Course detail
Control Theory
FEKT-HRREAcad. year: 2020/2021
Basic terms is Control Theory.Feedforward and feedback control.Simple on-off and proportional control (continuous and discrete type).Stability of feedback systems.Steady state and dynamics errors. PID controllers. Systems with multi feedback loops.Digital PSD controllers.
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Ability to apply control systems. To design, use and maintain systems of applied infromatics mainly in industrial technologies.
Prerequisites
The subject knowledge on the secondary-school level and pre-intermediate level of English.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Blaha, P., Vavřín, P.: Řízení a regulace I. Elektronické texty VUT. (CS)
Vavřín, P.: Teorie automatického řízení I. Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 1991. (CS)
Distefano, J. J., Stubberud, A. R. and Williams, I. J.: Feedback and Control Systems. McGraw-Hill Companies, 1994. (EN)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. Materials for lectures and exercises are available for students from web pages of the course. Students have to write a single project/assignment during the course.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
30 points for tests and activities during seminar works and computer experiments.
70 points for final written exam
Language of instruction
Czech, English
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
1. Introduction. Control systems. Open- loop and closed - loop circuits. Examples of control systems. Terminology. Basic variables in control.
2. Stability definitions. Stability of continuous and discrete time systems. Hurwitz, Routh and simplified Nyquist criteria of stability.
3. Simple controllers: P, I, PI, PD and PID types. Quality of control, dynamic parameters, cost functions.
4. Controller design methods. Method of optimal time response, Ziegler-Nichols method.
5. PSD control. Special properties of discrete time control. Approximation of sampler and hold circuit by time-delay.
6. Control Systems with additional loops. Cascade control. Smith predictor.
Aims
To design, use and manage simple control systems (feedforward and mainly feedback)
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Type of course unit
eLearning
eLearning: currently opened course