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Semester I, Academic Year - 2007-2008

Class Schedule:

Venue: DCL.

Lecture: Every Friday 2:10 pm – 4:00 pm from September 5 to November 28, 2008

Practical: Every Wednesday 2:10 pm – 6:00 pm from September 10 to November 26, 2008

Class Test: October 15 – 17, 2008. Exact date will decide in the class. It is compulsory and there will be no supplementary test. 

Examination: Class test 20%, laboratory work 20% and final examination 60%.

Attendance: Both lecture and practical class attendance will be recorded and a minimum 75% attendance is expected.

Faculty Name: Sujit Bag, Room D6, Physics Building, Extn. 4851. Email. sujit.bag@cavehill.uwi.edu

Visiting Time: Mon. – Tue., Thu. 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, otherwise by appointment.

Course Syllabus:

Block diagram, signal flow graphs, frequency response, stability, steady state and transient response, transducers, controllers and control systems fro level, temperature, speed and position control. Sampled systems. Introduction to computer control and robotics.

Practical: Design and simulation of control systems using MATLAB. Implementation of control logic for motor control using Microcontroller and PLC programming.

Note: Students must have basic idea on programming like C, Assemble language. In case students have not done such course, they should learn quickly by themselves. Both LCD projector and white board will be used for presentation. Course materials are also available online for downloading. However, students are encouraged to take notes during class.

Course Materials