| CODE | SCE3114 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Control Engineering | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Systems and Control Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the basic concepts of automatic control systems covering theory on modelling and analysis of linear time-invariant feedback control systems. After a thorough introduction to the subject and its various applications, the Laplace transform and its properties are presented. This leads to the introduction of a number of basic concepts in the field, such as: transfer functions, poles, zeros, system order, system response and closed-loop stability. This is followed by a section on modelling of linear systems elements including: electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, thermal, and fluid components. The state variable approach to modelling (state-space models) is then presented. The final part of the unit deals with the analysis of linear control systems and includes: time-domain response of first and second order systems, system-types, error constants and steady-state errors. The servomechanism is used extensively as an example and helps to present the concepts of position control, speed control, derivative feedback and PID control. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to present the basic concepts of automatic control systems covering theory on modelling and analysis of linear time-invariant feedback control systems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the basic terminology/concepts of Control Systems Engineering; - comprehend the linear model of various physical dynamic systems; - analyze the dynamic behavior and stability of linear systems; - distinguish between a number of basic linear control methods. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - obtain transfer function and state-space models of several physical systems; - determine the time-response of such systems to various inputs; - analyze transfer function models to determine the systems' dynamic behavior; - apply theoretical tools to analyze and tune the performance of basic closed-loop controllers. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Kuo B.C., Automatic Control Systems, John Wiley & sons. OR Ogata K., Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall. Supplementary Readings: Ogata K., System Dynamics, Pearson Prentice Hall. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Natasha Padfield |
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