Control Engineering and Servo System Design (4 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student understands the significance of sustainable development when designing servo systems for machine automation applications.
The student understands the importance of cost-effectiveness, quality and safety when designing motion control applications.
The student is able to dimension and select the components for typical machine automation servo systems.
The student masters the basics of control engineering.
The student is able to exploit a modeling and simulation software for designing and analyzing a servo system.
The student is capable of designing a basic control structure for a servo system.

Content (course unit)

In the course, the structure and different implementation approaches of servo systems for motion control systems are studied.

The mathematical modeling of dynamic systems based on differential equations are studied as well as the modeling in the frequency domain obtained by Laplace transformation.

The basic of control engineering, analysis methods of dynamic systems and basic controller structures of servo systems are considered.

The course includes a project task which involves dimensioning, modeling, simulation and control design of a servo system with a CAD-software.

Exam schedules

Agreed during the course.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Exams 50 % and exercise work 50 %.

Teaching methods

Theory lessons, exercises, Matlab/Simulink -exercises, group work, learning diary

Learning materials

Säätötekniikan perusteita. Savolainen & Vaittinen
Servotekniikka. Fonselius et al.
Other material.

Student workload

Contact lessons 48h, individual work 60h, in total 108h.

Further information

Literature:
Jari Savolainen, Reijo Vaittinen: Säätötekniikan perusteita

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Fail in the exams and/or fail in the exercise work leads to grade 0.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Average level (1-2): The student recognizes the components of typical servo systems and understands the operating principle of servo systems and the advantages of control theory. Is able to dimension and choose components for a typical servo system. With help is able to define a mechatronic system model based on differential equations and create a transfer function model. Is able to analyze the system dynamic characteristics (e.g.Bode diagram), model and simulate the system in Matlab/Simulink environment and design a basic controller for a typical servo system.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Good level (3-4): The student recognizes the components of typical servo systems and understands the operating principle of servo systems and the advantages of control theory. Is able to dimension and choose components for a typical servo system and justify the solution. Is able to define a mechatronic system model based on differential equations and create a transfer function model. Is able to use transfer function algebra. Is able to analyze the system dynamic characteristics (e.g.Bode diagram), model and simulate the system in Matlab/Simulink environment and design a basic controller for a typical servo system. Masters the controller design procedure for servo systems.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Very good (5): The student recognizes the components of typical servo systems and understands the operating principle of servo systems and the advantages of control theory. Is able to dimension and choose components for a more advanced servo system and justify the solution. Masters well the mechatronic system modeling using differential equations,transfer functions and transfer function algebra. Is capable for deep analysis of dynamic system, model and simulate the system in Matlab/Simulink environment and design also a mode advanced controller for a servo system. Is able to justify the choices for a controller. Masters the controller design procedure well for servo systems.