Aim
The aim of the course is to give the student basic knowledge in Automatic Control
and a good understanding of basic system principles.and implentation aspects
of PLC based automation systems and analog control systems

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to describe fundamental concepts such as dynamic systems,
  time reponses, frequency responses, feedback and stability

• be able to explain the functionality of simple controllers such as PID controllers

• be able to derive mathematical descriptions of basic physical systems.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to construct PLC programs for simple automation tasks

• be able to design controllers for simple control tasks.

Contents

• Introduction. Examples of automation systems and control systems.
  Definitions and fundamental concepts

• Logic-based vs sequence-based systems. Structuring of simple automation tasks

• Progamming of PLC systems. Ladder diagrams and sequential function charts (GRAFCET)

• Dynamic systems. Description by differential equations. Laplace transforms.
  Transfer functions. Block diagrams. Derivation of mathematical descriptions of physical models

• Analysis of time-continuous systems. Transient analysis. Frequency analysis

• Analysis of feedback systems. Static control error and load disturbances.
  Methods for stability analysis

• Design of PI and PID controllers

Literature
Schmidtbauer, B: Analog och digital reglerteknik. Studentlitteratur AB 1997. ISBN: 9789144266022.
Lennartson, T: Analog och digital reglerteknik, övningsbok. Studentlitteratur 1995. ISBN: 9789144269429.
Supplied material.