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4342405
Code: 4342405
Credits: 4
Semester 4
PE
Modern Control Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Modern Control Technology (subject code 4342405) as prescribed for PE · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 38 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the March-2023 intake. 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 (4342405)Unit 1 Introduction to Control Systems. 1.a Describe the history and significance of control system in engineering. 1.b Describe Open loop and c...
- 1.1. Brief Historical development of control system, James watt’s fly ball governor, Need for control system, Types.
- 1.2. Open loop and closed loop control system with block diagram, definition.
- 1.3. Control system components: actuator, feedback, controller and sensor.
- 1.4. Comparison: Open loop and closed loop control systems. 1.e Explain open loop control system with example. 1.f Explain close loop control system with example.
- 1.5. Example of open loop control system: traffic control system, washing machine, etc.
- 1.6. Example of closed loop control system: temperature control system, water level control system, position control system. 1.g Classify control system with an example.
- 1.7. Classification: Process control system, Sequentially Controlled System, Motion Control system, Numerical Control system. Modern Control Technology Course Code: 4342405 above level) Topics and Sub-topics 1.h Explain the power of feedback control system as an enabling green engineering
- 1.8. Principle of green energy, classification of green energy, example- smart grid control system.
Unit 2 Mathematical modeling of control system.
- 2.1. Laplace transform: Significance, Basic Laplace transform theorem
- 2.2. Transformation from time domain functions to S- domain function and vice versa; Important Laplace transform pairs.
- 2.3. Definition: Transfer function, poles and zeros.
- 2.4. Poles and Zeros location in S-Plane.
- 2.5. Open loop and closed loop transfer function using block diagram.
- 2.6. Transfer function of simple RLC network, field controlled dc motor, armature controlled dc motor.
- 2.7. Classification based on order and type.
- 2.8. Simulation of control system using Scilab/ Matlab /LabVIEW software that contains poles, zeros, transfer function and plot.
Unit 3 Block diagrams and signal flow graphs. 3a Define rules for block diagram reduction technique. 3b Reduce block diagram using block diagram...
- 3.1. Rules: summing point, tack-off point, blocks in cascade, blocks in parallel, moving take off point, moving summing point, interchanging two summing points, eliminating forward loop, eliminating of summing point in closed loop and eliminating unity feedback control system.
- 3.2. Block diagram reduction technique examples.
- 3.3. Representation of signal flow graph from block diagram, rues for signal flow graph.
- 3.4. Mason’s Gain formula, Examples
Unit 4 Performance
- 4.1. Error signal analysis using block diagram. Modern Control Technology Course Code: 4342405 above level) Topics and Sub-topics of feedback control system.
- 4.2. Disturbance: definition, rejection; sensitivity: definition
- 4.3. Input test signals: Step, Ramp, Parabolic and Impulse signal.
- 4.4. Time response of a first order control system. Unit-impulse and Unit-Step Response.
- 4.5. Time response of second order control system with different parameter like damping ratio, undamped natural frequency.
- 4.6. Specification: Delay time, rise time, pick time maximum overshoot, steady state time, examples.
- 4.7. Steady state error of feedback control system.
- 4.8. Mars rover control system with and without feedback.
- 4.9. Hubble space telescope pointing system with reduce block diagram, system design and system response to unit step.
Unit 5 Basic Control action and Controller Characteristics. 5a Classify controller 5b Explain ON-OFF control action. 5c Explain Proportional con...
- 5.1. Classification: ON-OFF, P, I, PI, PD, PID controllers.
- 5.2. ON-OFF controller with dead zone, example.
- 5.3. P- Control action with example.
- 5.4. I- Control action with block diagram and example.
- 5.5. D- Control action with block diagram and example.
- 5.6. PI- Control action with block diagram and example.
- 5.7. PD- Control action with block diagram and example.
- 5.8. PID- Control action with block diagram and example.
- 5.9. Effect of integral and derivative control action on system performance. Modern Control Technology Course Code: 4342405 Note: The UOs need to be formulated at an ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.
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