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Feedback Control Engineering, 5 Higher education credits

Reglerteknik, 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2024-04-18

Established by: Department of Engineering Science

Applies from: V25

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to display:

• understanding of basic concepts in automatic control,
• knowledge about applications of automatic control,
• understanding of how the feedback principle works and how it can improve static and dynamic properties of a system,
• knowledge of how, based on a linear differential equation, a dynamic model of a system can be developed,
• knowledge of how basic control problems using models, block diagram reduction and time analysis can be solved.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and approved result from the following course/courses:

LAB200-Linear Algebra and

ELK202-Electronics, fundamental and

DFR100-Differential equations for control engineering or the equivalent.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Individual written examination. Individual written lab report.

Course contents

The contents of the course has basic components of control system theory. Students will learn about linear ordinary differential equations and modeling of physical systems. The block diagram and its reduction methodologies and the time-domain analysis will be present. The course will also have the topics on feedback control, and implementation of PID controller.

• Basic Components of a Control System
• Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
• Introduction to Modelling of Physical Systems
• Block Diagram, Transfer Operators and Block Diagram Reductions
• Time-Domain Analysis of Control Systems
• Effect of Feedback on Stability, Steady state error and transient response
• PID controller

Other regulations

Course grading: U/3/4/5

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

General rules pertaining to examination at University West are available at www.hv.se.

If the student has a decision/recommendation on special support due to disability, the examiner has the right to examine the student in a customized examination form.

Cycle

First cycle

Progressive specialization

G1F - first cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Main field of study

Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering