| Overview | MSc info | MSc program | MSc topics | ET | TN | WBMT |
| WB2305: | Digital Control |
| ECTS: | 3 |
| Responsible Instructor: | dr.ir. T. Keviczky |
| Contact Hours / Week x/x/x/x: | 0/4/0/0 |
| Education Period: | 2 |
| Start Education: | 2 |
| Exam Period: | 2, 3 |
| Course Language: | English |
| Expected prior knowledge: | wb2207 and wb2420 or sc4025 Knowledge of classical control techniques as well as state space theory is required. |
| Course Contents: | Computer control. Sampling of continuous-time signals. The sampling theorem. Aliasing. Discrete-time systems. State-space systems in discrete-time. The z-transform. Selection of sampling-rate. Analysis of discrete-time systems. Stability. Controllability, reachability and observability. Disturbance models. Reduction of effects of disturbances. Stochastic models. Design methods. Approximations of continuous design. Digital PID-controller. State-space design methods. Observers. Pole-placement. Optimal design methods. Linear Quadratic control. Prediction. LQG-control. Implementational aspects of digital controllers. |
| Study Goals: | The student must be able to: 1. describe the essential differences between continuous time and discrete-time control 2. transform a continuous time description of a system into a discrete-time description 3. calculate input-output responses for discrete-time systems 4. analyse the system characteristics of discrete-time systems 5. employ a pole-placement method on a discrete-time system 6. implement an observer to calculate the states of a discrete time system 7. apply optimal control on discrete-time systems 8. describe the functioning of the Kalman-filter as a dynamic observer |
| Education Method: | Lectures and computer exercises |
| Computer Use: | Matlab is used to carry out the exercises of this course. |
| Literature and Study Materials: | Course material: Lecture notes are made available on Blackboard Textbooks: K.J. Astrom, B. Wittenmark "Computer-controlled Systems", Prentice Hall ,1997, 3rd edition L. Keviczky et. al "Control Engineering", Szechenyi University Press, 2011 (only available at Leeghwater Student Association) References from literature: B.C. Kuo "Digital Control Systems", Tokyo, Holt-Saunders, 1980 G.F. Franklin, J.D. Powell "Digital Control of Dynamic Systems", 1989, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley |
| Assessment: | Final quiz in class + project assignment |
| Remarks: | The project assignment can be completed only during the quarter when the course is offered (i.e. the project has no resit during other periods). |
| Design Content: | The design aspects of digital controllers are discussed. |
