Engineering and design
Control Engineering
Module code: H6105
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Laboratory, Workshop, Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework, Unseen examination
You cover two fundamental topics in control engineering:
- the modelling, analysis and control of discrete-time systems
- the state-space analysis and control design of continuous and discrete systems.
It includes practical activities, in which feedback controllers are designed with Matlab/Simulink for physical systems to achieve desired performance specifications.
Topics include:
- review on modelling and control of linear systems
- modelling of discrete-time systems – transfer function and discrete transforms discrete systems analysis – Jury criterion, performances of discrete systems synthesis of discrete controllers for continuous systems
- analysis of system and control design using state-space (continuous and discrete) – controllability, observability, stability, full state feedback, pole placement method
- nonlinear systems – linearized model of nonlinear systems around equilibrium points
- introduction to modern control strategies – state estimator, optimal control (LQR).
Pre-requisite
Systems Analysis and Control
Module learning outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of the key aspects of systems analysis and control using state space and discrete control approaches
- Deploy appropriate methods to solve control engineering problems
- Apply a linearization method to a nonlinear system and extend the use of state-space analysis and control tools.
- Evaluate control strategies’ performances on real systems using Matlab/Simulink.