Control systems modeling using both continuous domain and discrete time transfer functions Control systems modeling using frequency response methods Control systems design using root locus methods

Any textbook used for an introductory controls courses is sufficient.

The objective of this course is to provide experience with both breadth and depth in designing, constructing, and debugging real-time control systems, with emphasis on understanding the use and limits of theoretical controls design methods in practical environments.

The course consists of weekly projects which cover the following main topics: o System identification using frequency domain methodologies o Hardware closed loop controller implementation using state variable techniques for current loops and motion control, including hardware observers and disturbance input decoupling o Time domain (z-transform) systems identification methodologies o Computer closed loop controller implementation of state variable motion control including state command feedforward and acceleration observers o PLC-based, modern (structured) and classical methods for sequential logic design

One 75 minute pre-lab lecture per week One 5 hour lab per week

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

The Automatic Controls Laboratory provides in-depth design and implementation experience in practical controls engineering. This focus is consistent with achieving manufacturable designs of control systems.

The Automatic Controls Laboratory is aimed at both ECE students in Power Engineering and ME students in Controls and Automation Systems Engineering. The course supports our college focus on industrially relevant design experiences for our students.

Weekly project reports are graded. A final project is used as a capstone experience.