EECE 5580 — Classical Control Systems
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional
Introduces the analysis and design of classical control systems. Examines control system objectives, modeling and mathematical description, transfer function and state-variable representations, feedback control system characteristics, system responses, and stability of feedback systems. Also addresses compensator design based on root-locus and frequency response, and modern control system design using state-variable feedback.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- EECE 3464 (min D-)
- EECE 2520 (min D-)
- graduate program admission
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 90% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 36 | 50 | 72% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 40% | 24.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MR (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Felipe Pait (82% of students) · reviews
- Dipanjan Saha (18% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list EECE 5580 in their prerequisites.
Links
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