Course name MATLAB and SIMULINK II Code 0004043400 Credit 6

points
Language of instruction English

Programme Mechanical Engineering and Applied Computer Science

Type of studies MSc studies

Unit running the Department of Automatics and Biomechanics

programme

Course coordinator and Prof. J. Awrejcewicz, P. Olejnik PhD

academic teachers

Form of classes and Semester Lec. Tut. Lab. Proj. Sem. Credit
number of hours points
8 –spring 30e 30 6

Learning outcomes Students will have learned and practiced when and why control in automatic systems is
necessary and what are the performance goals. On the basis of Simulink diagrams
students will investigate dynamical systems which, in general, require improvement and
compensation.

Prerequisites The students are assumed to have had a course on linear systems and Matlab script
programming language, where Laplace transform were used to solve linear ordinary
differential equations. Students are respected to be credited with the following courses:
Mathematics III (0004030100), Dynamics and Control (0004031700), Matlab and
Simulink (0004043300)

Course description LECTURE

The lecture focuses on the modelling of linear and nonlinear dynamical SISO systems
(a large class of systems that have a single reference input and a single measured output).
Controllers and their design are made to compensate some undesirable signals affecting
the investigated numerical systems. This lecture consists of the following main
subsequent parts (topics):
1. Solutions to the systems of second order differential equations; 2. Modelling of a house
thermodynamics by taking into account some of the real effects associated with house
heating process being investigated according to daily temperature changes; 3. Cruise
control; 4. Basic PMDC motor modelling; 5. Modelling of a car suspension system using
transfer function representation.; 6. Newton’s laws building and by means of the obtained
equations constructing of the optimized train Simulink-model; 7. Implementation of a
simple impact oscillator described by one degree-of-freedom system with discontinuities;
8. Analysis of a inverted pendulum in the case of compensation (PID compensation also
with disturbances in pendulums’ position and exciting force) and without it (open-loop
impulse response); 9. Synthesis of PID regulator with nonlinear control design block;
10. Stick-slip oscillations in a forced mechanical system; 11. Lag and Lead compensation
on the basis of motor speed and ball on beam examples; 12. Water-level control system.
LABORATORY
On the basis of given lecture students will practice their knowledge about control system
design and about building of a block-diagrams. Laboratories are named as lecture topics
from 1-12 (see lecture description given above). Each laboratory takes two academic
hours except the 12th, which takes four academic hours.
Form of assessment Written exam consists of two theoretical questions chosen from the given ten lecture
topics (40% of the whole note). Assessment of all twelve laboratories with the note
greater then 3 (60% of the whole note). Attendance in at last eleven laboratories.

Basic reference materials Wolovich W. “Automatic Control Systems – Basic Analysis and Design,” Saunders
College Publishing, New York, 1994.
Other reference Van de Vegte J. “Feedback Control Systems,” Prentice-Hall International Editions, New
materials Jersey, 1986.

e-mail of the course coordinator awrejcew@p.lodz.pl tel. 23-78

and academic teachers
olejnikp@p.lodz.pl tel. 23-39
Average student workload 30+15
(teaching hours + individ )
Remarks: none

Updated on: 2004-10-05