Unit Profile Correction added on 03-08-18
Examination Length: 180 minutesOverview
You will be able to work in teams to model, analyse and investigate design options for analogue and digital control systems. On satisfactory completion, you will be able to articulate typical control systems building blocks, and select appropriate components and interfaces for specific applications. In addition, you will be able to develop mathematical models to analyse the behaviour of selected dynamic systems and to design controllers for these systems. Distance Education students will be required to attend a residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: (ENEE13020 Digital Electronics AND ENEE13018 Analogue Electronics) OR ENEX12002 Introductory Electronics OR ENEE12016 Signals and Systems.
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 2 - 2018
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:
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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.
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- 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
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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 By email, student face to face and telephone conversations.
Students appreciate videoed lectures which explain the learning objectives for that particular session provided by unit co-ordinator lecturer.
Unit coordinator/lecturer to continue to use videoed lectures as a learning mechanism to deliver the learning objectives for unit.
Feedback from By email, student face to face and telephone conversations.
Students appreciate the unit co-ordinators use of Zoom videoconferencing workshops as a mechanism to discuss content of the unit, to identify problems with their understanding of the technical aspects of the unit content, to seek and be provided with information advice and feedback with regards to tutorial problems and assessment items.
Unit coordinator/lecturer to continue to use Zoom videoconferencing workshops as a mechanism to discuss content of the unit, to identify problems with their understanding of the technical aspects of the unit content, to seek and be provided with information advice and feedback with regards tutorial problems and assessment items.
Feedback from By email, student face to face and telephone conversations.
Students appreciate timely, detailed and focused feedback on their assessment submissions.
Unit coordinator/lecturer to continue to provide timely, detailed and focused feedback on students assessment submissions.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems (analogue and/or digitial) and typical associated control system building blocks
- Articulate the principles and applications of sensors and amplifiers; final control elements in an automatic control system (analogue and/or digitial)
- Evaluate the role of the analogue and/or digitial controller in a control system
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools.
- Investigate and report the process of analogue and/or digitial controller design for a dynamic system; solved collaboratively or autonomously.
- Communicate and document analogue and/or digitial control system solutions, calculations and approaches, using correct terminology, symbols and diagrams
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Laboratory/Practical - 10% | ||||||
| 3 - Laboratory/Practical - 10% | ||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 5 - Examination - 40% | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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 - Laboratory/Practical - 10% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Laboratory/Practical - 10% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Examination - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Control Systems Engineering
Edition: 7th edn or later (2013 or later)
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) & 13 (13.1-13.3)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Modelling in Electrical and Mechanical Systems
Chapter
2 (2.4-2.8) & 13 (13.4)
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 & 13 (13.5)
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 & 13 (13.6)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Steady State Error
Chapter
7 & 13 (13.7)
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 & 13 (13.8, 13.9)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Design Using Compensation Techniques
Chapter
9 (9.1, 9.2) & 13 (13.10)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assignment 2 Due: Week 10 Friday (21 Sept 2018) 10:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Frequency Response techniques
Chapter
10 & 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Topic Review: Students and Lecturer (timetabled session)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Topic Review: Students (No timetabled session)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Refer to the Moodle site for complete details of the assessment item.This is only a basic outline of the features relating to the assessment task.This assessment task will comprise questions, which require you to provide descriptive answers and detailed mathematical solutions in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes; including you providing your opinions, analysis and interpretation. Failure to adopt this approach will result in you obtaining a lower grade for your submission as you will not be appropriately demonstrating your knowledge and understanding. This assignment is from the content covered in weeks 1 to 2.
Week 4 Friday (3 Aug 2018) 10:00 pm AEST
Week 6 Friday (24 Aug 2018)
Refer to the Moodle site for complete details of the Assignment Assessment Criteria sheet.This is only a basic outline of the features relating to the assessment task. Each submission will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure, analysis and accuracy and appropriate referencing. The major assessment criteria relate to Analysis & Interpretation, Communication and Information Literacy. Ensure you access and read the details outlined in the Assignment Assessment Criteria sheet before commencing the assessment item. As you undertake the assessment item ensure you address all assessment criteria outlined. Also, at the completion of the assessment item, prior to submission, undertake an audit to ensure you have appropriately addressed all assessment criteria.
- Explain the principles of automatic control systems (analogue and/or digitial) and typical associated control system building blocks
- Articulate the principles and applications of sensors and amplifiers; final control elements in an automatic control system (analogue and/or digitial)
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Laboratory/Practical
Laboratories are a group activity and all group members need to participate in any preliminary task(s), the conduction of the laboratory exercise and the generation of the laboratory report. Detailed laboratory report format is provided on the Moodle site.
Week 10 Wednesday (19 Sept 2018) 10:00 pm AEST
Week 11 Wednesday (26 Sept 2018)
Refer to the Moodle site for complete details of the Laboratory Assessment Criteria sheet.This is only a basic outline of the features relating to the assessment task. Each submission will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure, analysis and accuracy and appropriate referencing. The major assessment criteria relate to Data Collection & Analysis, Communication and Information Literacy. Ensure you access and read the details outlined in the Laboratory Assessment Criteria sheet before commencing the assessment item. As you undertake the assessment item ensure you address all assessment criteria outlined. Also, at the completion of the assessment item, prior to submission, undertake an audit to ensure you have appropriately addressed all assessment criteria.
No submission method provided.
- Investigate and report the process of analogue and/or digitial controller design for a dynamic system; solved collaboratively or autonomously.
- Communicate and document analogue and/or digitial control system solutions, calculations and approaches, using correct terminology, symbols and diagrams
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
3 Laboratory/Practical
Laboratories are a group activity and all group members need to participate in any preliminary task(s), the conduction of the laboratory exercise and the generation of the laboratory report. Detailed laboratory report format is provided on the Moodle site.
Week 11 Wednesday (26 Sept 2018) 10:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (5 Oct 2018)
Refer to the Moodle site for complete details of the Laboratory Assessment Criteria sheet.This is only a basic outline of the features relating to the assessment task. Each submission will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure, analysis and accuracy and appropriate referencing. The major assessment criteria relate to Data Collection & Analysis, Communication and Information Literacy. Ensure you access and read the details outlined in the Laboratory Assessment Criteria sheet before commencing the assessment item. As you undertake the assessment item ensure you address all assessment criteria outlined. Also, at the completion of the assessment item, prior to submission, undertake an audit to ensure you have appropriately addressed all assessment criteria.
No submission method provided.
- Investigate and report the process of analogue and/or digitial controller design for a dynamic system; solved collaboratively or autonomously.
- Communicate and document analogue and/or digitial control system solutions, calculations and approaches, using correct terminology, symbols and diagrams
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
4 Written Assessment
Refer to the Moodle site for complete details of the assessment task.This is only a basic outline of the features relating to the assessment task.This assessment task will comprise questions, which require you to provide descriptive answers and detailed mathematical solutions in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes; including you providing your opinions, analysis and interpretation. Failure to adopt this approach will result in you obtaining a lower grade for your submission as you will not be appropriately demonstrating your knowledge and understanding. This assignment is from the content covered in weeks 1 to 7.
Week 10 Friday (21 Sept 2018) 10:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (5 Oct 2018)
Refer to the Moodle site for complete details of the Assignment Assessment Criteria sheet.This is only a basic outline of the features relating to the assessment task. Each submission will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure, analysis and accuracy and appropriate referencing. The major assessment criteria relate to Analysis & Interpretation, Communication and Information Literacy. Ensure you access and read the details outlined in the Assignment Assessment Criteria sheet before commencing the assessment item. As you undertake the assessment item ensure you address all assessment criteria outlined. Also, at the completion of the assessment item, prior to submission, undertake an audit to ensure you have appropriately addressed all assessment criteria.
- Evaluate the role of the analogue and/or digitial controller in a control system
- Model and analyse the behaviour of dynamic systems and the controller in combination using appropriate mathematical, graphical and computer aided tools.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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