COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROCESS CONTROL TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEC 5023 PROCESS CONTROL TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EROL UYAR

Offered to

Mechatronics Engineering
M.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering

Course Objective

Aim of the lesson is to introduce, process control systems and analysis methods to students on high level.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Physical and chemical process control examples
2   Classical and modern control methods comprehension.
3   Definition of time and frequency behaviour of control systems.
4   Stability analysis of control systems.
5   Control systems methods and analysis with state variables.
6   Simulation and solutions of control systems with MATLAB program.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of process control circuits.
2 Different process control applications.
3 Definition of classical control theory and linear systems. Assignment of homework 1.
4 Transfer function and block diagrams.
5 Time behaviours of linear systems. Delivery of homework 1.
6 Frequency behaviours of linear systems. Assignment of homework 2.
7 Midterm
8 Classical control systems and application examples.
9 Actuator systems. Deivery of homework 2.
10 Closed and open loop control circuits.
11 Stability analysis methods and applications. Assignment of homework 3.
12 Analysis of control circuits with state variables method, stability analysis with state variables.
13 Control and observability, application examples with state variables method. Delivery of homework 3.
14 Student presentations.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
E. Uyar, Sistem Dinamiği ve Otomatik Kontrol, 3. baskı. DEÜ yayınları, 2011.
Reference Book:
K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, 4th edition., Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 2002.
R.C. Dorf, R.H. Bishop, Modern Control systems, 10th edition, Prentice Hall, Inc. New Jersey, 2005.
L. Merz, grundlagen der Regelungstechnik Oldenburg. Verlag, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Content of the lesson will be given by presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be evaluated with homeworks and exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Erol Uyar
erol.uyar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 12 36
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 186

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.14
LO.233
LO.33323
LO.4432
LO.5343
LO.6334