Overview
Students should be able to work in teams to model, analyse and investigate design options for analogue and digital control systems. On satisfactory completion students should be able to articulate typical control systems building blocks, and select appropriate components and interfaces for specific applications. In addition, students will be able to develop mathematical models to analyse the behaviour of selected dynamic systems and to design controllers for these systems. Distance Education (Flex) students will be required to attend a residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
ENEE13020 Digital Electronics and ENEE13018 Analogue Electonics
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 - 2017
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).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
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 Telephone conversations, residential school, workshops
Students have praised and thanked course co-ordinator/lecturer for prompt response and follow up to queries and questions.
New course co-ordinator/lecturer to continue to adopt these current practices.
Unit co-ordinator/lecturer has continued to provide prompt response and follow up to queries and questions.
Feedback from Telephone conversations, residential school, workshops
Students have praised and thanked course co-ordinator/lecturer for detailed and focussed feedback on assignments and laboratory reports.
New course co-ordinator/lecturer to continue to adopt these current practices.
Unit co-ordinator/lecturer has continued to provide detailed and focussed feedback on assignments and laboratory reports.
Feedback from Telephone conversations, residential school, workshop
Students have praised and thanked course co-ordinator/lecturer for detailed solutions and problem solving and technical advice provided in lectures and tutorial problems.
New course co-ordinator/lecturer to continue to adopt these current practices.
Unit co-ordinator/lecturer has continued to provide detailed solutions and problem solving and technical advice in lectures and tutorial problems.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and typical control system building blocks [1, 3]
- Articulate the principles and applications of sensors & final control elements in an automatic control system [1, 3, 5]
- Discuss the role of the controller and explain its role in a control system [1, 3, 5]
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools [1, 3]
- Investigate and report the process of controller design for a dynamic system [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Communicate effectively using control systems terminology, symbols and diagrams and prepare solutions and calculations documents professionally [1, 2, 3, 5, 9]
- Work collaboratively and autonomously to solve problems and record and communicate clearly and professionally the approach used to solve problems [2, 4, 6, 9, 10]
Each of the above Learning Outcomes contributes to the development of the Engineers Australia's Professional Graduate Attributes (abridged) designated by [ ]:
1. science and engineering fundamentals
2. communicate effectively.
3. technical competence
4. problem identification and solution.
5. systems design and operation
6. individual and teamwork
7. professionalism and ethics.
8. lifelong learning.
2. communicate effectively
3. technical competence
4. problem identification and solution
5. systems design and operation
6. individual and teamwork
7. broad perspectives
8. sustainability framework
9. professionalism and ethics
10. lifelong learning
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 10% | |||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 10% | |||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 5 - Written Assessment - 0% | |||||||
| 6 - Examination - 40% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
| 6 - Examination - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Control Systems Engineering
Edition: 7th edn (2013)
Authors: Nise, N.S.
John Wiley & Sons
Hoboken Hoboken , NJ , USA
ISBN: 978-1-118-17051-9
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Access to a digital camera
- Access to a document scanner and pdf convereter
- A speaker and mic or a head set
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
p.keleher@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Control Systems, Laplace Transforms & Their inverses, transfer function
Chapter
1 & 2 (2.1-2.3)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Modelling in Electrical and Mechanical Systems
Chapter
2 (2.4-2.8)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Modelling in the Time Domain
Chapter
3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Reduction of Multiple Subsystems
Chapter
5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Poles, Zeros and System Response
Chapter
4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Stability
Chapter
6 & 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lab 1 Matlab Experiment
Module/Topic
Steady State Error
Chapter
7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Control Systems - PLCs and SCADA
Chapter
No text reference
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Controller Design: Root Locus
Chapter
8 & 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lab 2 - PLCs
Assignment 2 Due: Week 9 Friday (12 May 2017) 10:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Frequency Response techniques
Chapter
10 & 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Analysis of Discrete Controller Design
Chapter
13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Discrete Controller Design
Chapter
13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Review of topics.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
You must provide detailed solutions to the problems indicated in the assignment in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes. This assignment is from the content covered in weeks 1 to 2.
Week 4 Friday (31 Mar 2017) 10:00 pm AEST
Monday (24 Apr 2017)
Uploaded into Moodle
Each question will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure and accuracy. Further information will be available on the Assignment sheet in Moodle.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and typical control system building blocks [1, 3]
- Articulate the principles and applications of sensors & final control elements in an automatic control system [1, 3, 5]
- Discuss the role of the controller and explain its role in a control system [1, 3, 5]
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools [1, 3]
- Investigate and report the process of controller design for a dynamic system [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Communicate effectively using control systems terminology, symbols and diagrams and prepare solutions and calculations documents professionally [1, 2, 3, 5, 9]
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Practical Assessment
You must provide detailed laboratory reports by adopting the format outlined on the course Moodle site. Failure to adopt the format will result in you obtaining a lower grade for your submission as you will not be appropriately demonstrating your knowledge and understanding.
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2017) 10:00 pm AEST
Distance students need to attend a compulsory residential school and internal students have laboratories scheduled through the term. Details will be provided during the term and you will be advised of the submission date at that time.
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2017)
Distance students need to attend a compulsory residential school and internal students have laboratories scheduled through the term. Details will be provided during the term and you will be advised of return date at that time.
Your lab report will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure and accuracy. Further information will be be provided in Moodle
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools [1, 3]
- Investigate and report the process of controller design for a dynamic system [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Communicate effectively using control systems terminology, symbols and diagrams and prepare solutions and calculations documents professionally [1, 2, 3, 5, 9]
- Work collaboratively and autonomously to solve problems and record and communicate clearly and professionally the approach used to solve problems [2, 4, 6, 9, 10]
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
3 Practical Assessment
You must provide detailed laboratory reports by adopting the format outlined on the course Moodle site. Failure to adopt the format will result in you obtaining a lower grade for your submission as you will not be appropriately demonstrating your knowledge and understanding.
Week 11 Friday (26 May 2017) 10:00 pm AEST
Distance students need to attend a compulsory residential school and internal students have laboratories scheduled through the term. Details will be provided during the term and you will be advised of the submission date at that time.
Review/Exam Week Friday (9 June 2017)
Distance students need to attend a compulsory residential school and internal students have laboratories scheduled through the term. Details will be provided during the term and you will be advised of return date at that time.
Your lab report will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure and accuracy. Further information will be be provided in Moodle
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools [1, 3]
- Investigate and report the process of controller design for a dynamic system [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Communicate effectively using control systems terminology, symbols and diagrams and prepare solutions and calculations documents professionally [1, 2, 3, 5, 9]
- Work collaboratively and autonomously to solve problems and record and communicate clearly and professionally the approach used to solve problems [2, 4, 6, 9, 10]
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
4 Written Assessment
You must provide detailed solutions to the problems indicated in the assignment in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes. This assignment is based on the content covered from weeks 1- 7.
Week 9 Friday (12 May 2017) 10:00 pm AEST
Week 11 Friday (26 May 2017)
Each question will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure and accuracy. Further information will be available on the Assignment sheet in Moodle.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and typical control system building blocks [1, 3]
- Articulate the principles and applications of sensors & final control elements in an automatic control system [1, 3, 5]
- Discuss the role of the controller and explain its role in a control system [1, 3, 5]
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools [1, 3]
- Investigate and report the process of controller design for a dynamic system [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Communicate effectively using control systems terminology, symbols and diagrams and prepare solutions and calculations documents professionally [1, 2, 3, 5, 9]
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
5 Written Assessment
You must provide detailed solutions to all tutorial problems in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes. Only tutorial problems (no lecture notes or other notes) are to be included in the workbook and each set of tutorial problems needs to be clearly identified from the next.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2017) 10:00 pm AEST
Workbooks are assessed after the examination marking has been completed for the course.
The workbook is assessed on its merit of meeting the requirements of demonstrating your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes. Note that assessment will take into account presentation and layout.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems and typical control system building blocks [1, 3]
- Articulate the principles and applications of sensors & final control elements in an automatic control system [1, 3, 5]
- Discuss the role of the controller and explain its role in a control system [1, 3, 5]
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools [1, 3]
- Investigate and report the process of controller design for a dynamic system [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Communicate effectively using control systems terminology, symbols and diagrams and prepare solutions and calculations documents professionally [1, 2, 3, 5, 9]
- Work collaboratively and autonomously to solve problems and record and communicate clearly and professionally the approach used to solve problems [2, 4, 6, 9, 10]
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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