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Design and Realization of Controllers

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 450-4018/04
Abbreviation NRR
Course title Design and Realization of Controllers
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Štěpán Ožana, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

1. Introduction. Definition of the content and extent of the subject, prerequisites, connections. HW and SW means of control. Overview and features.
2. Special techniques of RT modeling. MIL, SIL, PIL, HIL simulators. Modern approaches to the design of control systems. Model-based design. Virtual and remote laboratories.
3. Introduction to modern control theory. Overview, categorization, and historical development of the algorithms.
4. Methods and computational tools for calculation of admissible control signal and state trajectories of nonlinear systems. Transition towards optimal control problem in open-loop and closed-loop.
5. LQR and LQG control.
6. Adaptive control.
7. Predictive control.
8. Robust control. Robust PID control. H-inf control.
9. Case study. Design and implementation of selected method of modern control theory for a given system. Identification of the system, design of a suitable controller. Implementation of selected controller on a suitable platform. Visualization, short-term trends, long-term archiving.

Exercises:

1. Introduction, safety, brief introduction to the equipment, tools and techniques used in teaching. Examples and features of technical and software management tools.
2. Demonstrations and features of MIL, PIL, SIL, HIL simulators and virtual laboratories - a laboratory exercise using a PC and a teaching laboratory rack with a softPLC type target platform.
3. Modern control theory algorithms - overview, demonstrations, properties and implementation options on target platforms.
4. Calculation of admissible control and state trajectories - a case study using PC.
5. LQR regulation - case study, laboratory problem using PC and a teaching laboratory rack with a softPLC target platform.
6. Adaptive regulation - case study, laboratory exercise using PC and a teaching lab bench with a softPLC type target platform.
7. Predictive control - case study, laboratory exercise using a PC and a teaching lab bench with a softPLC target platform.
8. Robust control - case study, laboratory exercise using a PC and a teaching laboratory bench with a softPLC target platform.
9. Credit, project review.

Projects:

Each student is assigned a project to be processed by PC. Time consumption: appx. 20 hours. The title of the project: Design and implementation of controllers – case study.

Literature

Kuo,B.C., Golnaraghi,F.: Automatic Control Systems
Tewari,A.: Modern Control Design With MATLAB and SIMULINK
Astrom,K.J., Wittenmark,B.: Computer-Controlled Systems: Theory and Design
Leigh,J.R.Control Theory, 2nd Edition
Albertos,P., Strietzel, R., Mort,N.: Control Engineering Solutions: A Practical Approach

Advised literature

Astrom,K.J.: Automatic Tuning of PID Controllers. Insrument Society of America 1988
Dorf,C.,Bishop,R.: Modern Control Systems
Tripathi,S.M.: Modern Control Systems:An Introduction
Zak,H.: Systems and Control
Paraskevopoulos,P.N.: Modern Control Engineering
Zhou,K.,Doyle,J.C.,Glover,K.: Robust and Optimal Control
O'Dwyer,A.: Handbook of Pi And Pid Controller Tuning Rules
Nise,N.S.: Control Systems Engineering
Lyshevski,S.E.: Control Systems Theory with Engineering Applications
Shinners,S.M.: Advanced Modern Control System Theory and Design
Vukic,Z.: Nonlinear Control Systems