Course detail

Control Theory

FEKT-BPC-RREAcad. year: 2021/2022

Basic terms is Control Theory.Feedforward and feedback control.Simple on-off and proportional control (continuous and discrete type).Stability of feedback systems.Steady state and dynamics errors. PID controllers. Systems with multi feedback loops.Digital PSD controllers.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Blaha, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Control and Instrumentation (UAMT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to apply control systems. To design, use and maintain systems of applied infromatics mainly in industrial technologies.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary-school level and pre-intermediate level of English.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. Materials for lectures and exercises are available for students from web pages of the course. Students have to write a single project/assignment during the course.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

30 points for tests and project defeded during exercises.
70 points for final written exam

Course curriculum

1. Introduction. Control systems. Open- loop and closed - loop circuits. Examples of control systems. Terminology. Basic variables in control.
2. Stability definitions. Stability of continuous and discrete time systems. Hurwitz, Routh and simplified Nyquist criteria of stability.
3. Simple controllers: P, I, PI, PD and PID types. Quality of control, dynamic parameters, cost functions.
4. Controller design methods. Method of optimal time response, Ziegler-Nichols method.
5. PSD control. Special properties of discrete time control. Approximation of sampler and hold circuit by time-delay.
6. Control Systems with additional loops. Cascade control. Smith predictor.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To design, use and manage simple control systems (feedforward and mainly feedback)

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Blaha, P., Vavřín, P. Řízení a regulace I. Elektronické texty VUT. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEEI-H Bachelor's

    branch H-AEI , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Blaha, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction. Control systems. Open-loop and closed-loop circuits. Examples of control systems. Terminology. Basic variables in control.
2. Stability definitions. Stability of continuous and discrete-time systems. Hurwitz, Routh and simplified Nyquist criteria of stability.
3. Simple controllers: P, I, PI, PD, and PID types. Quality of control, dynamic parameters, integral criteria.
4. Controller design methods. Method of optimal time response, Ziegler-Nichols method.
5. PSD control. Special properties of the discrete-time control. Approximation of sample and hold circuit by time-delay.
6. Control Systems with additional loops. Cascade control. Smith predictor.

Exercise in computer lab

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lukáš Pohl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to MATLAB. Scalar arithmetic, vectors and matrices, the work with graphics, MATLAB scripting language.
2. System representation in MATLAB. Modeling, responses and interconnection of systems.
3. Simulink basics. Model creation, basic elements, setting simulation parameters, running simulation.
4. Controller design, project assignment.
5. Project presentations.
6. Project presentations.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course