Unit Specification Unit Code: E07 267 Semester: 2 Unit Title: Instrumentation and Process Control Year: 2006

Course: BE (Ocean Engineering, MOS) Dept/Sch: Maritime Engineering Campus: Newnham Fraction of an EFTSL1: 0.125 Prerequisites: E03 106 Engineering Mathematics II E03 181 Electrical Fundamentals Academic Staff:
Title Co-ordinator Lecturer 1 Lecturer 2 Lecturer 3 Name
Hung Nguyen Hung Nguyen

Office
G62 G62

Email
H.Nguyen@amc.edu.au H.Nguyen@amc.edu.au

Phone
6335-4350 6335-4350

Consultation days & times

Appointment Appointment

Aim of the Unit:

To introduce students to fundamentals of instrumentation, methods of common measurements in marine and process industries, and Australian standard graphical symbols used in instrumentation and process control engineering. To provide students with basic control theory, knowledge and understanding of control systems and their components and performance. To introduce students to control applications in marine and offshore industries.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon the successful completion of this subject, students should be able to: 1. List variables measured and/or controlled in a typical measuring system or a control system. 2. Describe the methods of measuring temperature, pressure, velocity, vessel position and speed, acceleration, force, level, viscosity and density. 3. Explain Australian standard graphical symbols for instrumentation and process control engineering and apply them in understanding and drawing schematic diagrams of instrumentation and process control systems. 4. Describe methods used to represent a dynamic system. 5. Describe methods used in automatic control systems to reduce steady state error and deviation during a disturbance. 6. Describe linear first-order and second-order measuring and control systems, including PID control systems. 7. Explain the stability of control systems. 8. Describe automatic control systems, which are common in the marine and offshore industries. 9. Use MATLAB/Simulink to perform basic technical computation to analysis simple measuring and control systems.
1 Effective Full Time Student Load, e.g. if a program has 8 units in a year and all units are of equal size then each one is 1/8 = 0.125 EFTSL Latest updated by Hung Nguyen at 12:26:27 PM on 12/07/2006

Generic Graduate Attributes:

The unit covers the following GGAs: 1. ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals; 2. ability to understand problem identification, formulation and solution; 3. ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance; 4. ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member; 5. expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning and the capacity to do so.

Primary Delivery Mode: Web-CT:

On Campus

N/A (Under Construction)

Teaching and Learning Approaches:

Lectures, tutorials and lab experiments.

Text Books:
TEXTBOOK (Required): There are no prescribed textbooks. Students will be provided with an electronic copy of the lecturer-prepared lecture notes. REFERENCE BOOKS (Optional): Anderson, N.A., Instrumentation for Processes Measurement and Control, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 1998. Etter, D.M., Kuncicky, D.C., Introduction to MATLAB 7, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2005. Haslam, J.A., Summers, G.R., and Williams, D., Engineering Instrumentation and Control, Edward Arnold, UK, 1981. Kou, B.C. and Golnaraghi, F., Automatic Control Systems, 8th Ed, John Willey and Sons Inc., New Jersey, 1990. Taylor, D.A., Marine Control Practice, Butterworths, UK, 1987. Tetley, L. and Calcutt, D., Electronic Navigation Systems, Butterworths-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, 2001. Richards, R.J., Solving Problems in Controls, Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, 1993. Seborg, D., Edgar, T.F., and Mellichamp, D.A., Process Dynamics and Control, 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons Inc., New Jersey, 2004. Ogata, K., Modern Control Engineering, 4th Ed., Prentice-Hall Inc., New Jersey, 2004. RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE (Optional) MATLAB/Simulink, MathWorks Inc. LABVIEW, National Instruments Inc.

Required Materials:
Non programmable calculator (recommended Casio fx-82AU or Casio fx-100AU)

Extra Costs:
Students should keep in mind that they bear all costs for photocopying and printing materials and the lecture notes distributed on the web site and can be downloaded for free of charge.

Materials to be provided by AMC:

MATLAB/Simulink software (Classroom licence) in computer labs. Lecture notes can also be downloaded from the lecturers home page: http://academic.amc.edu.au/~hnguyen
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Occupational Health and Safety Requirements:

When attending at this unit, please obey the rules for using classroom, computer room and lab.

Class times:
Class Lecture Tutorial Lab Day Wednesday Friday 11:00 TBA Time 10.00-11:50 09:00-10:50 11:50 TBA (2 hours) Locations F90 G80 G37 (CAD Lab) G51 (Control Engineering Lab)

Attendance Requirements:
Attendance at all assigned class times is expected. You are responsible for all information (both academic and administrative) presented during class times. Should you miss a class for whatever reason it is your responsibility to obtain information and content that was missed.

Syllabus and Learning Schedule:

CONTENTS (52 HOURS) 1. Fundamentals of Instrumentation (26 Hours) Concepts of systems with input(s) and output(s) (SISO, MIMO systems), open- and closed-loop control, examples of marine and offshore control systems. Needs and definitions for instrumentation and measurements common to marine and process industries. Performance of measuring systems: static performance such as sensitivity, accuracy and precision, repeatability, resolution, linearity, and dynamic performance such as zero-order, first-order, and second-order responses, response time and bandwidth. Calibration and adjustment of sensors, transmitters and controllers. Standard drawing symbols used in instrumentation and control engineering. Measuring methods and instruments commonly used in marine and offshore industries such as measurement of temperature, level, marine vehicle position and speed, velocity, acceleration and viscosity and components of a measuring system such as sensors, transducers, signal conditioners (transmitters), and recorders and indicators. 2. Basic Control Engineering (26 Hours) Mathematical representations of a control system and its components. Continuous-time model (differential equation). Transfer function, poles and zeros of a transfer function and block diagram. First and second-order systems, test signals and system responses, time delays, disturbances and means to reduce them, steady state error (SSE). Introduction to modern control laws, including PID (Proportional, Integral and Differential) control. Introduction to components of a control system, including: comparison elements, sensors, amplifiers, transmitters, and actuators. Control applications in marine and offshore systems and sub-sea systems. INVESTIGATIVE STUDY (18 HOURS) The investigative study will be designed to enhance the ability of students in applying the theory and to introduce practical measuring devices and control systems. These include: undertaking flow, level, and pressure measurements with different sensor types, including characterisation of their operating characteristics and calibration; and practical exercises using application software MATLAB/Simulink or LABVIEW as a technical computation tool to analyse simple mathematical models.
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LEARNING SCHEDULE Week Date

12/7/06 14/7/06

Topic

Tutorial

Readings/Resource
Lecture Notes (*) Module 1

19/7/06 21/7/06

26/7/06 28/7/06

2/8/06 4/8/06

9/8/06 11/8/06

16/8/06 18/8/06

23/8/06 25/8/06

6/9/06 8 8/9/06

TBA 13/9/06 15/9/06 TBA 20/9/06 22/9/06 TBA 11 27/9/06 29/9/06 TBA 12 4/10/06 6/10/06 TBA

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Introduction (Syllabus) Review of MATLAB Part I Module 1 Basic operations of Introduction to measuring and MATLAB control systems Basic theory of measurement Activity 1 Part I Module 2 Use of MATLAB to Transducers, AS drawing symbols solve problems in Temperature measurement instrumentation and Activity 2 control Part I Module 3 Least squares algorithm Pressure and flow measurement Flow measurement Activity 3 Part I Module 4 Introduction to I/O Level, density and viscosity interface and GUI measurements Activity 4 Part I Module 5 Introduction to Displacement and position Simulink measurement Introduction to GPS/GNSS Activity 5 Part I Module 6 Dynamic simulation Velocity and acceleration with Simulink measurement Activity 6 Revision of Part I Solving differential Part II Module 7 equations with Modelling of linear control systems MATLAB/Simulink Activity 7 28th Aug - 1 st Sept Study Week Class Test (1 hour) Module 7 (continued) Solving differential Modelling of learning control equations with systems MATLAB/Simulink Activity 8 Lab Group 1(Control Lab G51) Part II Module 8 Solving control Transfer function, poles and zeros, problems with block diagrams, time delays, MATLAB/Simulink disturbances and steady stead error Activity 9 Lab Group 2 (Control Lab G51) Part II Module 9 Solving control Concepts of Stability problems with PID Control MATLAB/Simulink Activity 10 Lab Group 3 (Control Lab G51) Part II Module 10 Stability analysis Control Components PID control design Activity 11 Lab Group 4 Part II Module 11 Control design with Control Applications MATLAB/Simulink Activity 12 Group 3s submission 4

Lecture Notes Module 2

Lecture Notes Module 3

Lecture Notes Module 4

Lecture Notes Module 5

Lecture Notes Module 6

Handout Lecture Notes Module 7

Module 7

Lecture Notes Module 8

Lecture Notes Module 9

Group 1s submission Lecture Notes Module 10 Group 2s submission Lecture Notes Module 11

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11/10/06 13/10/06 TBA 16 Oct

Revision of Part II Activity 13

TBA

Dynamic simulation of control systems with MATLAB/Simulink Group 4s submission Submission of Assignment Final Exam

Handout

(*) Lecture Notes is distributed by the Lecturer and can be downloaded at: http://academic.amc.edu.au/~hnguyen/IPC/E07267_IPC2006.html

Assessment:
Types and Weighting of Assessment:
Coursework
Tutorials Class test Practicals Assignment Coursework Total Combined Total

Subject Mark %
10 10 10 25

Week/Date
See schedule

Examination

Subject Mark %
45

Week/Date
See schedule

Final exam

55%

Exam total 100%

45%

Class test (10%): An hour class test will cover all aspects of part I (instrumentation) of the unit. The primary emphasis will be (i) problem identification, formulation and solution and (ii) demonstration of basic fundamentals. Practicals (10%): The practicals in Control Engineering Lab require preparation, participation and group reporting. One practical and report are scheduled in two weeks after the lab experiments (see Syllabus and Learning Schedule). Format for the reports will be discussed prior to the submission of the lab report. Practical reports, teamwork and written and graphical communication skills will be emphasised and assessed. Tutorial participation (10%): Participation in tutorials is assessable so attendance is mandatory. Problem lay out and written communication skills are very important in engineering problem solving. The tutorials are involving in practising the use of MATLAB/Simulink, solving problems in instrumentation and process control. Tutorials are preparation for the assignment to be submitted at the end of the unit (prior to the final exam). Assignment (25%): Assignment requires preparation, practice of programming and individual or group reporting. See Syllabus and Learning Schedule. Assignment will cover all aspects of the unit. You are responsible for material from lecture, tutorial, practical and text. You are expected to design a complete control system, produce documents for it and use MATLAB/Simulink simulation programs for analysis and diagnostics of the system performance. Format for the reports will be discussed in detail. Practical reports, MATLAB/Simulink programming and written and graphical communication skills will be emphasised and assessed.
Final exam (45%): Students are responsible for material from lecture, tutorial, practical, and text. A

3-hour exam in October will cover all aspects of the unit. The primary emphasis will be (i) problem identification, formulation and solution and (ii) demonstration of basic fundamentals. The exam schedule will be finalised several weeks before the examination period. Do not make travel plans until the exam schedule is finalised.
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Submission of assignments: Completed assignments (a hard copy including a signed cover sheet) will be submitted to the Division, Academic and Research Office (1st floor Swanson Building) before 5:00 pm on the due date. Unless an extension has been granted by lecturer, a penalty of 10% of the awarded mark will be deducted for each day the assignment is overdue. The overdue time is considered to start at 5:00 pm on the due date. Electronic submissions are not acceptable. The assessed work will be returned in lecture. Final grade: The grade that you receive for this unit will be determined by a committee of examiners. The raw marks that you receive from each piece of assessable material will be combined in order to determine a letter grade for the unit. The raw marks may undergo a scaling process to ensure meeting AMC policies on the distribution of grades. Problems with your assessment: If you have questions or problems with your assessment, you should undertake discussion with the following people until you have received a resolution of the issues. (1) The person who marked the assessment. (2) Unit Coordinator. (3) Head of Department/School in charge of the unit. (4) VicePresident (Academic & Research) Professor Tom Hardy. If this does resolve the issue you may file formal appeal by contacting the office of the Registar.

Student Support:
Some students will have problems that will affect learning that can span a wide range of family, relationship, health, emotional, financial and educational issues. AMC has support systems, but it is important that you recognise that you have a problem and seek help promptly before your learning is irreparably hampered. The student support office at Newnham campus is located above the library. For a description of the support available at AMC please see http://www.amc.edu.au/students/student.support/ .