MECE 3304: System Dynamics

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Course Description: This course covers lumped-parameter modeling of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and thermal systems. An energetic approach based on bond graph techniques, invented in 1959 by Henry M. Paytner, is introduced. Primary focus is on analysis of linear first- and second-order systems. Time- and frequency-domain methods are covered. Students are shown how to model, analyze, and numerically simulate systems in MATLAB/Simulink. Advanced topics include state-space modeling and feedback control of dynamic systems.