MECH442 DESIGN OF CONTROL SYSTEMS
| Course Code: | 3650442 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objective of this course is to introduce the students the basic design methods of feedback control systems using root locus and frequency response techniques.
Course Content
Introduction and review of basic concepts in frequency response and root locus. Static error coefficients as regard to log-magnitude diagrams. Polar plots and Nyquist diagram. Nyquist stability criterion. Relative stability analysis. Closed-loop frequency response specifications. Constant M and N circles and Nichols charts. Design and compensation techniques.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. At the end of this course, the students will learn the basic concepts of root locus (RL) and its interpretation.
1.1: Ability to sketch the RL of a feedback control system by hand, indicating its basic characteristics.
1.2: Ability to draw the RL of a feedback control system via MATLAB.
1.3: Ability to relate the RL to the stability and the time domain response characteristics of a feedback control system.
2. At the end of this course, the students will gain the basic principles in designing controllers of a feedback system by root locus (RL) techniques.
2.1: Ability to identify a suitable type of controller to satisfy design requirements by the RL technique.
2.2: Ability to determine controller parameters by the RL technique, graphically.
2.3: Ability to determine controller parameters by the RL technique, analytically.
2.4: Ability to determine controller parameters by the RL technique, via MATLAB.
3. At the end of this course, the students will learn the basic concepts of polar plots and their interpretation.
3.1: Ability to sketch the polar plot of a sinusoidal transfer function by hand, indicating its basic characteristics.
3.2: Ability to draw the polar plot of a sinusoidal transfer function via MATLAB.
3.3: Ability to associate polar plots with Bode plots and Nichols charts.
3.4: Ability to relate polar plots to the stability and the frequency response characteristics of a feedback control system.
4. At the end of this course, the students will gain the basic principles in designing controllers of a feedback system by frequency response (FR) techniques.
4.1: Ability to identify a suitable type of controller to satisfy design requirements by the FR technique.
4.2: Ability to determine controller parameters by the FR technique, graphically.
4.3: Ability to determine controller parameters by the FR technique, analytically.
4.4: Ability to determine controller parameters by the FR technique, via MATLAB.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economic considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution