| Date |
Day |
Reading |
Topics |
| 1/20/09 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 1 |
Introduction |
| 1/22 |
Thursday |
|
Feedback control |
| 1/27 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 2 |
Mathematical modeling |
| 1/29 |
Thursday |
|
Dynamic responses |
| 2/3 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 3 |
Laplace transforms |
| 2/5 |
Thursday |
Chapter 4 |
Transfer functions |
| 2/10 |
Tuesday |
|
First order systems |
| 2/12 |
Thursday |
Chapter 5 |
Second order systems |
| 2/17 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 6 |
Complex processes |
| 2/20 |
Friday |
|
Hour Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5) |
| 2/24 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 7 |
Fitting models to data |
| 2/26 |
Thursday |
|
Fitting models to data |
| 3/3 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 8 |
PID controllers |
| 3/5 |
Thursday |
Chapter 9 |
Instrumentation and valves |
| 3/10 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 11 |
Closed loop transfer function |
| 3/12 |
Thursday |
|
Block diagrams, Stability |
| 3/24 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 12 |
Control loop analysis |
| 3/26 |
Thursday |
|
Controller tuning |
| 3/31 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 15 |
Feedforward control |
| 4/3 |
Friday |
|
Hour Exam #2 (Chapters 6-9,11) |
| 4/7 |
Tuesday |
|
Feedforward control |
| 4/9 |
Thursday |
Chapter 16 |
Advanced control strategies |
| 4/14 |
Tuesday |
|
Advanced control strategies |
| 4/16 |
Thursday |
Chapter 18 |
Multivariable control |
| 4/21 |
Tuesday |
|
Multivariable control |
| 4/23 |
Thursday |
Chapter 19 |
Real-time optimization |
| 4/28 |
Tuesday |
Appendix A |
Computer control |
| 5/1 |
Friday |
|
Hour Exam #3 (Chapters 12, 15, 16) |
| 5/5 |
Tuesday |
Chapter 22 |
Batch process control |
| 5/7 |
Thursday |
|
Final exam review |
| 5/16 |
Saturday (2-5 p.m) |
|
Final Exam |
