10ME82 Control Engineering syllabus for ME


Part A
Unit-1 Introduction 7 hours

Concept of automatic controls, Open loop and closed loop systems, Concepts of feedback, requirements of an ideal control system, Types of controllers- Proportional, Integral Proportional Integral, Proportional Integral Differential controllers.

Unit-2 Mathematical Models 6 hours

Transfer function models, models of mechanical systems, models of electrical circuits, DC and AC motors in control systems, models of thermal systems, models of hydraulic systems, pneumatic system, Analogous systems: Force voltage, Force current.

Unit-3 Block Diagrams and Signal Flow Graphs 7 hours

Transfer Functions definition, function, block representation of systems elements, reduction of block diagrams, Signal flow graphs: Mason’s gain formula.

Unit-4 Transient and Steady State Response Analysis 6 hours

Introduction, first order and second order system response to step, ramp and impulse inputs, concepts of time constant and its importance in speed of response. System stability: Routh’s-Hurwitz Criterion.

Part B
Unit-5 Frequency Response Analysis 6 hours

Polar plots, Nyquist stability criterion, Stability analysis, Relative stability concepts, Gain margin and phase margin, M&N circles.

Unit-6 Frequency Response Analysis Using Bode Plots 7 hours

Bode attenuation diagrams, Stability analysis using Bode plots, Simplified Bode Diagrams.

Unit-7 Root Locus Plots 6 hours

Definition of root loci, General rules for constructing root loci, Analysis using root locus plots.

Unit-8 System Compensation and State Variable Characteristics of Linear Systems: 7 hours

Series and feedback compensation, Introduction to state concepts, state equation of linear continuous data system. Matrix representation of state equations, controllability and observability, Kalman and Gilberts test.

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