ENAE12003 - Control Technology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ENAE12013 Electrical Components and Circuit Analysis

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 25% response rate.

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.

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Lecturer provided clear and knowledgeable explanations
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Continue this good practice.
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This good practice was continued.
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Assignment questions challenged the students to think and encouraged students to interact with the lecturer.
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Continue this good practice.
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This good practice was continued.
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Students wanted more examples or elaborations and link content to real-world applications.
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Introduce more real-world examples in the content and laboratory exercises.
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Some improvements were made in this respect.
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Students wanted assignment questions to make them think.
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Introduce activities that trigger critical thinking.
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Assessment questions were modified.
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Forum posts and questions were answered promptly.
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This good practice should be continued.
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Unit contents were explained very well through lectures and tutorials.
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This good practice should be continued.
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There is a room for improvement in lecture material.
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Un-annotated lecture material should be uploaded to the unit Moodle site.
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Students expected more detailed feedback on assessment items and laboratory reports.
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Feedback given to student assessments should be improved.
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Students have rated the unit content to be less relevant to the degree program.
Recommendation
Importance of Control technology in industrial applications should be better explained during lectures and laboratory sessions.
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Unit learning Outcomes
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