Philadelphia University

Mechatronics Engineering Department

Faculty of Engineering
Second Semester 2013/2014

Course Syllabus
Course Title Digital Control
Course Number 0640441
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Course Level 4 year
Class Time 09.10  10.00 Sun/Tue/Thu
Instructor Dr. Lutfi Al-Sharif
email lal-sharif@theiet.org
website http://www2.ju.edu.jo/sites/Academic/l.sharif/Material/Forms/AllItems.aspx
Prerequisites Automatic Control; Microcontroller Systems
Office Hours 10:00-12:00 Sun/Tue/Thu
Text Book Microcontroller Based Applied Digital Control by Dogan Ibrahim. Wiley 2006

Course Description:
This course provides the students with the needed background for analyzing, designing, and implementing digital
controllers. Emphasize will be given to real-time control of mechatronic systems.

Course Objectives:
• Understand the basic concepts of digital control theory.
• Design digital controllers.
• Program and simulate digital controllers using MATLAB.
• Program digital controller algorithms using PIC microcontrollers.

Course Academic Calendar

Week Subject Notes
1 Introduction Chapter 1
2 Modeling and Simulation: Review Chapter 2
3 Analog Control: Review Chapter 2
4 Microcontroller and C-Programming: Review Chapter 3 + 4
5 Sampled Data Systems and Z-Transform: Sampling Process; Z-Transform; Chapter 6
6 Sampled Data Systems and Z-Transform: Discrete Functions; Transfer Functions; Chapter 6
Block Diagrams; Linear Difference Equation
7 System Response Characteristics: Dynamic Response Specifications Chapter 7
8 System Response Characteristics: Specifications in z-plane Chapter 7
9 Discrete equivalence: Ref 1, Chapter 6
Bilinear Transformation; Zero-order-Hold; Pole-zero matching
10 System Stability: Routh-Hurwitz; Root Locus; Bode Diagrams Chapter 8
11 Discrete Controller Design: Digital Controllers Chapter 9
12 Discrete Controller Design: PID Controller Chapter 9
13 Controller Realization: Discrete Structure: PID Controller Implementation Chapter 10
14 Controller Realization: Microcontroller Implementation; Case Studies Chapter 10
15 Review
16 FINAL EXAMS

Assessment Instruments

Evaluation of students’ performance (final grade) will be based on the following four categories:
• Exams. Two in-class exams will be given. Each will cover about 6-weeks of lectures

Course Syllabus for Digital Control (page 1 of 2)

From Dr. Tarek A. Tutunji
 Philadelphia University
Mechatronics Engineering Department
Faculty of Engineering
Second Semester 2013/2014

• Project. A project will be given to the students. They will include theoretical work and MATLAB simulation.
Students are encouraged to work in teams of two.
• Quizes: three quizzes will be given.
• Final Exam: The final exam will cover all the class material.

Allocation of Marks
Exam I 20%
Exam II 20%
Projects and Quizes 20%
Final Exam 40%

References:

Books
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1. Digital Control of Dynamic Systems by Franklin, Powel, and Workman. 3 edition. Addison-Wesley Publisher
2. Digital Control Systems: Design, Identification, and Implementation by Landau and Zito. Springer 2006

Course Syllabus for Digital Control (page 2 of 2)

From Dr. Tarek A. Tutunji