Control Systems Design - INDE 7397

Description: This course introduces the principal and application of computers and computer systems in systems and process control, with the emphasis on industrial automations. It discusses both the hardware and the software technology necessary for process planning, monitoring and control. Major topics include control systems, process modeling, signal processing, digital control, data communication and computer networking.

Textbook: Computer Automation in Manufacturing by Thomas O. Boucher, Chapman & Hall, 1996.

Goals: To illustrate theoretical and practical aspects in the applications of computers in the control of production systems and automation.

Course Contents:

1. Manufacturing and automation
2. The architecture of computer-based systems
3. Sensor, measurements and signal conditioning
4. Actuators and performance of work
5. Control theory and linear feedback systems
6. Transfer Functions & Block Diagrams
7. Process Model Formulation (On/Off, P, I, D, PI, PD, & PID)
8. Digital control systems
9. Sequence control and programmable logic controllers
10. Compute process control and distributive process control
11. Computer networking
12. Selected topics

Required hardware and software

Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller

Ladder Logic programming software

MATLAB and SIMULINK

Grading

Homework

Two Exams

Class Projects

Final Team Project