Course syllabus

Projekt i reglerteknik
Project in Automatic Control

FRTN40, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2017/18
Decided by: PLED F/Pi
Date of Decision: 2017-04-06

General Information

Elective for: BME4, C4-ssr, D4-ssr, D4-is, E4-ra, F4, F4-r, M4-me, Pi4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand

Aim

The aim of the course is to establish and develop the student's knowledge of automatic control in the form of a practical project. The project contains several of the typical phases in a control design project: modelling, identification, analysis, synthesis, and computer implementation.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

Modelling is often an important and time consuming part of an industrial control project. It is also important to describe the fundamental limitations given by the dynamics in sensors and actuators, and by measurement noise and actuator limitations. The course projects are typically performed on real model processes available at the department. In some cases the experiments are done at another department or in industry. The control design is first developed for a mathematical model. Software tools are used during the modelling, design, and simulation, and during the implementation. Some examples of model processes that may be used in the projects are inverted pendulums, model helicopters, quadruple tank processes, and industrial robots. Lego Mindstorm NXT is often used as an implementation platform.

Project meetings are held regularly during the course. In the project the students must search for knowledge and information independently. In some cases regular seminars or guest lecturers are included in the course. The projects results and experiences are reported both in written and oral form.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG - (U,G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: Accepted project.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Admission requirements:

The number of participants is limited to: 25
Selection: The criteria that will be used to select is the credits taken within control courses.
The course overlaps following course/s: FRT090

Reading list

Contact and other information

Director of studies: Professor Karl-Erik Årzén, karl-erik.arzen@control.lth.se
Course coordinator: Professor Anders Robertsson, anders.robertsson@control.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.control.lth.se/Education/EngineeringProgram/FRT090.html