Information Package / Course Catalogue
System Dynamics & Control
Course Code: ME308
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To provide fundamentals on system dynamics, analysis methods on the system dynamics, and automatic control in the mechanical engineering

Course Content

This course is about modeling system dynamics with established laws; transient, steady-state, and frequency response analysis of linearized system dynamics and its stability, fundamentals of automatic control structure and algorithms, and basic controller design methods and examples.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Turgay ERAY
Learning Outcomes
1.Modeling and analysis of dynamical systems
2.Obtaining the transient and steady-state regime response of linear systems
3.Basic control algorithms and controller designs
4.The stability and frequency response of linear systems
5.Introduction to PID control systems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.System Dynamics, Katsuhiko Ogata, Prentice Hall
2.Modern Control Systems, Richard C. Dorf | Robert H. Bishop, Prentice Hall
3.Control Systems Engineering, Norman S. Nise - John Wiley&Sons
4. Modern Control Engineering, Katsuhiko Ogata – Prentice Hall
5.Automatic Control Systems, Benjamin C. Kuo, Farid Golnaraghi - John Wiley&Sons
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to System Dynamics, Automatic Control
Week 2 - Theoretical
Laplace Transformations, Differential Equation Solution
Week 3 - Theoretical
Linearization of Nonlinear Systems, Block Diagrams and Transfer Functions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Dynamical Modeling of Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal and Fluid Systems
Week 5 - Theoretical
Dynamical Modeling of Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal and Fluid Systems
Week 6 - Theoretical
Transient and Steady-State Response of Dynamical Systems
Week 7 - Theoretical
Transient and Steady-State Response of Dynamical Systems
Week 8 - Theoretical
Transient and Steady-State Response of Dynamical Systems, Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fundamentals of Feedback Control
Week 10 - Theoretical
Feedback Control: PID Control
Week 11 - Theoretical
Stability, Routh Method, PID Tuning Methods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Control System Performance: Tuning PID Controller Coefficients
Week 13 - Theoretical
Frequency Response Analysis (Bode Plots), Frequency Response Analysis (Bandwidth, Gain and Phase Margins)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Frequency Response Analysis (Bode Plots), Frequency Response Analysis (Bandwidth, Gain and Phase Margins)
Week 15 - Theoretical
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Final Examination1347
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)119
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
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4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
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5
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3
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4
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3
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5
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4
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5
4
3
4
3
5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026