ME442 DESIGN OF CONTROL SYSTEMS
| Course Code: | 5690442 |
| 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 |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BÜLENT EMRE PLATİN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course,
- students will learn the basic concepts of root locus (RL) and its interpretation.
- students will gain the basic principles in designing controllers of a feedback system by root locus (RL) techniques.
- students will learn the basic concepts of polar plots and their interpretation.
- students will gain the basic principles in designing controllers of a feedback system by frequency response (FR) 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
At the end of this course, students will be able to
- sketch the RL of a feedback control system by hand, indicating its basic characteristics.
- draw the RL of a feedback control system via MATLAB.
- relate the RL to the stability and the time domain response characteristics of a feedback control system.
- identify a suitable type of controller to satisfy design requirements by the RL technique.
- determine controller parameters by the RL technique, graphically.
- determine controller parameters by the RL technique, analytically.
- determine controller parameters by the RL technique, via MATLAB.
- sketch the polar plot of a sinusoidal transfer function by hand, indicating its basic characteristics.
- draw the polar plot of a sinusoidal transfer function via MATLAB.
- associate polar plots with Bode plots and Nichols charts.
- relate polar plots to the stability and the frequency response characteristics of a feedback control system.
- identify a suitable type of controller to satisfy design requirements by the FR technique.
- determine controller parameters by the FR technique, graphically.
- determine controller parameters by the FR technique, analytically.
- determine controller parameters by the FR technique, via MATLAB.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 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 economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||