last modified 02/03/2006

Coursecode: wb2104
Coursename: Systems and Control 1

ECTS creditpoints: 3
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
Lecturer(s): Dijkstra, dr. S.

Tel.: 015-27 85606
Catalog data:
Dynamic systems. Linearization. Differential equations. Responses of dynamic systems.Blockdiagrams. Poles and zeros of a system.Modeling of dynamic systems..		 Courseyear: BSc 1st year
Semester: 2A
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours: --
Assessment: written
Assessm.period(s): 2A, 2B
(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites:
Follow up:
Detailed description of topics:
Control of dynamic systems by feedback. System dynamics. Examples from the electricity, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, mechanics. Linearity of systems. Linearisation of non-linear systems. Responses of dynamic systems. Convolution and solutions in the Laplace domain. Description of dynamic systems with blockdiagrams ans signal flow diagrams. Poles and zeros of systems to describe the system behaviour. Modelling of dynamic systems.
Course material:
G.F.Franklin, J.D.Powell and A.Emami-Naeini, Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems, Addison and Wesley, 1994, 3 rd edition.
References from literature:

· J.van de Vegte , Feedback Control Systems, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 1994.

· R.C.Dorf and R.H.Bishop, Modern Control Systems, Addison and Wesley, 1998, 8th edition.

· N.S.Nise, Control Systems Engineering, Benjamin Cummings , 1992.
Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Goals:
Computer use:
Computer examples in MATLAB are given during the lectures.
Laboratory project(s):
Design content:
The goal is the model system behaviour to enable the control of the system.
Percentage of design: 25%