COM4LAB: Applied Modern Control Engineering

The COM4LAB course “Applied modern control engineering” is the third and final course on control engineering. The approaches of modern control strategies for the control of complex systems (e.g. in the automotive industry or aerospace) as well as the influence of technical limitations on the control are explained and practically worked out on the basis of a large number of experiments. The last chapter offers the opportunity for "free experimentation" with compatible external controlled systems. The course consists of 10 chapters.

Total duration: Up to 8 hours

Target audience

The course can be used to support the training process for the following professions and fields of study:

• Electronics technician for devices and systems
• Aircraft electronics technician
• Automation technology (Bachelor)
• Control engineering (Bachelor)

Learning objectives

The students should:

• Understand the basic principles of modern control strategies,
• understand the influence of technical limitations on the control loop and
• be able to apply and expand the knowledge they have learnt from all COM4LAB control engineering courses in "free experimentation".

Topics

The course will cover the following topics:

• Systems with dead time
• Limiting the manipulated variable
• Cascade control
• Introduction to frequency response
• Frequency response of simple basic elements
• Frequency response of compound elements
• Controller design in the frequency range
• Fuzzy control
• Adaptive control
• Free experimentation with external controlled systems

Previous knowledge

Students need basic previous knowledge of electronic components and control engineering(COM4LAB course: Introduction to Control Engineering, COM4LAB course: Control Loops and Stability) in order to successfully complete the course. A good knowledge of formulae is a prerequisite.