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ME 3281 - Schedule - Fall 2008

Course Schedule

Time and Place: M,W,F 10:10 am - 11:00 am; NichH 155 (Fall Session: 9/02 – 12/10/2008)
Recitation Session 1: Thursdays, 12:20-2:15 pm RapsonH 45
Recitation Session 2: Thursdays, 2:30-4:25 pm RapsonH 45

Course Outline and Reading Assignments

Session       Topic________________________________________________

 

1.    9/3   Introduction to Course Objective and Requirements

 

2.    9/5   Translational Mechanical Systems 1

 

3.    9/8   Translational Mechanical Systems 2

 

4.    9/10  Translational Mechanical Systems 3

 

5.    9/12  Standard Forms for System Models 1

 

6.    9/15  Standard Forms for System Models 2

 

7.    9/17  Block Diagrams and Computer Simulation 1

 

8.    9/19  Block Diagrams and Computer Simulation 2

 

9.    9/22  Rotational Mechanical Systems 1

 

10.   9/24  Rotational Mechanical Systems 2

 

11.   9/26  Electrical Systems 1

 

12.   9/29  Electrical Systems 2

 

13.   10/1  Electrical Systems 3

 

14.   10/3  Review Session

 

15.   10/6  Midterm Exam I

 

16.   10/8  Solving Mathematical Models 1 – Classical method (ODE)

 

17.   10/10 Solving Mathematical Models 2 – Classical Method (ODE)

 

18.   10/13 Response of 1st Order Systems

 

19.   10/15 Response of 2nd Order Systems

 

20.   10/17 Laplace Transform 1

 

21.   10/20 Laplace Transform 2

 

22.   10/22 Transfer Function Analyses 1

 

23.   10/24 Transfer Function Analyses 2

 

24.   10/27 Developing a Linear Model 1

 

25.   10/29 Developing a Linear Model 2

 

26.   10/31 Frequency Responses 1

 

27.   11/3  Frequency Responses 2

 

28.   11/5  Frequency Responses 3

 

29.   11/7  Review Session

 

30.   11/10 Midterm Exam II

 

31.   11/12 Fluid System 1

 

32.   11/14 Fluid Systems 2

 

33.   11/17 Hybrid System

 

34.   11/19 Closed Loop Control

 

35.   11/21 Root Locus 1

 

36.   11/24 Root Locus 2

 

37.   11/26 PID control 1

 

38.   12/1  PID control 2

 

39.   12/3  Control Implementation 1

 

40.   12/5  Control Implementation 2

 

41.   12/8  Review Session

 

42.   12/10 Review Session

 

43.   12/13 Final Exam

 
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