- •1. INTRODUCTION
 - •1.1 BASIC TERMINOLOGY
 - •1.2 EXAMPLE SYSTEM
 - •1.3 SUMMARY
 - •1.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •2. TRANSLATION
 - •2.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •2.2 MODELING
 - •2.2.1 Free Body Diagrams
 - •2.2.2 Mass and Inertia
 - •2.2.3 Gravity and Other Fields
 - •2.2.4 Springs
 - •2.2.5 Damping and Drag
 - •2.2.6 Cables And Pulleys
 - •2.2.7 Friction
 - •2.2.8 Contact Points And Joints
 - •2.3 SYSTEM EXAMPLES
 - •2.4 OTHER TOPICS
 - •2.5 SUMMARY
 - •2.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •2.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •2.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •3. ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
 - •3.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •3.2 EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS
 - •3.3 RESPONSES
 - •3.3.1 First-order
 - •3.3.2 Second-order
 - •3.3.3 Other Responses
 - •3.4 RESPONSE ANALYSIS
 - •3.5 NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS
 - •3.5.1 Non-Linear Differential Equations
 - •3.5.2 Non-Linear Equation Terms
 - •3.5.3 Changing Systems
 - •3.6 CASE STUDY
 - •3.7 SUMMARY
 - •3.8 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •3.9 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •3.10 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •4. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
 - •4.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •4.2 THE GENERAL METHOD
 - •4.2.1 State Variable Form
 - •4.3 NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
 - •4.3.1 Numerical Integration With Tools
 - •4.3.2 Numerical Integration
 - •4.3.3 Taylor Series
 - •4.3.4 Runge-Kutta Integration
 - •4.4 SYSTEM RESPONSE
 - •4.4.1 Steady-State Response
 - •4.5 DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA
 - •4.6 ADVANCED TOPICS
 - •4.6.1 Switching Functions
 - •4.6.2 Interpolating Tabular Data
 - •4.6.3 Modeling Functions with Splines
 - •4.6.4 Non-Linear Elements
 - •4.7 CASE STUDY
 - •4.8 SUMMARY
 - •4.9 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •4.10 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •4.11 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •5. ROTATION
 - •5.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •5.2 MODELING
 - •5.2.1 Inertia
 - •5.2.2 Springs
 - •5.2.3 Damping
 - •5.2.4 Levers
 - •5.2.5 Gears and Belts
 - •5.2.6 Friction
 - •5.2.7 Permanent Magnet Electric Motors
 - •5.3 OTHER TOPICS
 - •5.4 DESIGN CASE
 - •5.5 SUMMARY
 - •5.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •5.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •5.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •6. INPUT-OUTPUT EQUATIONS
 - •6.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •6.2 THE DIFFERENTIAL OPERATOR
 - •6.3 INPUT-OUTPUT EQUATIONS
 - •6.3.1 Converting Input-Output Equations to State Equations
 - •6.3.2 Integrating Input-Output Equations
 - •6.4 DESIGN CASE
 - •6.5 SUMMARY
 - •6.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •6.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •6.8 ASSGINMENT PROBLEMS
 - •6.9 REFERENCES
 - •7. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
 - •7.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •7.2 MODELING
 - •7.2.1 Resistors
 - •7.2.2 Voltage and Current Sources
 - •7.2.3 Capacitors
 - •7.2.4 Inductors
 - •7.2.5 Op-Amps
 - •7.3 IMPEDANCE
 - •7.4 EXAMPLE SYSTEMS
 - •7.5 ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS - MOTORS
 - •7.5.1 Permanent Magnet DC Motors
 - •7.5.2 Induction Motors
 - •7.5.3 Brushless Servo Motors
 - •7.6 FILTERS
 - •7.7 OTHER TOPICS
 - •7.8 SUMMARY
 - •7.9 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •7.10 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •7.11 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •8. FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS
 - •8.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •8.2 TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
 - •8.3 CONTROL SYSTEMS
 - •8.3.1 PID Control Systems
 - •8.3.2 Manipulating Block Diagrams
 - •8.3.3 A Motor Control System Example
 - •8.3.4 System Error
 - •8.3.5 Controller Transfer Functions
 - •8.3.6 Feedforward Controllers
 - •8.3.7 State Equation Based Systems
 - •8.3.8 Cascade Controllers
 - •8.4 SUMMARY
 - •8.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •8.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •8.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •9. PHASOR ANALYSIS
 - •9.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •9.2 PHASORS FOR STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS
 - •9.3 VIBRATIONS
 - •9.4 SUMMARY
 - •9.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •9.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •9.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •10. BODE PLOTS
 - •10.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •10.2 BODE PLOTS
 - •10.3 SIGNAL SPECTRUMS
 - •10.4 SUMMARY
 - •10.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •10.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •10.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •10.8 LOG SCALE GRAPH PAPER
 - •11. ROOT LOCUS ANALYSIS
 - •11.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •11.2 ROOT-LOCUS ANALYSIS
 - •11.3 SUMMARY
 - •11.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •11.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •11.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •12. NONLINEAR SYSTEMS
 - •12.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •12.2 SOURCES OF NONLINEARITY
 - •12.3.1 Time Variant
 - •12.3.2 Switching
 - •12.3.3 Deadband
 - •12.3.4 Saturation and Clipping
 - •12.3.5 Hysteresis and Slip
 - •12.3.6 Delays and Lags
 - •12.4 SUMMARY
 - •12.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •12.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •12.7 ASIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •13. ANALOG INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
 - •13.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •13.2 ANALOG INPUTS
 - •13.3 ANALOG OUTPUTS
 - •13.4 NOISE REDUCTION
 - •13.4.1 Shielding
 - •13.4.2 Grounding
 - •13.5 CASE STUDY
 - •13.6 SUMMARY
 - •13.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •13.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •13.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •14. CONTINUOUS SENSORS
 - •14.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •14.2 INDUSTRIAL SENSORS
 - •14.2.1 Angular Displacement
 - •14.2.1.1 - Potentiometers
 - •14.2.2 Encoders
 - •14.2.2.1 - Tachometers
 - •14.2.3 Linear Position
 - •14.2.3.1 - Potentiometers
 - •14.2.3.2 - Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDT)
 - •14.2.3.3 - Moire Fringes
 - •14.2.3.4 - Accelerometers
 - •14.2.4 Forces and Moments
 - •14.2.4.1 - Strain Gages
 - •14.2.4.2 - Piezoelectric
 - •14.2.5 Liquids and Gases
 - •14.2.5.1 - Pressure
 - •14.2.5.2 - Venturi Valves
 - •14.2.5.3 - Coriolis Flow Meter
 - •14.2.5.4 - Magnetic Flow Meter
 - •14.2.5.5 - Ultrasonic Flow Meter
 - •14.2.5.6 - Vortex Flow Meter
 - •14.2.5.7 - Positive Displacement Meters
 - •14.2.5.8 - Pitot Tubes
 - •14.2.6 Temperature
 - •14.2.6.1 - Resistive Temperature Detectors (RTDs)
 - •14.2.6.2 - Thermocouples
 - •14.2.6.3 - Thermistors
 - •14.2.6.4 - Other Sensors
 - •14.2.7 Light
 - •14.2.7.1 - Light Dependant Resistors (LDR)
 - •14.2.8 Chemical
 - •14.2.8.2 - Conductivity
 - •14.2.9 Others
 - •14.3 INPUT ISSUES
 - •14.4 SENSOR GLOSSARY
 - •14.5 SUMMARY
 - •14.6 REFERENCES
 - •14.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •14.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •14.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •15. CONTINUOUS ACTUATORS
 - •15.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •15.2 ELECTRIC MOTORS
 - •15.2.1 Basic Brushed DC Motors
 - •15.2.2 AC Motors
 - •15.2.3 Brushless DC Motors
 - •15.2.4 Stepper Motors
 - •15.2.5 Wound Field Motors
 - •15.3 HYDRAULICS
 - •15.4 OTHER SYSTEMS
 - •15.5 SUMMARY
 - •15.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •15.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •15.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •16. MOTION CONTROL
 - •16.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •16.2 MOTION PROFILES
 - •16.2.1 Velocity Profiles
 - •16.2.2 Position Profiles
 - •16.3 MULTI AXIS MOTION
 - •16.3.1 Slew Motion
 - •16.3.1.1 - Interpolated Motion
 - •16.3.2 Motion Scheduling
 - •16.4 PATH PLANNING
 - •16.5 CASE STUDIES
 - •16.6 SUMMARY
 - •16.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •16.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •16.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •17. LAPLACE TRANSFORMS
 - •17.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •17.2 APPLYING LAPLACE TRANSFORMS
 - •17.2.1 A Few Transform Tables
 - •17.3 MODELING TRANSFER FUNCTIONS IN THE s-DOMAIN
 - •17.4 FINDING OUTPUT EQUATIONS
 - •17.5 INVERSE TRANSFORMS AND PARTIAL FRACTIONS
 - •17.6 EXAMPLES
 - •17.6.2 Circuits
 - •17.7 ADVANCED TOPICS
 - •17.7.1 Input Functions
 - •17.7.2 Initial and Final Value Theorems
 - •17.8 A MAP OF TECHNIQUES FOR LAPLACE ANALYSIS
 - •17.9 SUMMARY
 - •17.10 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •17.11 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •17.12 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •17.13 REFERENCES
 - •18. CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS
 - •18.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •18.2 CONTROL SYSTEMS
 - •18.2.1 PID Control Systems
 - •18.2.2 Analysis of PID Controlled Systems With Laplace Transforms
 - •18.2.3 Finding The System Response To An Input
 - •18.2.4 Controller Transfer Functions
 - •18.3.1 Approximate Plotting Techniques
 - •18.4 DESIGN OF CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS
 - •18.5 SUMMARY
 - •18.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •18.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •18.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •19. CONVOLUTION
 - •19.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •19.2 UNIT IMPULSE FUNCTIONS
 - •19.3 IMPULSE RESPONSE
 - •19.4 CONVOLUTION
 - •19.5 NUMERICAL CONVOLUTION
 - •19.6 LAPLACE IMPULSE FUNCTIONS
 - •19.7 SUMMARY
 - •19.8 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •19.9 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •19.10 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •20. STATE SPACE ANALYSIS
 - •20.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •20.2 OBSERVABILITY
 - •20.3 CONTROLLABILITY
 - •20.4 OBSERVERS
 - •20.5 SUMMARY
 - •20.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •20.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •20.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •20.9 BIBLIOGRAPHY
 - •21. STATE SPACE CONTROLLERS
 - •21.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •21.2 FULL STATE FEEDBACK
 - •21.3 OBSERVERS
 - •21.4 SUPPLEMENTAL OBSERVERS
 - •21.5 REGULATED CONTROL WITH OBSERVERS
 - •21.7 LINEAR QUADRATIC GAUSSIAN (LQG) COMPENSATORS
 - •21.8 VERIFYING CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY
 - •21.8.1 Stability
 - •21.8.2 Bounded Gain
 - •21.9 ADAPTIVE CONTROLLERS
 - •21.10 OTHER METHODS
 - •21.10.1 Kalman Filtering
 - •21.11 SUMMARY
 - •21.12 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •21.13 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •21.14 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •22. SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION
 - •22.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •22.2 SUMMARY
 - •22.3 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •22.4 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •22.5 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •23. ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
 - •23.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •23.2 MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES
 - •23.2.1 Induction
 - •23.3 EXAMPLE SYSTEMS
 - •23.4 SUMMARY
 - •23.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •23.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •23.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •24. FLUID SYSTEMS
 - •24.1 SUMMARY
 - •24.2 MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES
 - •24.2.1 Resistance
 - •24.2.2 Capacitance
 - •24.2.3 Power Sources
 - •24.3 EXAMPLE SYSTEMS
 - •24.4 SUMMARY
 - •24.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •24.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS
 - •24.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •25. THERMAL SYSTEMS
 - •25.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •25.2 MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES
 - •25.2.1 Resistance
 - •25.2.2 Capacitance
 - •25.2.3 Sources
 - •25.3 EXAMPLE SYSTEMS
 - •25.4 SUMMARY
 - •25.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •25.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •25.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •26. OPTIMIZATION
 - •26.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •26.2 OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS
 - •26.3 SEARCHING FOR THE OPTIMUM
 - •26.4 OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS
 - •26.4.1 Random Walk
 - •26.4.2 Gradient Decent
 - •26.4.3 Simplex
 - •26.5 SUMMARY
 - •26.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •26.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •26.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •27. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA)
 - •27.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •27.2 FINITE ELEMENT MODELS
 - •27.3 FINITE ELEMENT MODELS
 - •27.4 SUMMARY
 - •27.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •27.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •27.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •27.8 BIBLIOGRAPHY
 - •28. FUZZY LOGIC
 - •28.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •28.2 COMMERCIAL CONTROLLERS
 - •28.3 REFERENCES
 - •28.4 SUMMARY
 - •28.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •28.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •28.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •29. NEURAL NETWORKS
 - •29.1 SUMMARY
 - •29.2 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •29.3 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •29.4 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •29.5 REFERENCES
 - •30. EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEM
 - •30.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •30.2 CASE STUDY
 - •30.3 SUMMARY
 - •30.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •30.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •30.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
 - •31. WRITING
 - •31.1 FORGET WHAT YOU WERE TAUGHT BEFORE
 - •31.2 WHY WRITE REPORTS?
 - •31.3 THE TECHNICAL DEPTH OF THE REPORT
 - •31.4 TYPES OF REPORTS
 - •31.5 LABORATORY REPORTS
 - •31.5.0.1 - An Example First Draft of a Report
 - •31.5.0.2 - An Example Final Draft of a Report
 - •31.6 RESEARCH
 - •31.7 DRAFT REPORTS
 - •31.8 PROJECT REPORT
 - •31.9 OTHER REPORT TYPES
 - •31.9.1 Executive
 - •31.9.2 Consulting
 - •31.9.3 Memo(randum)
 - •31.9.4 Interim
 - •31.9.5 Poster
 - •31.9.6 Progress Report
 - •31.9.7 Oral
 - •31.9.8 Patent
 - •31.10 LAB BOOKS
 - •31.11 REPORT ELEMENTS
 - •31.11.1 Figures
 - •31.11.2 Graphs
 - •31.11.3 Tables
 - •31.11.4 Equations
 - •31.11.5 Experimental Data
 - •31.11.6 Result Summary
 - •31.11.7 References
 - •31.11.8 Acknowledgments
 - •31.11.9 Abstracts
 - •31.11.10 Appendices
 - •31.11.11 Page Numbering
 - •31.11.12 Numbers and Units
 - •31.11.13 Engineering Drawings
 - •31.11.14 Discussions
 - •31.11.15 Conclusions
 - •31.11.16 Recomendations
 - •31.11.17 Appendices
 - •31.11.18 Units
 - •31.12 GENERAL WRITING ISSUES
 - •31.13 WRITERS BLOCK
 - •31.14 TECHNICAL ENGLISH
 - •31.15 EVALUATION FORMS
 - •31.16 PATENTS
 - •32. PROJECTS
 - •32.2 OVERVIEW
 - •32.2.1 The Objectives and Constraints
 - •32.3 MANAGEMENT
 - •32.3.1 Timeline - Tentative
 - •32.3.2 Teams
 - •32.4 DELIVERABLES
 - •32.4.1 Conceptual Design
 - •32.4.2 EGR 345/101 Contract
 - •32.4.3 Progress Reports
 - •32.4.4 Design Proposal
 - •32.4.5 The Final Report
 - •32.5 REPORT ELEMENTS
 - •32.5.1 Gantt Charts
 - •32.5.2 Drawings
 - •32.5.3 Budgets and Bills of Material
 - •32.5.4 Calculations
 - •32.6 APPENDICES
 - •32.6.1 Appendix A - Sample System
 - •32.6.2 Appendix B - EGR 345/101 Contract
 - •32.6.3 Appendix C - Forms
 - •33. ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING
 - •33.1 BASIC RULES OF STYLE
 - •33.2 EXPECTED ELEMENTS
 - •33.3 SEPCIAL ELEMENTS
 - •33.3.1 Graphs
 - •33.3.2 EGR 345 Specific
 - •33.4 SCILAB
 - •33.5 TERMINOLOGY
 - •34. MATHEMATICAL TOOLS
 - •34.1 INTRODUCTION
 - •34.1.1 Constants and Other Stuff
 - •34.1.2 Basic Operations
 - •34.1.2.1 - Factorial
 - •34.1.3 Exponents and Logarithms
 - •34.1.4 Polynomial Expansions
 - •34.1.5 Practice Problems
 - •34.2 FUNCTIONS
 - •34.2.1 Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions
 - •34.2.2 Basic Polynomials
 - •34.2.3 Partial Fractions
 - •34.2.4 Summation and Series
 - •34.2.5 Practice Problems
 - •34.3 SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
 - •34.3.1 Trigonometry
 - •34.3.2 Hyperbolic Functions
 - •34.3.2.1 - Practice Problems
 - •34.3.3 Geometry
 - •34.3.4 Planes, Lines, etc.
 - •34.3.5 Practice Problems
 - •34.4 COORDINATE SYSTEMS
 - •34.4.1 Complex Numbers
 - •34.4.2 Cylindrical Coordinates
 - •34.4.3 Spherical Coordinates
 - •34.4.4 Practice Problems
 - •34.5 MATRICES AND VECTORS
 - •34.5.1 Vectors
 - •34.5.2 Dot (Scalar) Product
 - •34.5.3 Cross Product
 - •34.5.4 Triple Product
 - •34.5.5 Matrices
 - •34.5.6 Solving Linear Equations with Matrices
 - •34.5.7 Practice Problems
 - •34.6 CALCULUS
 - •34.6.1 Single Variable Functions
 - •34.6.1.1 - Differentiation
 - •34.6.1.2 - Integration
 - •34.6.2 Vector Calculus
 - •34.6.3 Differential Equations
 - •34.6.3.1.1 - Guessing
 - •34.6.3.1.2 - Separable Equations
 - •34.6.3.1.3 - Homogeneous Equations and Substitution
 - •34.6.3.2.1 - Linear Homogeneous
 - •34.6.3.2.2 - Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations
 - •34.6.3.3 - Higher Order Differential Equations
 - •34.6.3.4 - Partial Differential Equations
 - •34.6.4 Other Calculus Stuff
 - •34.6.5 Practice Problems
 - •34.7 NUMERICAL METHODS
 - •34.7.1 Approximation of Integrals and Derivatives from Sampled Data
 - •34.7.3 Taylor Series Integration
 - •34.8 LAPLACE TRANSFORMS
 - •34.8.1 Laplace Transform Tables
 - •34.9 z-TRANSFORMS
 - •34.10 FOURIER SERIES
 - •34.11 TOPICS NOT COVERED (YET)
 - •34.12 REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
 - •35. A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ‘C’
 - •35.2 BACKGROUND
 - •35.3 PROGRAM PARTS
 - •35.4 HOW A ‘C’ COMPILER WORKS
 - •35.5 STRUCTURED ‘C’ CODE
 - •35.7 CREATING TOP DOWN PROGRAMS
 - •35.8 HOW THE BEAMCAD PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED
 - •35.8.1 Objectives:
 - •35.8.2 Problem Definition:
 - •35.8.3 User Interface:
 - •35.8.3.1 - Screen Layout (also see figure):
 - •35.8.3.2 - Input:
 - •35.8.3.3 - Output:
 - •35.8.3.4 - Help:
 - •35.8.3.5 - Error Checking:
 - •35.8.3.6 - Miscellaneous:
 - •35.8.4 Flow Program:
 - •35.8.5 Expand Program:
 - •35.8.6 Testing and Debugging:
 - •35.8.7 Documentation
 - •35.8.7.1 - Users Manual:
 - •35.8.7.2 - Programmers Manual:
 - •35.8.8 Listing of BeamCAD Program.
 - •35.9 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •36. UNITS AND CONVERSIONS
 - •36.1 HOW TO USE UNITS
 - •36.2 HOW TO USE SI UNITS
 - •36.3 THE TABLE
 - •36.4 ASCII, HEX, BINARY CONVERSION
 - •36.5 G-CODES
 - •37. ATOMIC MATERIAL DATA
 - •37. MECHANICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES
 - •37.1 FORMULA SHEET
 - •38. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 - •38.1 TEXTBOOKS
 - •38.1.1 Slotine and Li
 - •38.1.2 VandeVegte
 - •39. TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT
 - •39.1 UPDATED DC MOTOR MODEL
 - •39.2 ANOTHER DC MOTOR MODEL
 - •39.3 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND UNITS
 - •39.4 SIGNAL FLOW GRAPHS
 - •39.5 ZERO ORDER HOLD
 - •39.6 TORSIONAL DAMPERS
 - •39.7 MISC
 - •39.8 Nyquist Plot
 - •39.9 NICHOLS CHART
 - •39.10 BESSEL POLYNOMIALS
 - •39.11 ITAE
 - •39.12 ROOT LOCUS
 - •39.13 LYAPUNOV’S LINEARIZATION METHOD
 - •39.14 XXXXX
 - •39.15 XXXXX
 - •39.16 XXXXX
 - •39.17 XXXXX
 - •39.18 XXXXX
 - •39.19 XXXXX
 - •39.20 XXXXX
 - •39.21 SUMMARY
 - •39.22 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 - •39.23 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
 - •39.24 ASSGINMENT PROBLEMS
 - •39.25 REFERENCES
 - •39.26 BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
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14.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
1.Write a simple C program to read incremental encoder inputs (A and B) to determine the current position of the encoder. Note: use the quadrature encoding to determine the position of the motor.
continuous sensors - 14.43
2.A high precision potentiometer has an accuracy of +/- 0.1% and can rotate 300degrees and is used as a voltage divider with a of 0V and 5V. The output voltage is being read by an A/D converter with a 0V to 10V input range. How many bits does the A/D converter need to accommodate the accuracy of the potentiometer?
3.The table of position and voltage values below were measured for an inexpensive potentiometer. Write a C subroutine that will accept a voltage value and interpolate the position value.
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