Basic Elements of Control Systems - Open loop and Closed loop Systems - Differential Equation - Transfer function, Modelling of Electrical systems, Translational and rotational mechanical Systems, Block diagram reduction Techniques - Signal Flow Graph

Time response analysis - Impulse and Step Response analysis of first order and second order systems, Steady state errors, P-PI, PD and PID compensation

Frequency Response - Bode Plot, Polar Plot, Nyquist Plot - Frequency Domain specification from the plots, Series-Parallel Compensators - Lead, Lag and Lead Lag Compensators

Stability, Routh-Hurwitz Criterion, Root Locus Technique, Construction of Root Locus, Stability - Dominant Poles, Application of Root Locus Diagram - Nyquist Stability Criterion

State space representation of Continuous Time systems - State equations - Transfer function from state variable representation - Solutions of the state equations - Concepts of Controllability and Observability