PHYS 3620

Students will learn the concepts and principles of control theory. They will learn how to apply techniques such as frequency response analysis and root locus analysis to the design of feedback control systems. Students will learn to design and build proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers using analogue and digital components to control electric motors. They will learn about liquid level control systems and work with laboratory models to learn about pump and valve sizing. Students will analyze industrial case studies.