Digital Control Systems

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Lectures

Laboratory exercises

Course Description

Classification and structures of digital management systems. Mathematical modeling of digital control systems, aliasing, z-transformation. Discretization procedures and representations of digital control systems. Selection of sampling time and stability analysis procedure. Introduction to the synthesis of digital control systems. Synthesis of digital PID controller. Synthesis of the digital controller in the frequency domain and using analytical procedures. Realization and implementation aspects of digital controllers.

Study Programmes

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Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply discretization approches of continuous dynamic systems.
  2. Analyze discrete systems dynamic behaviors.
  3. Assess stabilty of digital control systems.
  4. Select the appropriate structure of the digital regulator.
  5. Design of digital controllers.
  6. Select an appropriate hardware realization of the digital control system.
  7. Create a program implementation of a digital control system in the selected hardware.

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Four hours of lectures per week (2 x 2 hours)

Exercises

8 hours of auditory exercises (4 hours in each cycle)

Independent assignments

Five homeworks.

Laboratory

Šest (6) laboratory exercises.

Grading Method

Continuous Assessment Exam
Type Threshold Percent of Grade Threshold Percent of Grade
Laboratory Exercises 8 % 20 % 8 % 20 %
Mid Term Exam: Written 10 % 30 % 0 %
Final Exam: Written 10 % 30 %
Final Exam: Oral 20 %
Exam: Written 30 % 60 %
Exam: Oral 20 %

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Classification of digital control systems, Structure of digital control systems
  2. Modeling of digital control system elements, Sampling, Antialiasing
  3. Z-transform, ZOH transformation
  4. Linking the continuous and discrete pole planes, Modeling digital control system elements
  5. Discretization methods of continuous systems
  6. Difference equations, Transfer function of discrete control systems, Block diagrams of discrete control systems
  7. Time responses of discrete control systems, Methods for determining the sampling frequency
  8. Midterm exam
  9. Stability of digital control systems, Algebraic stability criteria (Jury and Routh-Hurwitz)
  10. Synthesis of digital control systems, digital PID controller
  11. Digital controllers synthesis in the frequency domain
  12. Analytical procedures for the synthesis of digital control systems
  13. Realization of the digital control systems
  14. Implementation aspects of digital control systems
  15. Final exam

Literature

Gene F. Franklin, J. David Powell, Michael L. Workman (1997.), Digital Control of Dynamic Systems - Third Edition, Prentice Hall
Karl J. Astrom, Bjorn Wittenmark (1996.), Computer-Controlled Systems, Theory and Design, Prentice Hall

For students

General

ID 229634
  Summer semester
5 ECTS
L1 English Level
L1 e-Learning
60 Lectures
0 Seminar
8 Exercises
12 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises

Grading System

87,5 Excellent
75 Very Good
62,5 Good
50 Sufficient