Overview
Aims
Industrial systems analysis and synthesis for control
Industrial systems identification for control
Control architectures design for low motion process
Control architectures design for fast motion process
Course contents
The Introduction to Process Control (functions of basic devices for measuring and controlling different kinds of variables in process control).
Open loop systems analysis and design (slow and fast motion processes). Closed-loop control design (slow and fast motion processes).
PID functions, analog and digital devices, and control system applications.
Study case: the use of sensors in automation; sensor types contact, proximity, force, vision systems.
Dedicated automation systems: materials handling; analysis and control functions.
Learning outcomes
Skills in modeling and simulation principles
Provide explicit solution in control for slow, fast processes
Understand differences between continuous and discrete processes
Understand differences between linear and non-linear processes
Assessment
Final exam 10%; Projects/Assignments –60%; Continuous assessment – 30%.