Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic understanding of computer-controlled systems and the theories and methodologies of computer-controlled system analysis and design.
Synopsis Discrete-time systems: sampling and reconstruction, discrete equivalents of analog systems, z transforms, difference equations, state equations and their solutions. Controller design: root locus and frequency response approaches, poles assignment, state feedback, state estimation, controllability and observability, optimal filter, robust control, PID controllers. System identification and adaptive control: recursive least-square estimation, adaptive control systems, PID self-tuning controllers. Real-time programming.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60% + Laboratory work: 40%