| CODE | SCE3206 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Control Systems Fundamentals | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Systems and Control Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the most fundamental concepts of automatic control systems. It covers basic mathematical modelling, simulation and analysis of linear time-invariant dynamic systems, including simple feedback systems. More specifically, the study-unit starts by discussing the nature and purpose of automatic control systems, using a number of real-life examples for motivation. This exposes the student to a number of fundamental concepts including those of: a system, dynamic response, feedback, and stability. The importance of mathematical modelling for the analysis and design of control systems is then explained, leading to a basic treatment of the Laplace transform, transfer function models, and the relevance of a system's poles and order to its temporal response. The next section demonstrates how one can apply fundamental laws of physics to derive dynamic models of basic systems composed of electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal components. The final part of the unit focuses on closed-loop control, and presents the "on-off" and PID control modes through practical examples, such as the servomechanism. Throughout the study-unit the students are also exposed to computer simulation (MALTAB and SIMULINK), as well as physical experimentation. Study-Unit Aims: 1) Introduce students to the subject of control systems and to the associated fundamental concepts of: a dynamic system, mathematical modelling, feedback, stability, response, and control. 2) Impart the knowledge, understanding, and skills that are required to model, analyze and control simple linear systems. 3) Lead to a general appreciation of the role of control systems in modern technologies, such as robotics. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Explain basic concepts and terminology associated with control systems; 2) Analyze a systems transfer function to predict its dynamic behaviour; 3) Distinguish between a number of basic linear control methods. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Obtain transfer function models of several basic physical systems; 2) Perform simple calculations related to the temporal response of dynamic systems; 3) Tune simple closed-loop systems; 4) Simulate and analyze transfer function models in MALTAB & SIMULINK. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: [1] F. Golnaraghi and B. C. Kuo, Automatic Control Systems, McGraw Hill Education, 2017. Supplementary Readings: [2] R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems, Pearson Education, 2022. [3] K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2010. [3] K. Ogata, System Dynamics, Pearson Education, 2003. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-units: TET1008, TET1013 and TET2008 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Rosanne Zerafa |
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