Module Code - Title:

EE4216 - CONTROL 2

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

1

Tutorial

1

Other

2

Private

4

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

EE4214

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

This module extends fundamental control principles with much more emphasis placed on the application of linear analytical techniques to control system design.

Syllabus:

Linear System Analysis: Transfer function description of plant with delay and non-minimum phase systems. Stability and Performance analysis using Bode, Nyquist, Routh-Hurwitz, and Root Locus methods. Introduction to modern control methods using state space techniques. Control Law Design: PID design techniques for system compensation using frequency-domain techniques: Bode diagrams, Nichols charts and Root Locus. Lead and lag compensation. Benchmark methods for tuning PID controllers.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 1. Analyse the effect of feedback on system performance in the time and frequency domains. 2. Examine the effect of closed-loop pole location on system performance.

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 1. Assess the limits of performance for practical system examples. 2. Interpret system performance using the following frequency domain performance metrics: Gain Margin, Phase Margin, System Sensitivity, System Complementary Sensitivity.

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 1. Design PID controllers for a selection of different problem formulations. 2. Identify and describe system transient behaviour using state space techniques. 3. Apply computer-based modeling and analysis tools to the question of control system design.

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

Lectures, Labs and Tutorials.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Ogata, K. (2014) System Dynamics (4th Ed.) , Pearson

Other Relevant Texts:

Nise, N. (2019) Control Systems Engineering (8th Ed.) , Wiley

Dorf, R. & Bishop R. (2022) Modern Control Systems (14th Ed.) , Pearson

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

BEECENUFA - ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Spring

Module Leader:

mark.halton@ul.ie