Automatic Control System
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Automatic Control System Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Automatic Control System (subject code 3144103) as prescribed for Robotics · Semester 4 divides the course into 4 units, covering 28 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3144103)Unit 1 Basic concepts of control system
- Terminology - plant
- controlled variable
- manipulated variable etc.
- Block diagram of basic control system
- application areas with examples
- Classifications of control systems
- Concept of superposition for linear systems with examples
Unit 2 Mathematical modelling of systems
- Translational and rotational mechanical
- hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Force voltage and force current analogy
- Position servo mechanism
- Block diagram and signal flow graph representation of physical systems along with rules
- comparison and limitation
- Mason’s gain formula
Unit 3 Time response analysis
- Standard test signals along with examples of their usage
- steady state errors for step
- ramp and parabolic inputs
- analysis of first and second order systems
- Transient response specifications with numerical examples
- Basic control actions and two position
- proportional, PI, PID and rate feedback controllers
- Limitations of time domain analysis
Unit 4 Frequency response analysis
- Need of frequency response analysis
- Sinusoidal response of linear system
- methods used in frequency response
- Frequency domain specifications
- Polar plot
- Bode plot. 8 Subject Code: 3144103 w.e.f