ME 4555 — System Analysis and Control
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Presents the theoretical backgrounds for the analysis and design of simple feedback control systems, differential equations, and Laplace transforms. Treats system modeling, linear approximations, transfer functions, and block diagrams; and transient and frequency response and stability-frequency domain and root locus methods. Other topics may include linear systems with time lag and relay servomechanisms with small nonlinearities.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 104 | 138 | 75% | 11.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 153 | 160 | 96% | 2.3 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 92 | 118 | 78% | 13.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 149 | 169 | 88% | 6.7 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 88 | 114 | 77% | 13.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 193 | 200 | 97% | 2.3 |
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 20% · T 80% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 59%
Common patterns: TF (59% of sections), T (22% of sections), M (20% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Laurent Lessard (61% of students) · reviews
- Sze Zheng Yong (31% of students) · reviews
- Tong Ma (8% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Laurent Lessard (31% of students) · reviews
- Seungmoon Song (22% of students) · reviews
- Sze Zheng Yong (20% of students) · reviews
- Tong Ma (15% 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 ME 4555 in their prerequisites.
Links
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