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MAE 143BLinear Control

4 units · MAE · UC San Diego

Analysis and design of feedback systems in the frequency domain. Transfer functions. Time response specifications. PID controllers and Ziegler-Nichols tuning. Stability via Routh-Hurwitz test. Root locus method. Frequence response: Bode and Nyquist diagrams. Dynamic compensators, phase-lead and phase-lag. Actuator saturation and integrator wind-up.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “MAE 143A or consent of instructor.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (10 programs).

Required in (6)

  • AeroEng w/Spec Aerothermodynam
  • AeroEng w/Spec Astrodynm&SpcAp
  • AeroEng w/Spec FlightDyn&Contl
  • Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)
  • Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
  • Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Controls and Robotics (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list MAE 143B as a prerequisite (5)

  • MAE 142 Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
  • MAE 144 Embedded Control and Robotics
  • MAE 156B Fundamental Principles of Mechanical Design II
  • MAE 171A Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
  • MAE 175A Aerospace Engineering Laboratory I