ECG 470L – feedback and control Systems laboratory

CATALOG DATA:

Laboratory projects and exercises in feedback control. This includes feedback control characteristics, performance, and stability. Analysis synthesis and design of feedback control systems including digital techniques. Corequisite: ECG 470

TEXTBOOK:

Provided in lab or on the web-site.

COORDINATOR:

Kevin Forcade, Lab Director, ECG Department.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  • To providestudents with the fundamental knowledge of control principles and techniques.
  • To introduce the students to different simulation techniques (MATLAB) and the process of taking a design from simulation to circuitry.
  • To provide the students with an interdisciplinary approach to complex designs involving non-electronic concepts.
  • To involve the student in project development and processes through the development of a final controls project..

PREREQUISITE BY TOPIC:

  • Programming in some high level language (Matlab preferred).
  • Understanding of motor operation
  • Understanding of Z-transform principles and applications

TOPICS:

  • Matlab tutorial and simulation programming examples.
  • Stability concepts, overshoot, undershoot, and critical damping using electronic circuitry.
  • Motor characterization.
  • Feedback sensors and techniques.
  • Motor control
  • Simulink tutorial and programming examples.
  • Simulink simulations
  • PID controllers.
  • Inverted pendulum control.
  • Final project

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand and be able to discuss the difference between the three types of damping.
  • Understand the basics of MATLAB and Simulink and be able to develop simulations of circuit problems using these softwares.
  • Understand what characterizing a motor means, and be able to develop a transfer function of an induction motor through characterization testing.
  • Use simulation techniques and MATLAB to operate the inverted pendulum..
  • Work with PID controllers to provide complex control to a system.
  • Devise a project and carry the project through proposal, construction and demonstration.

COMPUTER USAGE:

Matlab and Simulink.

DESIGN CONTENT:

One third of the course will be design.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

Laboratory, 3 hours per week

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION:

Engineering Design 1/3 credit

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

These course outcomes fulfill the following program objectives:

  1. Knowledge of scientific principles that are fundamental to the following application areas: Circuits, Communications, Computers, Controls, Digital Signal Processing, Electronics, Electromagnetics, Power and Solid State.
  2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, design a system, component, or process using the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools, incorporating the use of design standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social and political
  3. Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams with a commitment to succeed and to assure employer success.
  4. An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
  5. An ability to communicate effectively and possess knowledge of contemporary issues and a commitment to continue developing knowledge and skills after graduation.

COURSE PREPARER AND DATE OF PREPARATION:

Kevin Forcade, March 5,2003 (version 1)