Overview
This unit will introduce you to control systems. You will describe control systems using appropriate terminology and concepts and use mathematical tools to model and analyse control systems, and develop algorithms for discrete process control. You will interpret control system responses to standard inputs in order to develop system evaluation criteria, as well as interpreting continuous-time closed-loop system behaviour using time domain and frequency response methods. You will design compensators for closed loop systems to meet given specifications and describe different approaches to discrete control using common system components and tools and present practical implementations of the controllers using passive and active circuits and discrete processes. You will document modelling and analysis of control systems in a professional manner, and work productively and professionally, both as an individual and as a member of a team. A compulsory residential school is provided to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ENAE12013 Electrical Components and Circuit Analysis
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit survey
Students appreciated the Zoom tutorial classes, the residential school and the feedback given on the assessments.
This good practice will be continued.
Feedback from Unit survey
Students appreciated the timely support from lecturer.
This good practice will be continued.
Feedback from Unit survey
Students have requested more questions and solutions to be able to master mathematical processes required for control technology.
This will be implemented in the next year.
Feedback from Unit survey
Students preferred to have the assignment submission deadlines to be moved to the weekend.
This will be implemented in the next year.
- Explain terminology, concepts and principles used to describe and analyse control systems.
- Model and analyse systems comprising several subsystems, using block diagrams and mathematical description.
- Describe and develop algorithms for discrete process control.
- Interpret the behaviour pattern of first order and second order systems in response to standard inputs so as to specify criteria for evaluating a control system.
- Interpret system behaviour using time domain methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Interpret system behaviour using frequency response methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Design compensators for closed loop systems to meet given specifications using standard techniques.
- Describe circuit structures which implement continuous controllers using passive and/or active elements and describe the discrete implementations.
- Document the process of modelling and analysis of control systems and present the information in a professional manner.
- Provide evidence of personal reflection on, and critical assessment of, team contributions and professional development.
Learning Outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
5 - Written Assessment - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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8 - Ethical practice | ||||||||||
9 - Social Innovation | ||||||||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
5 - Written Assessment - 0% |
Textbooks
Control Systems Engineering
Edition: 8th edn (2019)
Authors: Norman S. Nise
John Wiley & Sons
Milton Milton , QLD , Australia
Binding: Hardcover
Matlab/SIMULINK Software
Edition: R2019a (R2019a)
Mathworks
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
Copies of the textbook can be purchased from the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
Software will be supplied.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.alahakoon@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Overview of control systems
Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction
Week 1 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Representation of control systems
Chapter
Chapter 2: Modeling in the Frequency Domain
Chapter 5: Reduction of Multiple Subsystems
Week 2, 3 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Representation of control systems
Chapter
Chapter 2: Modeling in the Frequency Domain
Chapter 5: Reduction of Multiple Subsystems
Week 2, 3 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Poles, zeros and the system response
Chapter
Chapter 4: Time Response
Chapter 7: Steady-State Errors
Week 4, 5 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Poles, zeros and the system response
Chapter
Chapter 4: Time Response
Chapter 7: Steady-State Errors
Week 4, 5 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential school of the unit will be held in Rockhampton B28/2.10 from 06th to 08th April 2020 starting at 9.00 am.
Assignment 1 Due: Week 5 Monday (6 Apr 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
PID Control
Chapter
Week 6 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Overview of Digital Control
Chapter
13: Digital Control Systems
Week 7 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Programmable Logic Controllers
Chapter
Week 8 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Root Locus Based Controller Design
Chapter
Chapter 8: Root Locus Techniques
Chapter 9: Design Via Root Locus
Week 9, 10 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Root Locus Based Controller Design
Chapter
Chapter 8: Root Locus Techniques
Chapter 9: Design Via Root Locus
Week 9, 10 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Frequency Response Based Controller Design
Chapter
Chapter 10: Frequency Response Techniques
Chapter 11: Design Via Frequency Response
Week 11, 12 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Frequency Response Based Controller Design
Chapter
Chapter 10: Frequency Response Techniques
Chapter 11: Design Via Frequency Response
Week 11, 12 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Final Submission Week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students will require to use Matlab/SIMULINK for some of the assignments. Matlab/SIMULINK will be available in all student computers in the computing facilities within the university campuses. Any student wanting to use Matlab/SIMULINK off site on their personnel computers will have to purchase a student licence. The following components are strongly recommended for students purchasing student licenses:
Basic package and toolboxes
Matlab
Simulink
Communication System toolbox
Control System toolbox
DSP System toolbox
Optimization toolbox
Signal Processing toolbox
Symbolic Math toolbox
Simulink Control Design toolbox
SimScape toolbox
SimScape Power Systems toolbox
1 Written Assessment
In this compulsory assessment item, students are expected to successfully complete the exercises specified in the course website in Moodle covering the learning outcomes 1, 2, and 9. This assignment contains 6-8 problems which will require the theoretical knowledge gained through your learning during the first three weeks. Marking scheme for each question will be published with the assignment and the marks for this assignment will contribute to 25% of the overall marks of this course. Assignment questions will be published in course Moodle site within the first two weeks of the term. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Week 5 Monday (6 Apr 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Please upload to the link provided in course website in Moodle as a WORD of PDF file
Week 7 Monday (27 Apr 2020)
Feedback given through course website in Moodle
Each question in this assignment will be assessed separately for the criterion accuracy and correct results and given a mark from zero to 10 marks. 20% of the total marks for this assignment are based on accuracy and
correct results, including:
- Correct application of maths and arithmetic
- Answers clearly identified
- Correct results
In addition, the assignment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:
Evidence of correct procedures (40% of the total marks for the assignment)
- All necessary steps in analysis are present on correct order
- Clear presentation of mathematical and arithmetical working linking given details of the problem to the results obtained.
- Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic-common sense)
Evidence of understanding of the topic (30% of the total marks for the assignment)
- Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is procedure required, why this particular procedure)
- Interpretation of results, eg limitations, direction of vectors
Professional presentation (10% of the total marks for the assignment)
- The work (job) is clearly identified (problem, date, analyst)
- Clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
- Logical layout of analysis
- Appropriate use of diagrams, clear diagrams
- Correct use of terminology, conventions
- Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results.
- Referencing of authoritative sources of equations and data
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Explain terminology, concepts and principles used to describe and analyse control systems.
- Model and analyse systems comprising several subsystems, using block diagrams and mathematical description.
- Document the process of modelling and analysis of control systems and present the information in a professional manner.
2 Written Assessment
In this compulsory assessment item, students are expected to successfully complete the exercises specified in the course website in Moodle covering the learning outcomes 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9. This assignment contains 6-8 problems which will require the theoretical knowledge gained through your learning during the first seven weeks. Marking scheme for each question will be published with the assignment and the marks for this assignment will contribute to 30% of the overall marks of this course. Assignment questions will be published in course Moodle site within the first two weeks of the term. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Week 9 Monday (11 May 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Submit to the link in Week 8 of the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.
Week 11 Monday (25 May 2020)
Feedback given through course website in Moodle
Each question in this assignment will be assessed separately for the criterion accuracy and correct results and given a mark from zero to 10 marks. 20% of the total marks for this assignment are based on accuracy and
correct results, including:
- Correct application of maths and arithmetic
- Answers clearly identified
- Correct results
In addition, the assignment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:
Evidence of correct procedures (40% of the total marks for the assignment)
- All necessary steps in analysis are present on correct order
- Clear presentation of mathematical and arithmetical working linking given details of the problem to the results obtained.
- Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic-common sense)
Evidence of understanding of the topic (30% of the total marks for the assignment)
- Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is procedure required, why this particular procedure)
- Interpretation of results, eg limitations, direction of vectors
Professional presentation (10% of the total marks for the assignment)
- The work (job) is clearly identified (problem, date, analyst)
- Clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
- Logical layout of analysis
- Appropriate use of diagrams, clear diagrams
- Correct use of terminology, conventions
- Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results.
- Referencing of authoritative sources of equations and data
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Explain terminology, concepts and principles used to describe and analyse control systems.
- Interpret the behaviour pattern of first order and second order systems in response to standard inputs so as to specify criteria for evaluating a control system.
- Interpret system behaviour using time domain methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Document the process of modelling and analysis of control systems and present the information in a professional manner.
3 Written Assessment
In this compulsory assessment item, students are expected to successfully complete the exercises specified in course website in Moodle covering learning outcomes 1,6,7,8 and 9. This assignment contains 6-8 problems which will require the theoretical knowledge gained through your learning during the first twelve weeks. Marking scheme for each question will be published with the assignment and the marks for this assignment will contribute to 25% of the overall marks of this course. Assignment questions will be published in course Moodle site within the first two weeks of the term. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Review/Exam Week Monday (8 June 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Submit to the link in Week 12 of the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.
Exam Week Friday (19 June 2020)
Feedback given through course website in Moodle
Each question in this assignment will be assessed separately for the criterion accuracy and correct results and given a mark from zero to 10 marks. 20% of the total marks for this assignment are based on accuracy and
correct results, including:
- Correct application of maths and arithmetic
- Answers clearly identified
- Correct results
In addition, the assignment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:
Evidence of correct procedures (40% of the total marks for the assignment)
- All necessary steps in analysis are present on correct order
- Clear presentation of mathematical and arithmetical working linking given details of the problem to the results obtained.
- Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic-common sense)
Evidence of understanding of the topic (30% of the total marks for the assignment)
- Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is procedure required, why this particular procedure)
- Interpretation of results, eg limitations, direction of vectors
Professional presentation (10% of the total marks for the assignment)
- The work (job) is clearly identified (problem, date, analyst)
- Clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
- Logical layout of analysis
- Appropriate use of diagrams, clear diagrams
- Correct use of terminology, conventions
- Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results.
- Referencing of authoritative sources of equations and data
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Explain terminology, concepts and principles used to describe and analyse control systems.
- Interpret system behaviour using frequency response methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Design compensators for closed loop systems to meet given specifications using standard techniques.
- Describe circuit structures which implement continuous controllers using passive and/or active elements and describe the discrete implementations.
- Document the process of modelling and analysis of control systems and present the information in a professional manner.
4 Practical and Written Assessment
Dates for the compulsory residential school will be notified to students through residential school calendar and the course Website. Students will be formed into teams for all residential school activities and each team must submit professional technical laboratory reports compiled into one Zipped file covering each laboratory experiment they will carry out during the residential school. The details of the experiments will be notified to students through the course Website. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Week 11 Monday (25 May 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Submit to the link in Week 10 of the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.
Exam Week Monday (15 June 2020)
Feedback given through course website in Moodle
Marking of the team reports will be done according to the following criteria.
The accuracy and relevance of information
Application of knowledge
Language and grammar used in answering questions
Proper referencing of sources of information
Inclusion of all relevant Equations, images, data and tables, and the quality of presentation and layout.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Explain terminology, concepts and principles used to describe and analyse control systems.
- Describe and develop algorithms for discrete process control.
- Interpret the behaviour pattern of first order and second order systems in response to standard inputs so as to specify criteria for evaluating a control system.
- Interpret system behaviour using time domain methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Interpret system behaviour using frequency response methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Design compensators for closed loop systems to meet given specifications using standard techniques.
- Describe circuit structures which implement continuous controllers using passive and/or active elements and describe the discrete implementations.
- Document the process of modelling and analysis of control systems and present the information in a professional manner.
- Provide evidence of personal reflection on, and critical assessment of, team contributions and professional development.
5 Written Assessment
This is a Pass/Fail type assignment. The workbook has been designed as a collection of online quizzes and some analytical problems that will be published in the unit Moodle site. Online quizzes are designed to check the essential student understanding of each of the topics covered in the unit. The quizzes will be available quarterly within the 12 week term and each quiz will test the knowledge gained by the students during the three weeks immediately before the particular quiz. The numerical problems are designed to check the analytical ability of the students in relation to each topic. these problems will be made available at the beginning of the term in the unit Moodle site.
Analytical problems component of the workbook submission is separated into two parts as detailed below:
1. Submission of Part 1 of the Workbook - Due on Monday Week 06 before 23.45.
2. Submission of Part 2 of the Workbook - Due on Friday Review/Exam Week before 23.45.
More details on what is expected in these submissions will be made available through course Website.
Exam Week Monday (15 June 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Submit Part 2 of the Workbook to the link in Week 12 of the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.
Exam Week Friday (19 June 2020)
Feedback given through course website in Moodle
Analytical problems component of workbook questions will be set for each topic and will be available on the unit website. These questions are denoted as Compulsory questions or Extension questions. If students have difficulty with Workbook questions, they should seek assistance from colleagues in their online study groups in the first instance. ALL Compulsory questions must be successfully completed in the workbook and responses must show sufficient working and explanation to allow step-by-step checking by the lecturer. Workbook questions must be completed to a satisfactory level as determined by the lecturer for the students to achieve a pass grade.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Explain terminology, concepts and principles used to describe and analyse control systems.
- Model and analyse systems comprising several subsystems, using block diagrams and mathematical description.
- Describe and develop algorithms for discrete process control.
- Interpret the behaviour pattern of first order and second order systems in response to standard inputs so as to specify criteria for evaluating a control system.
- Interpret system behaviour using time domain methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Interpret system behaviour using frequency response methods to describe a continuous-time closed-loop system.
- Design compensators for closed loop systems to meet given specifications using standard techniques.
- Describe circuit structures which implement continuous controllers using passive and/or active elements and describe the discrete implementations.
- Document the process of modelling and analysis of control systems and present the information in a professional manner.
- Provide evidence of personal reflection on, and critical assessment of, team contributions and professional development.
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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