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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Control and Signal Processing | |||
| Reference | EN4502 | Version | 5 |
| Created | March 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | March 2004 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide students with the ability to analyse, design and implement control systems and signal processing systems. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Analyse, design and implement digital signal processing systems. |
| 2 | Design and evaluate digital filters using software simulation. |
| 3 | Apply classical control techniques in analysis and design linear continuous-time control systems. |
| 4 | Analyse, design and evaluate performance of controllers using computer simulation. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Signal processing: signal classification, Z-Transform, discrete signals and systems, discrete time and frequency, digital filters, FIR and IIR filters design, filter implementation Control: Transient and steady state responses, Stability and Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Root Locus, Frequency responses and Bode plots, Lead-Lag compensators design, State-space models. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This is a lecture-based module supplemented with tutorial sessions. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 39 | 39 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 111 | 111 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2, 4 |
| Description: | Coursework. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 3 |
| Description: | Closed book examination and online Moodle quiz. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 30% and C2 is worth 70%. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Examination: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | E | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | E | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Signal Acquisition, Instrumentation and Control (EN3500) |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | Control and Instrumentation (EN4501) |
| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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| An Indicative Bibliography will normally reference the latest edition of a text. In some cases, older editions are equally useful for students and therefore, those are the editions that may be stocked. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | DUTTON, K., THOMPSON, S. and BARRACLOUGH, B., 1997. The Art of Control Engineering. Harlow: Pearson. |
| 2 | MULGREW, B., GRANT, P. and THOMPSON, J., 2003. Digital Signal Processing: Concepts & Applications. 2nd ed. Palgrave. |
| 3 | IFEACHOR, E.C. and JERVIS, B.W., 2001. 2nd ed. Digital Signal Processing. Prentice Hall. |
| 4 | DORF, R.C. and BISHOP, R.H., 2017. Modern Control Systems. 13th ed. Pearson. |
| 5 | STEVEN, S. The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing. (Available FREE in electronic form at http://www.dspguide.com/). |
| 6 | HAHN, B. and VALENTINE, D., 2015. Essential MATLAB for Engineers and scientists. 5th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann. |