Computer Control of Machines and Processes
ME 447 teaches discrete control theory applied to engineering practice, covering system modeling, identification, and digital controller design for industrial processes.
Summary
Historical reviews of Neil Duffie: Reviewers rate the difficulty as low to moderate, with one citing a difficulty rating of 1 and another a 3, suggesting manageable coursework.
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Prerequisites
Course mapM E 340, 346, or 446, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
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Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Neil Duffie describe him as helpful, knowledgeable, and extremely nice, with a strong desire for student learning. Reviewers found his PowerPoint slides extremely helpful, though one noted that his long tenure might make the class feel boring to some.
NEIL DUFFIE is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Historical reviews describe Neil Duffie as helpful, knowledgeable, and extremely nice, with helpful PowerPoint slides, though one reviewer notes the class can feel boring due to his long tenure.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.44 GPA, 44.4% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Neil Duffie: Reviewers rate the difficulty as low to moderate, with one citing a difficulty rating of 1 and another a 3, suggesting manageable coursework.
Historical reviews of Neil Duffie: Students found the instructor's desire for everyone to learn and his helpful presentation materials to be significant positive aspects of the course experience.
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