ENGR 329 Control
Systems Laboratory (1)
Required course
for chemical, environmental, industrial and mechanical engineering specialties.
Catalog Description:
Experimental and simulation studies of
dynamic engineering systems. System identification and feedback controller design. Fall and spring. Laboratory 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ENGR 247 with grade of C or better for engineering majors or ENGL
122 for non-engineering majors. Corequisite: ENGR
328.
Prerequisites:
ENGR 247 with grade of C or better for Engineering majors, or ENGL
278 for non-engineering majors.
Corequisite:
ENGR 328 (lab)
Textbook/References:
Smith & Corripio,
Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control, 2nd ed.,
Wiley.
Web
site with complete assignments and schedule: http://chem.engr.utc.edu/329
Course Objectives: (numbers in parentheses indicate the relationship to engineering
program outcomes)
Familiarize
students with experiments with and simulation of dynamic systems and design of
closed-loop feedback control systems.
·
Students will be
able to use engineering principles and modern engineering tools to identify,
analyze, and solve engineering problems involving the dynamic behavior of
engineering systems (2).
·
Students will be
able to design and conduct experiments, collect, analyze and interpret data,
and use modern computer-based tools to evaluate problems involving the dynamic
behavior of engineering systems. (3).
·
Students will be
able to design systems, components, or processes to meet customer
specifications using a structured design process involving a feedback control
system (4).
·
Students will be
able to work in multi-disciplinary teams and to communicate effectively
(5).
Class/Laboratory Schedule:
Weekly assignments. Half of the assignments are synchronous, all students
present at the same time. Meetings are typically 3 hours per week. Half of the
assignments are asynchronous; students complete the assignments on their own
schedule.
Topics Covered:
1.
Experiments with
steady operation
2.
Steady-state
operating curves
3.
Step response
experiments
4.
Step response
modeling
5.
Frequency
response experiments
6.
Frequency
response modeling
7.
Industrial or
commercial plant visit
8.
Root locus
modeling for proportional controller design
9.
Modeling and
design proportional controllers
10.
Experiments with
proportional controllers
11.
Root locus
modeling for proportional-integral controller design
12.
Experiments with
proportional-integral controllers
Contribution to Professional Component:
Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics
as a 1 credit hour course in engineering sciences. Contributes to the
general education written and oral communication requirements that complement
the technical content of the curriculum and is consistent with the program and
institution objectives.
Relationship of course to program outcomes
This
course supports engineering outcomes 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Prepared by: Dr. Jim Henry,