Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Dochain Denis;
Language
English
Prerequisites
A signals and systems course, such as LFSAB1106. A linear control course, such as LINMA1510.
Main themes
The content of this course deals with the control of linear time invariant systems. In particular the notions of dynamical models and feedback loop will be considered. The notion of operator (implicitly connected to Laplace transform) will be used to transform differential equations into algebraic equations in order to introduce the concept of transfer functions that will ease the analysis and synthesis of controllers and closed-loop systems. The course will mainly concentrate on PID (proportional-integral-derivative) controllers, with reference to the IMC (internal model control) approach which is largely used in process control. The course will also consider topics like time-delay compensation, feedforward actions, ratio control and cascade control, and is open to topics like inferential control and state observers. The course is based in particular on the notions of mass and energy balances and of unit operations, and it is illustrated by examples drawn from applications in the process industry.
Aims
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With respect to the referentiel AA, this courses contributes to the dvelopment, the acquisition and the evaluation of the following learning outcomes :
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- General concepts of control
- Notions of dynamical balances
- Mathematical models of dynamical systems
- Stability
- Steady-state acurracy
- Disturbance rejection and trajectory tracking
- Robustness
- Control structures
- Case studies, in particular from the process industry
Teaching methods
The course consists of ex-cathedra courses and of pracical exercices aimed at implementing the concepts of the course in particular via computer exercices using Matlab and Simulink as well as two laboratories aimed at implementing the basic concepts (dynamics and PID regulation) of the course on a tank level control system.
The presence at the laboratories are mandatory ; the registration is done via a piece of paper posted at the level -1 of the Euler building . Both laboratories will the object of an individual evaluation performed during the last week of the semester.
Three homeworks are proposed during the semester. These are individual works proposing the solution of exercices illustrating the matter of the course. These have to be hand-written. Typically two weks are given before the delivery of the homeworks. The homeworks are mandatory. Any delay in the delivery of homeworks will generate a note of 0/20.
The presence at the laboratories are mandatory ; the registration is done via a piece of paper posted at the level -1 of the Euler building . Both laboratories will the object of an individual evaluation performed during the last week of the semester.
Three homeworks are proposed during the semester. These are individual works proposing the solution of exercices illustrating the matter of the course. These have to be hand-written. Typically two weks are given before the delivery of the homeworks. The homeworks are mandatory. Any delay in the delivery of homeworks will generate a note of 0/20.
Evaluation methods
Laboratory evaluation outside of the exam period and exercise-based written exam.
Online resources
Bibliography
Manuel : notes de cours, notice de laboratoire et énoncés des séances d'exercices (disponibles sur icampus).
Faculty or entity
MAP
