| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Sixth Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Will be able to model control systems.
- Will be able to learn time responses and stability of control systems.
- Will be able to carry out analysis of a control system using root-locus, Bode and Nyquist methods.
- Will be able to draw frequency responses of control systems and interpret them.
- Will be able to gain problem solving skills for control systems problems.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | There is no prerequisite for this course. Differential equations, linear algebra and basic knowledge of the Laplace transformation is sufficient. |
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| Course Description | Mathematical models of physical systems. Servomotors. Block diagrams, signal flow graphs. State space description, controllability and observability. Time response analysis, steady-state error analysis. Sensitivity and stability analysis. Routh-Hurwitz stability criteria. Root locus plotting. Frequency response analysis, Bode plots, polar plots, gain-phase plots. Nyquist stability analysis. Gain / phase margins, Nichols chart. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Electrical and mechanical systems components |
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2nd Week |
Fluid and thermal systems, servomotors |
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3rd Week |
Block diagrams, signal flow graphs |
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4th Week |
State space description |
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5th Week |
Transfer function decomposition, controllability and observability |
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6th Week |
Time response analysis, transient response |
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7th Week |
Steady-state error analysis |
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8th Week |
Control systems analysis, sensitivity, stability |
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9th Week |
Root locus plotting |
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10th Week |
Frequency response analysis |
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11th Week |
Bode, polar and gain-phase plots |
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12th Week |
Nyquist stability analysis |
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13th Week |
Gain/phase margins |
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14th Week |
Review |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Ogata, K., (2010) "Modern Control Engineering", Pearson, 5th Ed.,
Dorf, R.C., Bishop, R.H., (2011) "Modern Control Systems", Pearson, 12th Ed. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
32 |
| Assignment |
1 |
12 |
| Quiz |
4 |
12 |
| Total(%) |
|
56 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
56 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
44 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
18 |
18 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
5 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
| Total Work Load | 153.5 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.11 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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