Control Engineering

Unit Code:HES3310

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester	60 Hours	Hawthorn, Sarawak	HMS211 Engineering Mathematics 3A	Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Commerce.

Aims & Objectives:

This unit aims:

To develop an understanding of the operational behaviour of a wide range of control systems.
To develop the ability to determine a system's transfer function and performance characteristics using theoretically and experimentally derived data
To develop the ability to apply classical linear control theory in designing systems and improving steady state and dynamic performance
To determine transfer functions from response-data for systems having a single input and output

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

To develop an understanding of the operational behaviour of a wide range of control systems
To develop the ability to determine a system's transfer function and performance characteristics using theoretically and experimentally derived data
To develop the ability to apply classical linear control theory in designing systems and improving steady state and dynamic performance
To determine transfer functions from response-data for systems having a single input and output

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24hrs), Tutorials (12hrs), Laboratory (24hrs)

Assessment:

Assignment (20%), Examination (70%), Tests (10%)

Generic Skills Outcomes:

In this unit, students are expected to enhance the Key Generic Skills below as recognised by Engineers Australia. The Unit Outline explains how these outcomes will be achieved.

Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
Ability to utilize a systems approach to design and operational performance
Ability to function effectively as an individual and in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member

Content:

Modelling and performance of control systems

Overview of on/off and continuous control of mechanical, thermal and chemical systems
Physical relationships of basic components
Transfer functions
Block diagrams and their reduction
Overall system transfer function

Fluid power control

Hydraulic and pneumatic components and circuit design
Design of on/off and electro-hydraulic systems
Dynamic characteristics

Dynamic response

Time response - classical solution and Laplace transforms; transient response and steady-state error
Dominant poles and Root Locus analysis
Frequency response - Bode diagrams
Stability analysis in time and frequency domain

Experimental methods

Determination of transfer functions and stability
Design and compensation
Improve steady state and dynamic performance using compensation techniques

Textbooks:

Ogata, K, Modern Control Engineering, 4th edn, Prentice Hall, 2002.