Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The module builds on knowledge obtained through the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering (Electronic Engineering and IT education and the 1st semester of the Master’s Programme in Control and Automation (CA) at Aalborg University. In particular, qualifications equivalent to those obtained through the Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics is recommended.

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Mass- and energy balances
• Preservation of momentum
• Definition of control volumes, Reynolds theorem
• Empirical relations for heat transfer friction
• Properties for liquids and gasses
• Fundamental laws of thermodynamics
• Models with lumped parameters¨
• Models with distributed parameters
• Model structures for system identification: AR, MA, ARMA, ARMAX, Box-Jenkins
• System identification methods: Moment method , Least squares method, Prediction error method, Maximum likelihood method, Recursive and adaptive parameter estimation
• Lagrange and Hamiltonian mechanics
• Coordinate systems and coordinate transformation for mechanical systems.
• Rotation parameters, rotation matrices, quaternions
• Kinematics
• Satellite and Robot dynamics
• Model representations (differential equations, state space, transfer function, differential-algebraic equations, descriptor form)
• Model reduction
• Linearization
• Model properties (controllability, observability, stability)

Skills

• Should be able to formulate models of a basic energy conversion systems and mechanical systems.
• Should be able to apply system identification methods
• Should be able to adapt the model to a suitable representation.

Competences

• Capable of modeling a system with sufficient information level, suitable for solving a given control problem

Type of instruction

As described in the introduction to Chapter 3.

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Modeling of Mechanical and Thermal Systems
Type of exam	Written or oral exam
ECTS	5
Assessment	Passed/Not Passed
Type of grading	Internal examination
Criteria of assessment	As stated in Joint Programme Regulations http:/​/​www.en.tech.aau.dk/​education-programmes/​Education+and+Programmes/​