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ME2400 Measurement, Instrumentation, and Control

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1. Course Intro

 

 

 

2. Control systems

3. Sensors

4. Signal conditioning

5. Controller

6. Correction Element

7. Process modeling

8. System response from process models

9. Control design

10. What`s next?

 

 

 

 

 

1. Course Intro (back to top)

 

 

 

 

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1.

Introduction to ME2400 Course

Lecture

 

Controlling dinosaurs (scene from Jurassic World)

ISRO Rocket Launch

 

Wrist training - scene from 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Boy balancing stick on hand

Space X - Rocket Landing

Controlling Quadcopters

Self-Drive Car

Modeling Quadcopter in Matlab

https://www.instructables.com/

https://learn.sparkfun.com

 

 

 

 

2. Control Systems (back to top) (Pre-LOCKDOWN)

 

 

 

 

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Control systems

Lecture Slides (PDF)

 

 

 

3. Sensors (back to top) (Pre-LOCKDOWN)

 

 

 

 

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Sensors

Lecture Slides (PDF)

 

 

 

4. Signal Conditioning (back to top) (Pre-LOCKDOWN)

 

 

 

 

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Signal conditioning

Lecture Slides (PDF)

 

 

 

5. Controller (back to top) (Pre-LOCKDOWN)

 

 

 

 

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Controller

Lecture Slides (PDF)

 

 

 

 

6. Correction Element (back to top)

 

6.1 - Pneumatic Hydraulic Actuation

6.2 - Electrical Actuation

6.3 - Mechanical Actuation (self-read)

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Self-Assessment

Textbook Reference

Lec. Video download

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6.

Introduction to Correction Elements in Control System

Lecture

 

 

mp4

 

 

6.1 Pneumatic / Hydraulic Actuation (suggested completion date: 03rd May 2020) (back to top)

 

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Video Link (Youtube)

Self-Assessment

Textbook Reference

Lec. Video download

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6.1.1

Piston-Cylinder Linear Actuator

Lecture

Quiz

7.5 (Bolton)

mp4

Build a robot arm using syringe as hyd. actuator

6.1.2

Pressure sources

Lecture

Quiz

7.2.1, 7.2.2 (Bolton)

mp4

Hydraulic powerpack: First 3 minutes of this video

6.1.3

Directional Control valves

Lecture

Quiz

7.3

mp4

 

6.1.4

Valve symbols

Lecture

Quiz

7.3 (Bolton)

mp4

 

6.1.5

Pneum./Hyd. Circuit examples

Lecture

Quiz

7.3.1, 7.5 (Bolton)

mp4

 

6.1.6

Cylinder sequencing

Lecture

Quiz

7.5.1 (Bolton)

mp4

 

6.1.7

Flow control valves

Lecture

Quiz

7.7 (Bolton)

mp4

 

 

6.2 Electrical actuation systems (suggested completion date: before 10th May 2020) (back to top)

 

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Video Link (Youtube)

Self-Assessment

Textbook Reference

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6.2.1

Switches & Solenoids

Lecture

Quiz

9.2, 9.3, 9.4

(Bolton)

mp4

Thyristor -how does it work

 

Transistor - how does it work

6.2.2

DC motor

Lec-01: Basic concept and problem with achieving continuous rotation

Quiz

9.5

(Bolton)

mp4

How does it work - Brushed DC motor

 

Simple motor

 

 

Lec-02: Continuous rotation method 01

 

 

mp4

 

 

 

 

Lec-03: Continuous rotation method 02

 

 

mp4

 

 

 

 

Lec-04: Torque-Speed Characteristics

 

 

mp4

 

 

 

Lec-05: Motor types

 

 

mp4

 

 

 

Lec-06: Control of DC motor

 

 

mp4

 

6.2.4

Brushless DC motor

Lecture

Quiz

9.5.4

(Bolton)

download

mp4

How does it work - Brushless DC Motor

 

Atomberg - IITB Ceiling Fan Startup

 

Make your own BLDC motor

6.2.5

Stepper motor

Lecture - Types of stepper motors

Quiz

9.7

(Bolton)

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(mp4)

How does it work - Stepper Motor

 

 

Lecture -Specifications, Torque-Speed Characteristics

Quiz

9.7

(Bolton)

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(mp4)

 

 

 

Lecture - switching circuits, mini-stepping, motor selection, vibration

Quiz

9.7

(Bolton)

download

(mp4)

 

6.2.6

AC motor

Self-read and see video (external reference)

 

9.6 (Bolton)

 

How does it work - Induction Motor

6.2.7

Motor selection

(New) Explaining problem in 9.8.2 section

Quiz

9.8.1, 9.8.2 and 9.8.3 (Bolton)

mp4

 

 

 6.3 Mechanical Actuation System (back to top)

 

Self-read from book: Chapter 8 of text

 

 

 

 

 

7. Process and its modeling (back to top) (suggested date of completion 17th May 2020)

 

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Live Zoom Class (09th April) - Intro to process Modeling

 

 

 

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Textbook Reference

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7.

Process modeling intro

Lecture

Quiz

17.1 (Bolton)

mp4

 

7.1

Process modeling - mechanical systems

Lecture

Quiz

17.2 (Bolton)

mp4

 

7.2

Process modeling - electrical systems

Lecture

Quiz

17.3 (Bolton)

mp4

 

7.3

Process modeling - fluid systems

Lecture

 

 

mp4

 

7.3B

Fluid modeling examples

Lecture

 

 

mp4

 

7.4

Process modeling - thermal systems

Lecture

 

 

mp4

 

7.5

System model examples

Lecture

Quiz

18.1 to 18.3 (Bolton)

mp4

 

7.6

Linearization of models

Lecture

Quiz

18.4 and 18.5

mp4

 

 

 

 

 

8. System response from process models (back to top) (suggested date of completion 23rd May 2020)

 

 

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Live Zoom Class 17th April - Intro to System Response

 

Live Zoom Class 24th April

 

 

 

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Self-Assessment

Textbook Reference

Lec. Video download

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8.1

System Response - Intro; input types, transient vs steady-state response, natural vs forced response, stability

Lecture

Quiz

 

mp4

 

8.2

(a) Laplace Transform - basics

Lecture

Quiz

Appendix A

mp4

 

 

(b) Laplace transform, s-domain models of 1st and 2nd order systems, DC motor + load example

Lecture

Quiz

 

mp4

 

8.3

Inverse Laplace transform (from frequency back to time); partial fractions

Lecture

Quiz

Appendix A

mp4

 

8.4

Block diagram and its simplification

Lecture - simplification methods

 

Quiz

Not in text

mp4

 

 

 

Lecture - E.g. 01 (block simplification)

 

 

 

mp4

 

 

 

Lecture - E.g. 02 (multiple inputs)

 

 

mp4

 

8.5

System response to impulse and step inputs

Lecture - 1st order system response

Quiz

20.2

mp4

 

 

 

Lecture - 2nd order system response to step input

 

20.3, 19.3

mp4

 

 

 

Lecture - 2nd order system response parameters

Quiz

19.4

mp4

 

8.6

System response to sinusoidal inputs of varying frequencies - frequency response function

Lecture - Frequency Response Function

Quiz

21.1 to 21.3

mp4

 

 

 

Lecture - Examples 1st and 2nd order frequency response

 

 

mp4

 

8.7

Graphing frequency response function - Bode plot

Lecture - What is Bode plot?

Quiz

21.4

mp4

 

 

 

Lecture - Bode Plotting examples

 

 

mp4

 

8.8

Graphing frequency response function - Nyquist plot

Lecture

Quiz

Not in book. See this reference material (PDF)

mp4

 

8.9

System Identification

Lecture

Quiz

21.4.6

mp4

 

8.10

Frequency response - parameters for control design

Lecture

Quiz

21.5

mp4

 

8.11

Using online MATLAB to get system response, Bode and Nyquist plots

Lecture

Quiz

 

mp4

Control Tutorials

 

 

 

9. Control design (back to top) (suggested date of completion: 30th May)

 

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9.1

Control design objectives

Lecture

Quiz

 

mp4

 

9.2

Transient response - effect of poles of transfer function

Lecture

Quiz

20.6

mp4

 

9.3

Steady state error (step, ramp inputs)

Lecture

Quiz

Not in text

mp4

 

 

 

Clarification - unity feedback systems

 

 

mp4

 

9.4

Stability in feedback systems for sinusoidal inputs; Stability via Bode and Nyquist plots

Lecture

Quiz

21.6

mp4

 

 

 

Stability in Bode Plot

Quiz

 

mp4

 

 

 

Stability in Nyquist Plot

Quiz

Not in book. See this reference material (PDF)

mp4

 

9.5

Compensators: Gain and Phase adjustment

Lecture

 

Not in text

mp4

 

 

 

Phase lead compensator design example

Quiz

 

mp4

 

 

 

(New) Phase lag compensator design example

 

 

mp4

 

9.6

PID controller design

Lecture

Quiz

22.1 to 22.9

mp4

 

 

 

 

10. What`s next? (back to top)

 

 

 

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10.1

Classical vs Modern Control Theory

Lecture

 

Not in text

mp4

 

10.2

(Optional) Intro to State-Space Technique

Lecture

 

Not in text

mp4

 

 

 

Solving State Eqns. - Numerically

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Eqns - Nonlinear system Example