| Semester 2, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: ENM1500 or ENM1600 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR
Overview
This course covers the elements of classical control. A good grounding in the understanding of the dynamic behaviour of systems is followed by a study of the elements that make up some control systems. Standard techniques for modifying the behaviour of control systems are examined. Particular studies of real world control systems are used to bring together the topics previously covered.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- categorise and analyse the behaviour of a dynamic system;
- describe the characteristics of common control system components;
- interpret controller characteristics;
- analyse overall control system characteristics;
- predict overall control system behaviour from the characteristics of the components which comprise the system;
- analyse and trouble shoot control loop faults;
- evaluate and tune a control system loop controller.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to control systems: open loop systems, closed loop systems, types of system behaviour, types of control systems. | 5.00 |
| 2. | Behaviour of simple systems: zero, first and second order, higher order, process systems, inputs other than step inputs, frequency response. | 10.00 |
| 3. | Feedback control: block diagrams, feedback options, transfer functions, steady state values. | 15.00 |
| 4. | Some control system hardware: transducers, amplifiers, actuators, motor speed control, DC servo system. | 10.00 |
| 5. | Frequency response of control systems: measurements, Bode plots, stability criteria, Nyquist diagrams. | 20.00 |
| 6. | Signal processing and transmission: amplifiers, noise, external interference, noise reduction techniques. | 2.00 |
| 7. | The compensation of system performance: effects of gain, effects of rate feedback, compensation techniques, controllers, controller settings. | 20.00 |
| 8. | Further control system hardware: hydraulic control, pneumatic control systems and controllers, instrument servo mechanisms, digital control systems. | 10.00 |
| 9. | Overview: the complete system including saturation limits, introduction to advanced control topics. | 8.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Caution: 3-cycle, 5-cycle and log-log graph paper are unsuitable.
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving | No | 25 | 1,2,5 |
| Report | No | 25 | 2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |