Automatic Control

Code

ME-AUC1

Version

3.0

Offered by

Maskiningeniør

ECTS

Prerequisites

Main purpose

To analyze a technical system, to specify automatic control requirements, and to select control strategy and controller. To give students a working knowledge about on-off control.

Knowledge

After the course, the student has knowledge of

• The structure and elements of a control system
• Selection of controller (P, PI, PD, PID), and determination of controller parameters
• Control strategies (simple feedback, cascade feedback, feed forward)
• Analytic (Bode plot, Root locus) and experimental controller (process reaction/ sustained oscillation) tuning
• Static and dynamic response
• Reference tracking and disturbance rejection
• Analysis of closed loop response, using mathematics and using simulation
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Skills

After the course, the student can describe a technical system, select a proper control strategy, and estimate automatic controller parameters, taking reference tracking, disturbance rejection, stability and dynamics into consideration.

Competences

After the course, the student has competencies to analyze a minor technical system, to specify control requirements, and select control strategy and controller.

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

The total workload for the student is 136 hours.

The didactic method is classroom teaching, problem solving, homework.

Resources

Ogata, K. (2014). System dynamics (Pearson new international edition). Pearson.

Evaluation

Examination

Exam prerequisites:
None

Type of examination:
Individual oral examination (app 20 min) based upon a subject found by draw.
Examinations account for 100 % of final grade
Censor: Internal

Allowed tools:
None

Re-examination:
As ordinary

Grading criteria

7-point scale

Additional information

Responsible

Valid from

01-08-2025 00:00

Course type

Compulsory Course for Mechanical Engineering<br/>7. semester<br/>Compulsory for the specialization Intelligent Mechanics<br/>