EFD011U1M: Course on
Control Engineering
Introduction – Control Engineering Course
by
P. K. Vijayan
Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jagti, Jammu 181221, J&K
Institute Core, August 07, 2023
IIT Jammu, Jagti, Jammu 181221 J&K India
Contents
• Control Engineering?
• Course Objectives
• Course Outcomes
• Course Contents
• Reference Books
• Assessment Methodology
Control Engineering?
• Often chemical and metallurgical plants need to maintain the
operating parameters like pressure, temperature, level, flow rate,
concentration, etc. at certain desired values.
– The requirement may be to have a chemical reaction proceeding at a
certain desired rate
• Control systems are used for maintaining the operating parameters
at the desired value
• Simply put, Control engineering is the study of the control systems
– Enable design, performance analysis, operation & trouble shooting
• Different types of control systems are used for different purposes/
industries.
• Although, the basic aspects of the control system are same
differences exist in different industries.
• In this course, we will take examples from process industry
– Metallurgical processes and chemical processes have a lot of similarity
Course objectives
• The first section of the course explains the
– Mathematical modelling of physical systems,
– Time response analysis of first and second order
systems,
– Different concepts of stability.
• The second section of the course discusses the
frequency domain analysis.
• The third section explains about compensation
techniques and state variable analysis.
Course outcomes
• The course would provide a detailed understanding of
the control systems used in process plants.
– Chemical and metallurgical processes
• At the end of the course, the students would
– have a good understanding of the different types of
control systems and their analysis methods,
– would be capable of performing design, analysis and
selection of control systems for a specified purpose.
• Besides, they will be able to perform transient
response and stability analysis (frequency domain and
time domain) of control systems.
Course contents
• The Course content covers the following broad
topics:
– Mathematical modelling,
– Time response analysis,
– Concepts of stability,
– Frequency domain analysis,
– Compensation techniques
DETAILED COURSE CONTENTS
Mathematical modelling
• Introduction of Open loop and Closed loop
systems,
• Mathematical modelling of Physical systems,
• Laplace Transform,
• Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical systems,
• Transfer functions,
• Block diagrams, Block diagram reduction rules,
Signal flow graphs, Mason’s Gain formula,
Feedback characteristics of closed loop system.
• Number of lectures:9
Time Response Analysis
• Standard test signals,
• Time response of First and Second order
systems,
• Steady-state errors, error constants and
Dynamic error coefficients,
• Effect of addition of poles and zeros on
response of system,
• Response with P, PI and PID controllers
– Number of lectures:8
Stability Analysis
• Necessary conditions for stability and Routh
Criterion,
• Relative stability analysis,
• Concept of Root Locus and Construction,
• Gain margin and Phase margin,
• Addition of poles and zeros on root locus,
• Stability analysis for engineering system.
– Number of lectures:9
Frequency domain analysis
• Frequency response specifications,
• Frequency and Time domain correlation,
• Closed loop frequency response from Open loop
Transfer Functions
– Bode plot, Polar plot, Nyquist criterion.
• Compensation techniques:
– Design of Lead-Lag
– Lead-Lag Compensation.
• Number of lectures: 9
State variable Analysis
• Concept of State, State Variables and State
Model,
• State representation of Continuous-time systems,
• Multivariable Control and State equation,
• Solution of State equations,
• Concept of Controllability and Observability.
• Number of lectures: 7
• Total number of lectures:42
Number of Lectures
• The Course content covers the following broad topics:
– Mathematical modelling,
• Number of lectures:9
– Time response analysis,
• Number of lectures:8
– Stability analysis,
• Number of lectures: 9
– Frequency domain analysis,
• Number of lectures: 9
– Compensation techniques
• Number of lectures: 7
– Total number of lectures: 42
Brief Description of Tutorial Activities
• Tutorial problems will be supplied to the
students.
• They are expected to work out the problems and
clarify their difficulties in the tutorial hour.
• IN ADDITION, THERE IS A LAB IN THIS COURSE
• Control Engineering lab is in Paloura
– Every Thursday afternoon 14-18 hours
– Materials: 14-15:50
• Transport will be arranged at 13:15
– Chemical: 16-17:50
• Transport will be arranged at 15:15
Reference Books
• Text book:
• Donald Coughanowr and Steven LeBlanc, Process Systems
Analysis and Control (3rd edition), McGraw-Hill Science, 584
pages, 2009.
• Reference books:
• George Stephanopoulos "Chemical Process Control", PHI
• N. S. Nise, ”Control System Engineering” John Wiley & Sons
Inc, 6th Edition.
• K. Ogata, “Modern Control Engineering”, PHI, 3rd Edition..
• Nagrath M. Gopal, “Control Systems Engineering”, New Age
International, 4th Edition.
Assessment Methodology
• One term project (10)
• Two Assignments (2x5)
• Quiz-1 (10) 90 minutes After ~ 10 lectures
• Mid-sem (20) 180 minutes After ~ 21 lectures
• Quiz-2 (10) 90 minutes After ~ 31 lectures
• End-sem (40) 180 minutes After 42 lectures
Concluding Remarks
• A brief introduction to Control Engineering
course is provided
• Course contents, course objectives and course
outcome are discussed.
• Detailed contents discussed along with the
number of lectures
• Assessment methodology
• Reference books
Thank you
