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 modeling 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. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.
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).
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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 SUTE
Forum posts and questions were answered promptly.
This good practice should be continued.
Feedback from SUTE
Unit contents were explained very well through lectures and tutorials.
This good practice should be continued.
Feedback from SUTE
There is a room for improvement in lecture material.
Un-annotated lecture material should be uploaded to the unit Moodle site.
Feedback from SUTE
Students expected more detailed feedback on assessment items and laboratory reports.
Feedback given to student assessments should be improved.
Feedback from SUTE
Students have rated the unit content to be less relevant to the degree program.
Importance of Control technology in industrial applications should be better explained during lectures and laboratory sessions.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and associated control system building blocks
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems using appropriate mathematical, graphical, and computer-aided tools
- Apply analytical techniques to determine system stability and input output response
- Carry out closed loop controller design tasks both in continuous and discrete domains
- Investigate and report the process of analogue and/or digital controller design for a dynamic system; solved collaboratively or autonomously
- Communicate and document analogue and/or digital control system solutions, calculations, and approaches, using correct terminology, symbols, and diagrams.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Engineering Associates in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Introductory
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the practice area. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N 5N 6N )
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 5N 6N )
Intermediate
1.3 In-depth practical knowledge and skills within specialist sub-disciplines of the practice area. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I 6I )
1.4 Discernment of engineering developments within the practice area. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I 6I )
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the area of practice. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I 6I )
2.2 Application of technical and practical techniques, tools and resources to well-defined engineering problems. (LO: 2I 3I 4I 5I 6I )
2.3 Application of systematic design processes to well-defined engineering problems. (LO: 2I 3I 4I 5I 6I )
2.4 Application of systematic project management processes. (LO: 5I 6I )
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 5I 6I )
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 5I 6I )
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 5I 6I )
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership. (LO: 5I 6I )
Advanced
1.1 Descriptive, formula-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the practice area. (LO: 1A 2A 3A 4I 5I 6I )
1.2 Procedural-level understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the practice area. (LO: 1I 2A 3A 4I 5I 6I )
2.1 Application of established technical and practical methods to the solution of well-defined engineering problems. (LO: 1I 2A 3A 4A 5I 6I )
Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1511
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
Control Systems Engineering
Edition: 8 (2019)
Authors: Norman S. Nise
John Wiley & Sons
Binding: Hardcover
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
Online Quiz Part 1 (Open from 5th August - 11th August 2024)
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
PID Control
Chapter
Week 6 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential School of this unit will be from 19/08/2024 to 21/08/2024 (Week 06, Monday to Wednesday 09:00 AM - 16:00 PM) in Rockhampton (ROK 28/2.10)
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
Online Quiz Part 2 (Open from 2nd September - 08th September 2024)
Module/Topic
Root Locus Based Controller Design
Chapter
Chapter 6: Stability
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 6: Stability
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
Online Quiz Part 3 (Open from 30th September - 6th October 2024)
Module/Topic
Final Submission Week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students require to use MATLAB/SIMULINK software for this unit. CQUniversity licensed version can be downloaded and installed free of charge from https://au.mathworks.com/ by setting up and account using your CQUniversity student email ID. Recommended downloading the full version including all toolboxes.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
There are 3 online quizzes which gives 20% of the unit total. Marks for the three quizzes will be averaged and scaled to a mark out of 20%. This collection of online quizzes 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 in Week 5, 8 and 12. Each quiz will test the knowledge gained by the students during the weeks immediately before the particular quiz. Each quiz will allow 3 attempts and the highest mark obtained will be counted for finalising the gradebook.
3
Completed online through unit Moodle site. Please refer to unit schedule and Assessment tile in Moodle for more details.
Students will have access to the results immediately after the quizzes
Students can have up to three attempts. Highest mark/s will be counted. Each correct response will receive one mark. Marks for the three quizzes will be averaged and scaled to a mark out of 20%.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and associated control system building blocks
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems using appropriate mathematical, graphical, and computer-aided tools
- Apply analytical techniques to determine system stability and input output response
- Carry out closed loop controller design tasks both in continuous and discrete domains
2 Written Assessment
In this compulsory assessment item, students are expected to successfully complete the exercises specified in the unit Moodle site. This assignment contains 6-8 problems which will require the theoretical knowledge gained through your learning during the first six 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 the unit Moodle site within the first week of the term. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Week 7 Friday (30 Aug 2024) 11:55 pm AEST
Please upload to the link provided in unit website in Moodle as a WORD of PDF file
Week 9 Friday (13 Sept 2024)
Feedback given through unit 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
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and associated control system building blocks
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems using appropriate mathematical, graphical, and computer-aided tools
3 Written Assessment
In this compulsory assessment item, students are expected to successfully complete the exercises specified in the unit Moodle site. This assignment contains 6-8 problems which will require the theoretical knowledge gained through your learning during week 6 to week 12. 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 the unit Moodle site within the first week of the term. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 Oct 2024) 11:55 pm AEST
Please upload to the link provided in unit website in Moodle as a WORD of PDF file
Exam Week Friday (18 Oct 2024)
Feedback given through unit 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
- Apply analytical techniques to determine system stability and input output response
- Carry out closed loop controller design tasks both in continuous and discrete domains
- Investigate and report the process of analogue and/or digital controller design for a dynamic system; solved collaboratively or autonomously
- Communicate and document analogue and/or digital control system solutions, calculations, and approaches, using correct terminology, symbols, and diagrams.
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 10 Friday (20 Sept 2024) 11:55 pm AEST
Submit to the link in the unit website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.
Week 12 Friday (4 Oct 2024)
Feedback given through unit 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.
- Investigate and report the process of analogue and/or digital controller design for a dynamic system; solved collaboratively or autonomously
- Communicate and document analogue and/or digital control system solutions, calculations, and approaches, using correct terminology, symbols, and diagrams.
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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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As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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