The following syllabus is provided for your benefit. Every precaution is taken to make sure it is accurate. However, if there is any discrepency between this page and the syllabus given to you by your instructor, the syllabus you received in class takes precedent.
| Session | Topic | Reading Assignment | Homework |
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| 1 | Processes and Process Control
Systems
Valves
LAB: Control Valve Simulation |
01_introduction.pdf 02_control_valves.pdf |
Homework
#1 - Valves Lab Exercise 0 Lab Exercise 1 |
| 2 | Sensors
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03_sensors.pdf |
Homework
#2 - Measurement Lab Exercise 2 |
| 3 | System Time Elements LAB: Valve and Positioner LAB: Measuring a Time Constant |
04_dynamics.pdf |
Homework
#3 - Time Elements Lab Exercise 3a Lab Exercise 3b |
| 4 | Feedback Control Theory -
Proportional Control LAB: Controller Study Discussion of requirements for lab report |
05_controller.pdf 06_pb_vs_gain.pdf 07_loop_gain.pdf |
Homework
#4 - Controllers Lab Exercise 4 |
| 5 | Control Theory Compensation Reset LAB: Reset Controller Setup |
08_reset.pdf | Homework
#5 - Reset Comprehensive Lab Report - Rough Draft Due Lab Exercise 5 |
| 6 | Comprehensive
Lab Report - DUE Take-Home Midterm Handed Out Control Theory Integral Derivative PID LAB: Using Integral to eliminate Proportional Offset LAB: PID Controller Simulation |
09_pid.pdf |
Homework #6 - PID Lab Exercise 6a Lab Exercise 6b |
| 7 | Take-Home
Test #1 DUE Cascade Control LAB: Cascade Control Simulation |
Handouts |
Homework
#7 - Cascade Lab Exercise 7 |
| 8 | Control Loop Tuning - Open Loop LAB: Tuning a Control Loop - Open Loop |
10_tuning.pdf |
Homework
#8: Open Loop Tuning Lab Exercise 8 |
| 9 | Control Loop Tuning - Closed Loop - 'As Found' Tuning LAB: Tuning a Control Loop - Closed Loop Tuning Discussion of requirements for lab report |
10_tuning.pdf | Homework #9a -
Closed loop simulation Homework #9b - 'As Found' tuning simulation Lab Exercise 9 |
| 10 | LAB: Tuning a Control System Take-Home Test #2 handed out |
Lab Exercise 10 Review all material regarding open-loop, closed-loop, and `As-Found' tuning as well as cascaded control. Make sure you have completed all labs and homework regarding tuning processes. In this lab, we will tune a system in which there exist three interactive loops. |
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| 11 | Comprehensive
Lab Report Take-Home Test #2 due |
If necessary, we will finish last week's lab The comprehensive lab report and your test is due. |
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