Spring 2011 Schedule
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Date |
Day |
Reading |
Topics |
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1/15/13 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 1 |
Introduction |
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1/17 |
Thursday |
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Feedback control |
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1/18 |
Friday |
Chapter 2 |
Mathematical modeling, simulation using MATLAB (TA) |
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1/22 |
Tuesday |
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Dynamic responses |
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1/24 |
Thursday |
Chapter 3 |
Laplace transforms |
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1/25 |
Friday |
Chapter 4 |
Transfer functions, problem-solving (dynamic responses) |
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1/29 |
Tuesday |
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First order systems |
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1/31 |
Thursday |
Chapter 5 |
Second order systems |
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2/1 |
Friday |
Chapter 6 |
Complex processes, open-loop Simulink introduction |
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2/5 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 7 |
Fitting models to data |
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2/7 |
Thursday |
|
Exam Review |
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2/8 |
Friday |
|
Hour Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5) |
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2/12 |
Tuesday |
|
Fitting models to data |
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2/14 |
Thursday |
Chapter 8 |
PID controllers |
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2/15 |
Friday |
Chapter 9 |
Instrumentation and valves, step response fitting |
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2/19 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 11 |
Closed loop transfer function |
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2/21 |
Thursday |
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Block diagrams, Stability |
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2/22 |
Friday |
Chapter 12 |
Control loop analysis, closed-loop Simulink |
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2/26 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 12 |
Controller tuning, PID controller tuner |
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2/28 |
Thursday |
Chapter 15 |
Feedforward control |
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3/1 |
Friday |
Hour Exam #2 (Chapters 6-9,11) |
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3/5 |
Tuesday |
Air heater demonstration |
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3/7 |
Thursday |
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Feedforward control |
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3/8 |
Friday |
Chapter 16 |
Advanced control strategies, Simulink--cascade control |
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3/19 |
Tuesday |
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Advanced control strategies |
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3/21 |
Thursday |
Chapter 18 |
Multivariable control |
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3/22 |
Friday |
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Hour Exam #3 (Chapters 12, 15, 16) |
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3/26 |
Tuesday |
Multivariable control |
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3/28 |
Thursday |
Chapter 10 |
Safety and Process Control |
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3/29 |
Friday |
Chapter 19 |
Real-time optimization, Simulink--multivariable control |
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4/2 |
Tuesday |
Appendix A |
Computer control |
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4/4 |
Thursday |
Final exam review |
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4/5 |
Friday |
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Final Exam |