Unit(s) of Assessment	Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
2-hour unseen examination	75%
Mid-semester test	25%
Qualifying Condition(s)    A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module

To give students a broad introduction to the control of engineering systems.

On completion of this module students should:

a) be able to provide identify and compose specification of the dynamics and control requirements of systems; general concepts and types and structure of control hardware;

b) interpret and employ definitions of common terms and jargon including feedforward, feedback, linear, and non-linear models; time and frequency domain;

c) be able to formulate simple dynamic models rigorously, tune a controller using rules of thumb; employ Laplace transform and represent dynamics as single flow diagrams;

d) recognise the importance and relevance of process dynamics and control, especially the behaviour of single loop feedback systems.

Session	Type	Contents	Staff
1	L	Introduction: terminology, the concept of control, the feedback control mechanism, selected dynamic models of mechanical, electrical and  process systems;	FC
2	L	Laplace transform: definition, properties, inverse Laplace transform, solving linear, time-invariant differential equations;	FC
3	L	The process modeling: concept, the transfer function and its characteristics, the system response from the transfer function, the block diagram and system simplification;	FC
4	L	Linear system analysis in the time domain: response of the first-order system, steady-state error, response of the second order system, system response versus pole location, response of the time-delayed systems;	FC
5	L	Design of control systems in time domain: closed loop vs. open loop systems, general requirements of control systems, automatic controllers (P, PI, PD and PID), tuning of PID controllers;	FC
6	L	Sensors and actuators: sensors, actuators, sensors in control systems, actuators in control systems;	FC
7	L	Frequency domain analysis: concept, frequency response, Bode diagram representation, the first-order system, the second-order system, characteristics of bode plot, bode plot of the transfer functions with zeros.	FC

26 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorial classes, and 62 hours independent learning.

1.      B. Friedland, Control system design, 1 ed. London : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987.

2.      2. G. Franklin, Powell JD, and Emami-Naeini A, Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems. London : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 2002;

3.      Katsuhiko, O; System Dynamics – third edition, Prentince-Hall inc. 1998;

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5.      Nise, NS ; Control Systems Engineering, third edition, John Wiley & Sons, inc (2000);

6.      Kuo, BC , Golnaraghi F; Automatic Control Systems – eighth edition, John Wiley & Sons, inc., (2003);

7.      Ogata K; Sysatem Dynamics – third edition, Prentice-Hall International (1998);

12 October 2009