Introduction to Control Systems detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of introduction to control systems is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF PHYSICALSYSTEMS Definition & classification of system – terminology & structure of feedback control theory -Analogous systems – Physical system representation by Differential equations – Block diagram reduction-Signal flow graphs.
Unit II
TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS & ROOTLOCUSTECHNIQUE Standard test signals – Steady state error & error constants – Time Response of I and II order system-Root locus-Rules for sketching root loci.
Unit III
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Unit IV
STABILITY CONCEPTS & ANALYSIS Concept of stability – Necessary condition – RH criterion – Relative stability – Nyquist stability criterion – Stability from Bode plot – Relative stability from Nyquist & Bode – Closed loop frequency response.
Unit V
STATE VARIABLE ANALYSIS Concept of state – State Variable & State Model – State models for linear & continuous time systems-Solution of state & output equation-controllability & observability.
Course Outcomes:
- Design the basic mathematical model of physical System.
- Analyze the time response analysis and techniques.
- Analyze the transfer function from different plots.
- Apply the stability concept in various criterion.
- Assess the state models for linear and continuous Systems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems, Pearson Education, 2010.
- Control System Dynamics” by Robert Clark, Cambridge University Press, 1996 USA.
- John J. D’Azzo, Constantine H. Houpis and Stuart N. Sheldon, Linear Control System AnalysisandDesign, 5th Edition, CRC PRESS, 2003.
- S. Palani, Control System Engineering, McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited, 2009.
- Yaduvir Singh and S.Janardhanan, Modern Control, Cengage Learning, First Impression 2010.
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