B.E. (Automation and Robotics) Modern Control Systems Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Modern Control Systems
Module I: Basic of Control System and Mathematical Models of Physical Systems
- Definition of control system, open loop and closed loop system, examples. Development of control systems. Definition of physical systems, principle of superposition and homogeneity, linear/non-linear, time variant/time invariant systems, Types of dynamic models, linear elements of electrical and mechanical system
Module II: Transfer function
- Definition of transfer function, transfer functions of physical (electrical and mechanical) systems, block diagram algebra, Rules for block diagram reduction (numerical), Signal flow graphs-definition, construction, properties and Mason's gain formula (numerical)
Module III: Time Response Analysis
- Standard test signals, steady state errors in feedback control systems and their types, transient and steady state behavior of first and second order systems (numerical)
Module IV: Stability Analysis and Root Locus
- Concepts of Stability: Concept of absolute, relative stability, Routh stability criterion. Root-locus concepts, general rules for constructing root-locus, root locus analysis of control systems,
Module V: Frequency Response and Stability Analysis
- Frequency Domain Specifications, Correlation between time and frequency response, Bode plots, stability analysis using-bode, Magnitude and phase plot, Concept of polar plot, Nyquist stability criterion, definitions and significance of gain margin and phase margin.
Module VI: Case studies
- Robotic Arm Control in Manufacturing, Automatic Train Control (ATC), Traffic Light Control Systems, Temperature Control in a Furnace, Cruise Control in Cars, Smart Home Lighting
Textbooks
- 1 Nagrath I. G., Gopal M., Control System Engineering, New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers, 2021
- 2 Kuo Benjamin C., ―Automatic Control Systems‖,10th Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2017.
- 1 Gopal M. ―Control Systems Principles and Design‖, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 1998.
- 2 Nise Norman S.―Control Systems Engineering, 3rd.Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.-2000.
- 3 K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall of India, 4th edition, 2002.
- 4 Lewis Paul H., Chang Yang, ―Basic Control Systems Engineering‖, Prentice Hall International, Inc. 1997.
- 5 Raymond T. Stefani, Bahram Shahian, late Clement J. Savant and, late Gene H. Hostetter, ―Design of Feedback Control Systems, 4th Edition., Oxford, University Press, New Delhi, 2001.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Automation and Robotics) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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