Lecture 01 PFC August 21 Fall 2023
Lecture 01 PFC August 21 Fall 2023
Grading Procedure
Homework 15%
SEL + Quiz 15%
Midterm I A+B 20%
Midterm II A+B 20%
Final Exam 30% Dr. Shafayat Abrar, Habib University
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Major / Reference Textbooks
Major Text: Nise, N.S., "Control Systems Engineering", 7th Ed., Wiley, 2015.
2nd Major Text: Dorf, R.C., "Modern Control Systems", 13th Ed., Pearson, 2016.
Reference Texts:
Kuo, B.C., "Automatic Control Systems", 10th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2017.
Ogata, K., "Modern Control Engineering", 5th Ed., Pearson, 2009.
Franklin, G.F., "Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems", 7th Ed., Pearson, 2014.
Course Learning Outcomes
CLO1: Model the behavior of the given (dynamic) system
* Block diagram representation
* Ordinary differential equations
CLO2: Analyze the behavior of the system
* Steady-state behavior
* Transient behavior
* Stability (and Sensitivity)
CLO3: Modify the behavior of the system to meet given specifications
* Design controllers
Example: A direct-current
(DC) motor where an
input electric voltage
causes output angular
torque delivered to the
mechanical load attached
to the motor’s shaft.
Bicycle is a System
Toaster is a System
Stabilizing Feeding Spoon is a System
Abbasi, Mahdi, and Aref Afsharfard. "Modeling and experimental
study of a hand tremor suppression system." Mechanism and
Machine Theory 126 (2018): 189-200.
Motivational Videos
Athletic robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRj34o4hN4I
Drones/Quadcopters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2itwFJCgFQ
Autonomous driving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE
Surgical robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XdC1HUp-rU
Control Systems
The word control is usually taken to mean regulate, direct, or
command.
A control system is an arrangement of physical components
connected or related in such a manner as to manage, command,
direct, or regulate a system in order to modify the behavior of
the original system.
Control Systems
in Electrical Engineering
• An electric switch is the most fundamental control system,
controlling the flow of electricity. By definition, the apparatus
or person nipping the switch is not a part of this control
system. Flipping the switch on or off may be considered as the
input. That is, the input can be in one of two states, on or off.
The output is the flow or non-flow (two states) of electricity.
The final block Z is sometime required. Like in the control of motors, if the
angular position of the shaft is the desired output q, while the controller is
adjusting the corresponding angular speed (because the tachometer is
giving the angular speed), then the block Z must contain an integrator to
convert the angular speed into angular position.
Flush Tank: A Feedback Control System
• Flush tank is a regulator system that maintains the water level H
(output) at a preset height (input).
• Water level is thus the controlled variable and is clearly affected by the
disturbance - the outflowing water stream.
• The manipulated variable is the inflowing water stream.
• The controller is responsible to minimize the error ( ).
• The main principle of controller is to make the manipulated variable
dependent on the error in a closed-loop fashion.
Terms and Concepts