Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to:
- explain the operating principle of feedback systems
- describe the methodology for calculating control constants
- define a PID control function for a process
- calculate the control constants for a PID controller
- control a process
- simulate a controller based on an existing process definition
- choose a method for calculation and assess the need for PID constants
- assess safety-critical approaches to the deployment of a feedback system

Content

Process models
Control structures
Regulatory
Proportional
Integral
Derivative
Use of regulators
Calculation of control constants
Implementation of a PID controller

Materials

Compendiums on Moodle.
Course material, literature and laboratory descriptions.
Data books and reference documents.

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises and laboratory exercises

Exam schedules

Autumn 2025

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Understand the principle of feedback.
Have the knowledge to set PID controllers for common control objects.
Master the most common control structures.
Understand the principles for identifying process models.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Know the most common analysis tools for analyzing feedback systems.
Have the knowledge to implement PID controllers with various tools.
Have the knowledge to implement regulatory structures in practice.
Have the knowledge to perform simpler identification experiments.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Be well versed in systematic analysis of feedback systems.
Master autotuning of PID controllers.
Being able to design and implement advanced control structures.
Have the knowledge to perform more advanced identification.

Assessment methods and criteria

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

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Less than 40% of the course credits.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

40% - 63% of the course credits.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

64% - 87% of the course credits

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

At least 88% of the course credits.

Qualifications

Modellering och simulering (Modeling and simulation)