Course title
P26813002
Introduction to Control Engineering

ito kazuhisa
Course description
This course provides fundamentals of the control engineering, which is applied to various automation devices. The main topics of the class are Laplace transforms, transfer functions, transient characteristics, block diagrams and frequency characteristics.
Purpose of class
Students have to master fundamentals of control engineering. Credits of this course are required in order to take the "Basic Control Engineering".
Goals and objectives
  1. student can solve simple differential equations applying of the Laplace transformation, and derive transfer function of the system
  2. student can obtain time response to elementary functions
  3. student can obtain frequency response and Bode diagram including physical interpretations
  4. students can draw a block diagram of given system
Language
English
Class schedule

Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. -course guidance
-description of linear system
dynamics/statics, linearity/nonlinearity, δ function, convolution integral 200minutes
2. -Laplace transformation-1: definition and theorems preparation of PPT slides, theorems of Laplace transformation, l'Hospitals theorem, Heaviside's theorem 200minutes
3. -Laplace transformation-2: application for solving differential equations preparation of PPT slides, partial fraction decomposition, Laplace inverse transformation 200minutes
4. -response of 1st order system preparation of PPT slides, impulse/step response, time constant, gain 200minutes
5. -response of 2nd order system-1 preparation of PPT slides, impulse/step response, damping coefficient, natural angular frequency, gain 200minutes
6. -response of 2nd order system-2 preparation of PPT slides, collapse of a bridge 200minutes
7. -examples of physical model preparation of PPT slides, RC circuit, mass-spring-damper system 200minutes
8. -system stability-1: 1st/2nd order system case preparation of PPT slides, RC circuit, mass-spring-damper system 200minutes
9. -system stability-2: general case preparation of PPT slides, Hurwitz criterion, determinant of matrix 200minutes
10. -block diagram preparation of PPT slides, integrator 200minutes
11. -frequency characteristics-1: definition and physical interpretation preparation of PPT slides, output for sinusoidal input, rationalization of complex number 200minutes
12. -frequency characteristics-2: dB gain and phase shift preparation of PPT slides, amplitude ratio, phase shift, logarithmic function 200minutes
13. -frequency characteristics-3: Bode diagram preparation of PPT slides, vector diagram, MATLAB/Simulink 200minutes
14. -final exam
-solution and comment
misunderstanding and pitfall 600minutes
Total. - - 3200minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

assignment final exam Total.
1. 10% 20% 30%
2. 15% 15% 30%
3. 10% 20% 30%
4. 5% 5% 10%
Total. 40% 60% -
Evaluation method and criteria
-assignment(40%)
-final exam(60%)

Condition of eligible students is:
1) All assignments should be submitted, and
2) Final exam has been sat
Note: These conditions are not for credit recognition.

Accreditation criteria is to be able to solve and explain problems in assignments.
Textbooks and reference materials
PPT slides, writing on blackboard
Prerequisites
complex plane, differential and integral of elementary functions
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • 13:30-17:00 on Mon.-Wed.
  • student needs appointment
Relation to the environment
Non-environment-related course
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
More than one class is interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
Applicatable Applying Fourier/Laplace transformations, lecturer designed practical controller. In lecture, some comments are made for practical image.
Last modified : Thu Mar 21 14:13:44 JST 2019