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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Advanced Control Systems | |||
| Reference | EN5504 | Version | 1 |
| Created | May 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | March 2004 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide students with the ability to select, apply and evaluate principles and techniques to solve complex problems in advanced control systems and advanced signal processing systems. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Apply advanced linear control principles to the solution of complex problems with awareness of wider context of engineering. |
| 2 | Employ advanced linear control techniques to model complex problems. |
| 3 | Analyse complex problem to reach substantiated conclusions, involving evaluating advanced linear control principles, techniques, and systems. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Digital Control: Z-Transform, Discrete transfer function, Sampled-data systems, Discrete Equivalents, State-space models, Transient and steady-state responses, Stability and Jury’s test, Compensator design, Controllability and observability, Pole placement, Observer design, Digital controller implementation. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| This is a lecture-based module supplemented with tutorial sessions. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 40 | 40 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 110 | 110 |
| 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 | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | CW description: A coursework of applying principle, evaluating literature, analysing and modelling complex problems, and designing and evaluating control techniques and systems through computer simulation. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The module has 1 assessment component and to gain a pass a minimum D grade must be achieved. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A |
| B | B |
| C | C |
| D | D |
| E | E |
| F | F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Control and Instrumentation (EN4501) or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKLIN, G.F., POWELL, J.D. and WORKMAN, M., 1998. Digital Control of Dynamic Systems. 3rd ed. Ellis-Kagle Press. |
| 2 | OGATA, K. 2015. Discrete-time Control Systems. 2nd ed. Prentice Hall. |
| 3 | ASTROM, K.J. and WITTENMARK, B., 2011. Computer-Controlled Systems: Theory and Design. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall. |