Overview
In this unit, you will work in teams to model, analyse, and investigate design options for analogue and digital control systems. You will articulate typical control systems building blocks and select appropriate components and interfaces for specific applications. In addition, you will develop mathematical models to analyse the behaviour of selected dynamic systems and design controllers for these systems. You will apply MATLAB/SIMULINK or equivalent software to analyse and simulate the control systems. Also, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: (ENEE13020 Digital Electronics or ENEX12002 Introductory Electronics) and 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).
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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).
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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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
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- Explain the principles of automatic control systems (analogue and/or digital) 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 digital)
- Evaluate the role of the analogue and/or digital 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 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 Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Intermediate
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
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Laboratory/Practical - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Online Test - 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 | ||||||
Textbooks
Control Systems Engineering
Edition: 8th edn or later (2013 or later)
Authors: Nise, N.S.
John Wiley & Sons
Hoboken Hoboken , NJ , USA
ISBN: 978-1-118-17051-9
Binding: Paperback
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
Introduction to 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
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Stability
Chapter
Chapter 6: Stability
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Overview of Digital Control
Chapter
Chapter 13: Digital Control Systems
Week 7 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lab session for GLD & MKY from 28th until 30th August Online/Mixed mode student may opt to join this session.
Module/Topic
PID Control and State Space Design Techniques
Chapter
Week 8 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lab session for BDG,ROK,& CNS from 4th until 6th September. Online/Mixed mode student may opt to join this session.
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 Study Guide
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Industrial Control Systems - PLCs and SCADA and Unit Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Topic Review: Students (No timetabled session)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
End of Term Online Test may be scheduled in Week 13 (REVIEW/EXAM WEEK) or Week 14 (EXAM WEEK)
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 individual 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 5.
Week 5 Friday (11 Aug 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
Scan and upload to the link provided in unit Moodle site.
Week 7 Friday (1 Sept 2023)
Marked Assignment will be returned for student's feedback within two weeks of the due date.
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 digital) 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 digital)
2 Laboratory/Practical
Dates for the compulsory residential school will be notified to students through residential school calendar and the unit 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. One submission per team is sufficient. The details of the experiments will be notified to students through the unit Website. Please also refer to assessment criteria for more details.
Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
Submit to the link in the unit website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023)
Feedback given through unit website in Moodle
This is a Team assessment.
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.
3 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 individual 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 11.
Week 11 Monday (25 Sept 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
Make your individual submission to the link provided in Moodle site as a PDF/WORD file.
Review/Exam Week Friday (13 Oct 2023)
Feedback will be provided through unit Moodle site.
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 digital 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
4 Online Test
This online test may cover all topics from weeks 1 to 12 and may consist of a mix 4-6 numerical as well as descriptive answer questions.
This online test will be held during the University exam period (Week 13 or 14). The exact date and time will be confirmed by the end of week 9. This online test has a duration of 3 hrs. You will be provided with an additional 30 minutes to read the paper and to scan and upload the answer scripts. The Moodle submission link will become inactive 3.5 hrs after the start time. You are encouraged to sit the test from a location with a good Internet connection and where you have access to a scanner. If you are unable to find a scanner, you can use your mobile phone to scan and upload the answer scripts.
Submitted through unit Moodle site as a PDF file.
Each submission will be assessed for presentation and layout, correct procedure, analysis and accuracy. The major assessment criteria relate to Analysis & Interpretation, Communication and Information Literacy. Ensure you carefully read the test instructions on the cover page of the test paper which will be accessible during the test before commencing the assessment item. As you undertake the assessment item ensure you address all assessment criteria outlined on the cover page. 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 digital) 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 digital)
- Evaluate the role of the analogue and/or digital 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
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