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ME-441: Instrumentation and Control (2+1)

Week 12 (After Mid Exam)

Time Domain Analysis of Control Systems

Dr. Naseer Ahmad

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore

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Chronology

▪ Control Systems
▪ Introduction to control systems (Chapter 1,Dorf)
▪ Block diagrams and signal flow graphs (SFGs) (Chapter 3,Kuo)
▪ Modeling of dynamics systems (Chapter 4,Kuo) Quiz 1

Mid Exam

▪ Analysis of Control Systems

▪ Time domain analysis of control systems
▪ Design of control system
▪ Control system case studies
Quiz 2
▪ Instrumentation
▪ Sensors and transducers for temperature measurement,
▪ Pressure, flow and level measurements. 3 Final Exam
Text Books:

Automatic Control Systems by Farid Golnaraghi and B.C Kuo, 9th

edition, John Wiley & Sons.

Reference Books:
Modern Control Systems by Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop,
12th edition, Prentice Hall.

System Dynamics by Katsuhiko Ogata, 4th edition, Pearson Prentice

Hall

Mechanical measurement by Thomas G. Bechwith, Roy D.

Marangone and J.H.Linhard, 6th edition, Pearson.
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Course Learning Objectives

Domain, PLOs
CLOs Description
Level Level
Students will be able to understand the control system (open loop and
close loop) and instrumentation system for the measurement of Cognitive, PLO1,
CLO1
temperature, pressure, flow and level for engineering applications. C2 High

Students will be able to apply the knowledge of applied mathematics

(differential equations and Laplace transform), block diagrams and
signal flow graphs for the modelling of the dynamical systems Cognitive, PLO2,
CLO2
C3 High
(mechanical, fluid, thermal and multidisciplinary systems).

Students will be able to conduct time domain analysis of control

systems for stability, steady state error and control structure (using P, Cognitive, PLO4,
CLO3
PI, PD and PID control laws). C4 High
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 B.C.KUO

Time Response of a Control System. a(t),m/s2

Step input x(t)

t(s)
f(t),N v(t),m/s

20000 t(s)

x(t),m
t(s) M = 1000 kg

t(s)

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Analyze the Error of the system
when step, ramp and parabolic input
is applied.

x(t)

K = 6 N/m

f(t),N M = 1 kg

B = 5 N/m/s

Force
Error Controlled
Reference F(s), N
+ Variable
Value 𝟏
1000
Displacement 𝑴𝒔𝟐 + 𝑩𝒔 + 𝒌
- Displacement
R(s), m X(s), m

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 Error Controlled
Reference
+ Variable
Value
R(s) - E(s) Y(s)

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12 th Week

1st Lecture

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Home Work Exercises and
Practice Problems

Problems
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End of Lecture

Jaza k Allah
Question and Answer
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