NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

(SEECS)
Department of Electrical Engineering

SC-425 Control System II Credit Hours: 3+0.5

Prerequisite: Control System I BEE-4A Fall, 2010

Teacher: Habeel Ahmad Email: habeel.ahmad@seecs.edu.pk

Office: A-125 Tel:(O) 051-9085-2100, (M) 0334-5147601
Time and Place:
Lec: Monday, Friday 11:00 – 11:50 CR - 8 Labs: - Wednesday 1:20 – 04:10 PM
Thursday 10:00 – 10:50 CR - 4 Control Systems Lab (Odd Weeks)
Office Hours: Monday, Thursday 12:00–12:50 TA: Tawakal Hussain
Friday 09:00 – 09:50
Any other time by Appointment via Email

Course Outline:

Introduction to discrete-time control system, Digital control systems, Quantization and

quantization error, Data acquisition, conversion and distribution systems, The Z-transform, z-
plane analysis of discrete time control systems, design of discrete time control systems by
conventional methods, state space analysis, pole placement and observer design, polynomial
equation approach to control systems design.

Text Books and Reference Books:

• Katsuhiko Ogata, “Discrete-Time Control Systems,” Second Edition, 2005, Prentice Hall,
ISBN: 81-203-2760-8.
• Charles L. Phillips and H. Troy Nagle, “Digital Control System Analysis and Design,”
Third Edition, 1995, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 013309832X.
• Benjamin C. Kuo, “Digital Control Systems,” Second Edition, 1995, Oxford University
Press, ISBN: 0195120647.
• Mohammed S. Santina, Allen R. Stubberud and Gene H. Hostetter, “Digital Control
System Design,” Second Edition, 1995, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0030760127.

Grading Policy:

1. At least Five Assignments [5%] will be issued and each will be due one week after
its issue date unless otherwise specified. Late submissions shall be graded as ‘0’.
2. At least Eight 10/15 minute Quizzes [10% - 15%] will be conducted, in the class.
3. Two OHTs: [30% - 35%] during 6th and 12th week.
4. At least 06 Labs: [5% - 10%]
5. Semester Project: [10%] shall be assigned to/selected by the students by 3rd week.
6. End Semester Exam [40% - 45%] in 18th week.
 Topics to be covered
Week # Description Chapter # Page #
1 Introduction to Discrete Time Control Systems Ch. 1 1-23
2,3 The z-transform and inverse z-transforms of Ch. 2 23-52
elementary functions
4,5 Z-plane analysis of discrete time control systems Ch. 3 75-122
6 OHT-1
7,8 Design of Discrete Time Control Systems by Ch. 4 174 - 242
Conventional Methods
9, 10, 11, State Space Analysis Ch. 5
12 OHT-2 297-321
13,14 Pole Placement and Observer Design Ch. 6 379-460
15,16 Polynomial Equations approach to Control Systems Ch. 7 518-532
Design, Semester Project Presentations
17 Review
18 End Semester Exam

Policy Guidelines
Class Attendance: Attending the classes is mandatory and strongly recommended. If you
miss a class, you are responsible for obtaining handouts/lecture notes from your classmates. It is
mandatory to maintain at least 75% class attendance to sit in the Final Test.

Assignments: Homework Assignments are due at the beginning of class. No late submissions will be
accepted. You have to turn in at least 5 homework assignments. If you are late to class, then the
assignment is late.

Solutions to Homework’s and Exams shall either be shown in class or posted to Moodle.

Review of Grading: Complaints if any, about the grading of the homework’s and tests should be made
within two days after they have been shown to you. No score adjustments will be made after this period.
Be sure to look at the solutions posted in the Moodle before asking for a review.

Academic Dishonesty Policy: SEECS expects every student to practice honorable and ethical behavior
both inside and outside the classroom. Any actions that might unfairly improve a student’s score on
homework, quizzes, or examinations will be considered cheating and will not be tolerated. Examples of
cheating include (but are not limited to):
• Sharing results or other information during an examination.
• Bringing forbidden material or devices to an examination.
• Working on an exam before or after the official time allowed.
• Requesting a review of answers or work that has been altered.
• Submitting homework that is not your own work or engaging in forbidden homework collaborations.

Cheating on an assignment or examination will result in a reduced score, a zero score, or a ‘F’ grade for
the course. All occurrences of academic dishonesty will be reported to the HoD and copied to the DCE.
If there is any question as to whether a given action might be construed as cheating, please see the
Teacher or the teaching assistant before you engage in any such action.