Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
Qualifications corresponding to 3rd semester on the Bachelor's
programme in Electronics and Computer Engineering.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Purpose
Students shall understand fundamental principles of regulation
systems as well as real time issues within this kind of systems.
Students shall be able to develop a physical regulation system
using the classical control techniques and implement the developed
digital controller using the programming skills. In order to
provide effective control solutions, the students are required to
make models of the systems as well as consider the effects
of feedback (the control) and noise (the
disturbances) in a more rigorous manner than before.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Must have insight of transfer functions described via the
Laplace formulation, including feature analysis, such as poles,
zeros, and analog/digital implementation
- Must have an understanding of state space description of modern
control systems, including the feature analysis, such as
controllability, observability and eigen-structures etc.
- Shall have the insight of different modelling techniques,
including the first-principle and experimental approaches
- Must be able to linearize non-linear system models in order to
approximate them by linear models
- Must have insight into real-time aspects in relation to digital
systems communicating with other analog and/or digital systems
- Must have an understanding of basic power electronics and
typical electrical machines, such as different types of motors and
generators
Skills
- Must be able to analyse and select methods for modelling of
physical systems, including electric, electro-mechanical, thermal
and fluid dynamical systems, at a level where the resulting models
can be utilized in a control system design
- Must be able to apply selected theoretical and/or experimental
modeling techniques for modeling dynamic systems and simulating
them
- Must be able to analyse the open-loop and closed-loop system
features and specify system performances, both in transfer function
and state space descriptions
- Must be able to apply both classical (frequency-domain) and
modern (state space) control techniques for analysis and design of
a control system based on a given specification
- Must be able to convert the developed controller into a
digital version in order to implement it in a digital
programmable device, for example, in a specific micro-processor or
PC based manner
Competences
- Must be able to apply different modelling techniques to
illustrate dynamic system’s features and performance, with an
orientation for control design purpose
- Must be able to simulate the obtained mathematical model by
employing some simulation tools, such as Matlab/Simulink.
- Must be able to analyse, design and implement a control
solution for a given specific regulation problem, by using both
classical and modern control theories
- Must have insight of basic principles and analysis of power
electronics and electrical machines, potentially some control
issues of these devices and systems
Type of instruction
Project work with supervision.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the work load is expected
to be 450 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Additional information
Project on 4th Semester Electronics and Computer Engineering
(BSc).