Pre-requisites: Basic understanding of Scilab/MATLAB or any equivalent open source software
List of Experiments / Activities
- 1To determine speed-torque characteristics of an AC servomotor.
- 2To study i) Synchro Transmitter characteristics. ii) Obtain Synchro Transmitter – Receiver output vs input characteristics.
- 3To determine response of first order and second order systems for step input for various values of constant ’K’ using linear simulator unit and compare theoretical and practical results.
- 4To study characteristics of positional error detector by angular displacement of two servo potentiometers.
- 5To simulate and compare the response of 2nd order system with and without lead, lag, Lead- Lag compensator / simulate PID controller for transportation lag.
- 6To study P, PI and PID temperature controller for an oven and compare their characteristics.
- 7To study performance of servo voltage stabilizer at various loads using load bank.
- 8To study behavior of separately excited dc motor in open loop and closed loop conditions at various loads. Software based experiments (Scilab/MATLAB or any equivalent open source software)
- 9To determine time domain response of a second order system for step input and obtain performance parameters.
- 10To convert transfer function of a system into state space form and vice-versa.
- 11To plot root locus diagram of an open loop transfer function and determine range of gain ‘k’ for stability.
- 12To plot a Bode diagram of an open loop transfer function.
- 13To draw a Nyquist plot of an open loop transfers functions and examine the stability of the closed loop system.
- Spoken Tutorial (MOOCs): Spoken Tutorial MOOCs, ' Course on Scilab', IIT Bombay (http://spoken-tutorial.org/)
Course Outcomes (COs)
After completion of the course student will be able to:
- CO1Determine the characteristics of control system components like ac servo motor, synchro, potentiometer, servo voltage stabilizer and use them in error detector mode.K4
- CO2Compare the performance of control systems by applying different controllers / compensators.K5
- CO3Analyze the behavior of dc motor in open loop and closed loop conditions at various loads & determine the response of 1st& 2nd order systems for various values of constant K.K5
- CO4Apply different stability methods of time & frequency domain in control systems using software & examine their stability.K4
- CO5Convert the transfer function into state space & vice versa & obtain the time domain response of a second order system for step input and their performance parameters using software. KL- Bloom’s Knowledge Level (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6) K1 – Remember K2 – Understand K3 – Apply K4 – Analyze K5 – Evaluate K6 – Create Note: Minimum 10 experiments are to be performed from the following list:K5
Reference Books
- K.Ogata,“Modern Control Engineering” Prentice Hall of India.
- Norman S.Nise, “Control System Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons.
- M.Gopal, “Control Systems: Principles & Design” Tata McGraw Hill.
Official AKTU syllabus
This subject is on page 12, 13 of the original AKTU PDF.