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Applied Control EngineeringLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: ELA22SS03

Credits

3 op

Objective

The student:
- is acquainted with the basic principles of control engineering
- is able to analyse a control system
- has the practical skills required to use and tune a PID controller.

Content

- control engineering and its applications
- components and block schemes
- process characteristics
- process types and step responses
- feedback loop systems
- different control methods
- PID controllers
- tuning PID controllers

Qualifications

No requirements in advance

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is acquainted with the basic terminology of control engineering, knows the most important analysis principles of control engineering, and is able to tune a PID controller for common control objects.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is well acquainted with the basic terminology of control engineering, knows well methods to analyse control objects, and is able to implement PID controllers by means of different tools.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to utilize the basic terminology for structuring control engineering problems, is able to use system analysis to solve control engineering problems, is able to recognize the limitations of PID control, and knows alternative control methods.

Materials

Relevant course literature
System manuals

Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 02.03.2025

Timing

03.03.2025 - 13.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

Campus

Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33

Teaching languages
  • Svenska
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy Technology
  • Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Automation
Teachers
  • Joachim Böling
Teacher in charge

Ronnie Sundsten

Groups
  • ET24D-V
    Energy Technology, 2024

Objective

The student:
- is acquainted with the basic principles of control engineering
- is able to analyse a control system
- has the practical skills required to use and tune a PID controller.

Content

- control engineering and its applications
- components and block schemes
- process characteristics
- process types and step responses
- feedback loop systems
- different control methods
- PID controllers
- tuning PID controllers

Location and time

Vaasa, spring 2025

Materials

Relevant course literature
System manuals

Teaching methods

This course runs in English.

Lectures, exercises and laboratory exercises.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is acquainted with the basic terminology of control engineering, knows the most important analysis principles of control engineering, and is able to tune a PID controller for common control objects.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is well acquainted with the basic terminology of control engineering, knows well methods to analyse control objects, and is able to implement PID controllers by means of different tools.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to utilize the basic terminology for structuring control engineering problems, is able to use system analysis to solve control engineering problems, is able to recognize the limitations of PID control, and knows alternative control methods.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course assessment is based on:
- the documentation of compulsory laboratory exercises
- assignments to be handed in
- course exam

Qualifications

No requirements in advance

Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 05.01.2025

Timing

06.01.2025 - 16.02.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

Campus

Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33

Teaching languages
  • Svenska
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy Technology
  • Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Automation
Teachers
  • Joachim Böling
Teacher in charge

Ronnie Sundsten

Scheduling groups
  • ELA22-K (Size: 40. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • ELA22D-V
    Ingenjör (YH), el- och automationsteknik, 2022, dagstudier
Small groups
  • ELA22-K

Objective

The student:
- is acquainted with the basic principles of control engineering
- is able to analyse a control system
- has the practical skills required to use and tune a PID controller.

Content

- control engineering and its applications
- components and block schemes
- process characteristics
- process types and step responses
- feedback loop systems
- different control methods
- PID controllers
- tuning PID controllers

Location and time

Vaasa, spring 2025

Materials

Relevant course literature
System manuals

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises and laboratory exercises.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is acquainted with the basic terminology of control engineering, knows the most important analysis principles of control engineering, and is able to tune a PID controller for common control objects.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is well acquainted with the basic terminology of control engineering, knows well methods to analyse control objects, and is able to implement PID controllers by means of different tools.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to utilize the basic terminology for structuring control engineering problems, is able to use system analysis to solve control engineering problems, is able to recognize the limitations of PID control, and knows alternative control methods.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course assessment is based on:
- the documentation of compulsory laboratory exercises
- assignments to be handed in
- course exam

Qualifications

No requirements in advance