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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: ENG3076 Module Title: CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Module Provider: Mechanical, Medical & Aero Engineering Short Name: SE3311
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: SORNIOTTI A Dr (M, M & A Eng)
Number of credits: 10 Number of ECTS credits: 5
 
Module Availability
Autumn Semester
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 

Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)

 

Coursework

 

40

 

Examination

 

60

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module

 

Module Overview
An introduction (with some examples of applications) to the fundamental theory of Control Systems Engineering.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites

Completion of the progress requirements of Level HE2

 

 
Module Aims

To extend the knowledge of classical linear feedback control to systems design concepts

 

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

 

 

·        design and analyse control systems which may be encountered in mechatronic products and industrial systems

 

 

·        analyse, model and predict  control system performance from the problem specification.

 

 

Module Content

Control system design concepts

 

Control system simulation (in frequency and time domain) using Matlab-SIMULINK

 

Frequency response methods for dynamic performance. Polar diagrams, Bode diagrams

 

Stability. Stability margins from frequency response diagrams

 

Basic control systems using three-term PID controllers

 

Methods of Teaching/Learning

22 hrs lectures, 11 hrs tutorials, 2 hrs examination and 65 hrs independent learning

 

Total student learning time 100 hours

 

Selected Texts/Journals

Essential Reading

 

Module Notes

 

 

Required Reading

 

Nise NS , Control Systems Engineering, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1995, ISBN 0-8053-5424-7 (several copies available in the University Library)

 

 

Recommended Reading

 

Ogata K, Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1990, ISBN 0135891280 (several copies available in the University Library)

 

 

Last Updated

01/10/10