MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHORO

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Open Ended Lab

Name: Insha Kubra Roll # 20ES029

Signature of Lab Tutor Date

OBJECTIVE(S)

# Topic # Of Lectures CLO Taxonomy level

The purpose of this lab is to introduce you to
1 3 4,5 P3, A4
software tool namely MATLAB/SIMULINK

OUTCOME(S)

a. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern PLO5: Modern Tool Usage
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
b. An ability to communicate effectively (written/oral) PLO10: Communication

LAB RUBRICS:

Performance Metric Good (5-4) Average (3-2) Poor (1-0) Score

Use of modern Demonstrates
engineering software knowledge and
[PLO5] application of modern
engineering software
through accurate
development and
interpretation of computer
programs to solve
problems.
Level of understanding Demonstration of full
of the learned skill knowledge of the handout
[PLO5] with explanations and
elaboration.
Responsiveness to Responds well, quick and
Questions/ Accuracy very accurate all the time.
[PLO10]
Documentation: Report well organized,
contents and Appropriately sectioned,
organization [PLO10] uses diagram/description
when appropriate,
important issues clearly
stated.
Demonstrates awareness Unable to use modern
of modern engineering engineering software to
software through mostly develop or interpret
correct development and computer programs to
interpretation of solve problems.
computer programs to
solve problems, but may
contain minor mistakes
or syntax errors
At ease with content and No grasp of information.
able to elaborate and Clearly no knowledge of
explain to some degree. subject matter. No
questions are answered.
No interpretation made.
Generally responsive Non-responsive at all or
and accurate most of the the candidate giving only
times. one correct response of
viva voce questions.
Report reasonably well Report not well
documented. May lack organized, lack key
some minor aspects. aspects.
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Total

Open-Ended Lab Max Marks: 05

Lab: Digital Control Systems with MATLAB
Objective: To understand and apply digital control system concepts using MATLAB based on the
student’s roll number.

Task 1: Step Response Analysis

Objective: Analyse the step response of a discrete-time system and observe the effect of sampling
time.

• Procedure:
1. Define a continuous-time system using the student’s roll number as system
parameters.
2. Convert the system to a discrete-time system with different sampling times.
3. Plot and analyse the step response for each sampling time.

My rollno: 20ES029, We first plot the continuous-time step response in one subplot. Then, in
another subplot, we plot the discrete-time step responses for different sampling times as before.
Each subplot has its own title to distinguish between continuous-time and discrete-time
responses.
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Task 2: Z-Transforms and Transfer Function

Objective: Understand the relationship between Z-transforms and the transfer function of a
discrete system.

• Procedure:
1. Calculate the Z-transform of a any difference equation of your choice that
incorporates the student’s roll number.
2. Determine the transfer function from the Z-transform.
3. Verify the stability of the system using the transfer function.

Solution on MATLAB:
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Task 3: Discrete-Time State Space Representation

Objective: Represent any given system of your choice in state-space form and simulate its
response.

• Procedure:
1. Formulate the state-space representation of a system using the student’s roll
number.
2. Simulate the system’s response to a unit step input.
3. Analyse the results and discuss the system’s behaviour.

Solution on MATLAB:

Analyzing system’s behaviour:

Observing how quickly the system reaches its steady-state or the presence of oscillations in the
response can give insights into the transient behavior of the system.The final value that the
system output settles to represents the steady-state response. It can indicate the system's
performance or characteristics under a constant input.
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Task 4: Controllability and Observability

Objective: Determine the controllability and observability of any discrete-time system of your
choice.

• Procedure:
1. Using the state-space representation from Task 3, compute the controllability and
observability matrices.
2. Apply the student’s roll number to modify system parameters and re-evaluate
controllability and observability.
3. Discuss the implications of the results on system design.

Solution on MATLAB:
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Results:
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Task 5: Digital PID Controller

Objective: Design a digital PID controller and implement it using MATLAB/Simulink.

• Procedure:
1. Develop a PID control algorithm where the coefficients are derived from the
student’s roll number.
2. Implement the controller in MATLAB/Simulink.

Solution on Simulink:

As my rollno: 20ES029
Num: [0.29 0.1 1]
Den: [1 0.29 0.53]

Note: Each task should be documented with MATLAB code snippets and simulation results. The
student’s roll number should be used creatively to influence system parameters and controller
design.
This lab is designed to be open-ended, allowing students to explore the effects of different
parameters and design choices on the behaviour of digital control systems. Ensure that all of
students follow proper MATLAB coding practices and document their findings comprehensively.