Undergraduate Course: Instrumentation and Control 3 (MECE09014)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mechanical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This is a first course in the design and analysis of control systems. It teaches students how to develop a mathematical model of a control system. It also introduces students classical methods of analysing the behaviour and stability of control systems. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 2, Hudson Beare Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | 8 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | 8 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. Understand what is meant by closed loop control;
2. Appreciate methods of system linearisation;
3. Derive mathematical models of physical systems;
4. Represent a system in block diagram form;
5. Analyse a linear system in both the time and frequency domains;
6. Be able to check on the stability of a system;
7. Understand the need for performance specifications in the design of a system; |
Assessment Information
| Examination 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Martin Reekie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5563
Email: H.M.Reekie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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