Engineering and design

Control Engineering

Module code: H6105
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Laboratory, Workshop, Lecture
Assessment modes: Unseen examination, Coursework

You cover two fundamental topics in control engineering:

• the modelling, analysis and control of discrete-time systems
• the state-space analysis and control design of continuous and discrete systems.

It includes practical activities, in which feedback controllers are designed with Matlab/Simulink for physical systems to achieve desired performance specifications.

Topics include:

• review on modelling and control of linear systems
• modelling of discrete-time systems – transfer function and discrete transforms discrete systems analysis – Jury criterion, performances of discrete systems synthesis of discrete controllers for continuous systems
• analysis of system and control design using state-space (continuous and discrete) – controllability, observability, stability, full state feedback, pole placement method
• nonlinear systems – linearized model of nonlinear systems around equilibrium points
• introduction to modern control strategies – state estimator, optimal control (LQR).

Pre-requisite

Systems Analysis and Control

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate understanding of the key aspects of systems analysis and control using state space and discrete control approaches
• Deploy appropriate methods to solve control engineering problems
• Apply a linearization method to a nonlinear system and extend the use of state-space analysis and control tools.
• Evaluate control strategies’ performances on real systems using Matlab/Simulink.