmed Samir El-Desouky
Head of Department: Ass. Prof. Dr. Tamer Abd El-Rahman
Date: Feb 2014
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