FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT NAME: CONTROL SYSTEMS III CODE: MCS32A

LECTURER: MR. JOSEPH NSENGIMANA

SCHEME OF WORK: Sem 2, 2023

DATE TOPIC COMMENTS

17/07/2023 17/07/2023 Third Quarter
to Commence
21/07/2023 19/07/2023-21/07/2023 Second
semester registrations of all
students
24/07/2023 W1 Study guide, Scheme of work. Introduction and Overview on 24/07/2023 2nd Semester
classes start
to Control systems, Revision of Laplace transforms
28/07/2023
31/07/2023 W2 Mathematical modelling of control systems. Transfer function:
to Transfer function for translational mechanical systems
04/08/2023
07/08/2023 W3 Transfer function for rotational mechanical systems 09/08/2023 Public Holiday
to Transfer fuction of mechanical rotational systems with gears 11/08/2023 Subject additions,
11/08/2023 subject cancellations/
terminations, and course
changes concludes
14/08/2023 W4 Open loop and closed loop control systems. Reduction rules of 16 AUGUST 2023
to block diagrams.
18/08/2023 Computer Laboratory
1_PART 1:
Simulink of a turbine rotor
for control of angular
velocity with a linear
damping torque.
21/08/2023 W5 First order control systems 21/08/2023: Class Test
to • Unit step input and performance indices of first order 23 AUGUST 2023:
25/08/2023 systems Computer Laboratory 1:
PART 2:
Simulink of a turbine rotor
for control of angular
velocity with a nonlinear
damping torque.

28/08/2023 W6 First order control systems 30 AUGUST 2023, NOT

to • Time constant, Rise time, Stabilizing time (Settling LATER THAN 13H00:
01/09/2023 time) Submission (via ethuto) of
• Time response of first order systems report for Computer
laboratory 1 (PARTS 1 & 2)

04/09/2023 W7 Second order control systems 6 SEPTEMBER 2023:

to • Time response with a unit step input Computer Laboratory 2:
08/09/2023 • Performance indices: time constant, Rise time, Root locus for control of a
Stabilizing time (Settling time), percentage overshoot robotic manipulator arm of
(%OS)
a Mars Rover.
• Steady state error.
11/09/2023 W8 13/09/2023 - 21/09/2023 Main-test week
to
15/09/2023
18/09/2023 W9 Stability of control systems: Root locus technique 20 SEPTEMBER 2023, NOT
to Poles and zeros LATER THAN 13H00:
22/09/2023 Real intervals, centroids, asymptotic angles, break-away Submission (via ethuto) of
points, beak-in- points and y-intercepts report for Computer
Criteria of stability of control systems. Laboratory 2
22/09/2023 Recess Starts
25/09/2023 W10 25/09/2023 Public Holiday
to
29/09/2023 Recess concludes
29/09/2023
02/10/2023 W11 Compensation of control systems PI-controllers 02/10/2023 Classes commence
4th Quarter
to Compensation of control systems PD-controllers
06/10/2023
09/10/2023 W12 Compensation of control systems PID-controllers
to 10/10/2023 – Marks entered
into the ITS system
13/10/2023
16/10/2023 W13 Frequency response of control systems: Bode plots
to
20/10/2023
23/10/2023 W14 Revision
to
27/10/2023
30/10/2023 W15 Main Assessment 30/10/2023 Main Assessment
to Commences
03/11/2023
06/11/2023 W16
to Main Assessment
10/11/2023
13/11/2023 W17
to Main Assessment 17/11/2023 Main Assessment
Concludes
17/11/2023
20/11/2023 W18 Re-Assessment
to 24/11/2023 Re Assessment
Commences
24/11/2023
27/11/2023 W19 Re-Assessment 30/11/2023 Re Assessment
to Concludes
01/12/2023
04/12/2023 W20 04/12/2023 Finalisation of
to marking concludes
08/12/2023
11/12/2023 W21 Pubication of Marks
to 15/12/2023 Publication of 2023
assessment results
15/12/2023