Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Module Offerings
5502ICBTEL-APR-PAR
5502ICBTEL-JAN-PAR
5502ICBTEL-SEP-PAR
Aims
This module introduces the basic techniques for analysis and design of feedback control systems.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of control systems and their applications.
2.
Examine and analyse the elements, structure and behaviour of a typical, high-level control system.
3.
Solve problems related to block diagrams, system mathematical modelling, time response, frequency response, s plane, PID, Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion.
4.
Demonstrate the knowledge of application for control systems using software simulation.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Basic concepts:
Brief history of control systems and their industrial relevance, control system
Terminology and identification, including plant, process, system, disturbances,
Inputs and outputs and real world applications.
Simple mathematical models of electrical, mechanical and electro-mechanical
Systems
Block diagram representation of simple control systems
Introduction of Laplace transform and its properties, simple first and second
Order systems and their dynamic responses
System behaviour:
Transient and steady behaviour of simple open loop and closed loop control
Systems in response to a unit step input.
Frequency response and bode plots.
Poles and zeros and their role in the stability of control systems, steady-state
Error. Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion
S-plane, root locus.
Control parameters and optimum performance:
Introduction to the three-term PID controller, the role of a Proportional
Controller (P), Integral controller (I) and the Derivative controller (D).
Solve the relevant problems using PID and PID tuning.
Software simulation:
Modelling and simulation of simple first and second order control system using
MATLAB and Simulink.