Apr 17, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

MAE 476 - Mechanical Control Systems I


(3 units)

Prerequisite(s): MAE 376 or MAE 453 with a grade of “C” or better
Feedback control systems in mechanical engineering. Modeling, analysis, and design. System performance and design criteria: stability, transient response, frequency response and compensation, root locus. Introduction to nonlinear control systems, state space analysis and design.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) Same course as MAE 476H . Not open for credit to students with credit in MAE 476H.