ME534 COMPUTER CONTROL OF MACHINES
| Course Code: | 5690534 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AHMET BUĞRA KOKU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course is to develop a working knowledge on the following subjects:
- Modeling physical systems for purposes of control system analysis and design,
- Feedback control architectures and relevant options,
- Design methods and tools for discrete-time (“digital”) control systems,
- Software and hardware principles for computer control
- Digital sensor technology
- Basic digital motion-control systems
Course Content
Computer organization: Binary logic, instruction and data processing. Computer interfacing: Digital-to-analog conversion, analog-to-digital conversion, interrupt interfacing. Sensors for computer control. Command generation in machine control: Use for linear and cubic polynomials and spline functions, open-loop position control of step motors. Sequential control: Boolean algebra, ladder diagrams, sequential logic design. (R)
Course Learning Outcomes
After successfully completeing this course the students should be able to:
- model mechanical systems commonly take part in plants to be controlled
- select a proper digital controller for the modeled plant
- select the target hardware on which the controller is to be implemented
- implement the controller on selected hardware
- demonstrate and asses the performance integrated controller on the selected plant through the semester project
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Acquires the fundamental scientific knowledge required to analyze and solve advanced-level problems in the field of mechanical engineering. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gains the competence to utilize advanced engineering mathematics methods in the formulation, analysis, and solution of engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Conducts literature reviews using printed and online sources, analyzes the collected literature, and identifies the current state-of-the-art in the relevant scientific field. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Demonstrates the ability to prepare and deliver a seminar on a technical subject. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Develops the ability to conduct independent research on a specific topic and solve advanced engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Contributes to the national and/or international body of knowledge through original research. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Gains the competence to effectively communicate the process and results of research conducted on a specific subject through scientifically structured written reports and oral presentations. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Acquires the ability to publish research findings as articles in national and/or international scientific journals and/or present them as papers at conferences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Acts in accordance with universal principles of research and publication ethics. | ✔ | |||