EE-371 Control Systems I Laboratory Manual
Real-Time Control Laboratory
DR. H. Saadat

The student is introduced to the fundamentals of automatic control systems including the analysis and design of control systems for variousengineering applications. Topics include modeling of physical systems using both transfer function and state space models. System responses, performance and design criteria. Control system characteristics, stability, sensitivity, steady state errors and transient response. Stability analyses using Routh-Hurwitz, Root-locus, Nyquist, and Bode methods. Lead and lag compensators and PID controllers design using root-locus method. Frequency-response analysis. MATLAB and SIMULINK are used to aid in the analysis and design of control systems.

The laboratory work is designed to introduce the student to modern techniques needed for the design and implementation of automatic control systems. The student is first introduced to the basics of the MATLAB and SIMULINK used for the analysis and simulation of the dynamic system, controller design and simulation of the compensated system. Next, the student implements the developed control system in one of the laboratory test bench and control the system in real-time in accordance to the design specifications. 

Laboratory Schedule and Manual

EE-371 Laboratory Manual Contents

Introduction to Real-Time Control Laboratory

WinCon Software Installation (Install before the first laboratory session)

WEEK	TOPICS
1	Introduction to Data Acquisition and Real-Time Control
2	Op amp A/D – D/A converters and Compensator Emulation
3	State variable modeling and introduction to MATLAB Control System Toolbox Tutorial I Basics of State Variable Modeling Tutorial II MATLAB Functions for Modeling and Time-domain Analysis
4	Digital simulation: Case studies	Animation M-files for Lab 4
5	Position Control Design Project (Position and Rate Feedbacks)
6	Speed control Design Project (Velocity Feedbacks)
7	Position Control Design project PD Controller Design Tutorial III Root Locus Design MATLAB SISO Design Tool		rldesigngui
8	Position Control Design project PD Controller (Design)
9	Ball and Beam project
10	Review and tutorial session