Control engineering

Department

Bachelor's program Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering

Course unit code

UVET_BA_4_2

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3.0

Name of lecturer(s)

FH-Prof. Dr. Meister Michael, MSc, Mag. Ing. Schliernzauer Thomas

Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Bernstein, H.: Praktische Anwendungen der Mechatronik, VDE Verlag Berlin Offenbach, 2000
Schlitt, H.: Regelungstechnik in Verfahrenstechnik und Chemie, Vogel-Verlag, Würzburg, 1978

Schlitt, H.: Regelungstechnik, Vogel-Verlag, Würzburg, 1988

Wendt, W., Lutz, H.: Taschenbuch der Regelungstechnik mit Matlab und Simulink ,Harri Deutsch Verlag, Frankfurt, 2012
Schaumburg, H.: Sensoren, Teubner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1992

Schaumburg, H. Sensor Anwendungen, Teubner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1995

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Spring 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

4

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students understand the physical principles of the most important measuring feeders for process engineering and thus are able to evaluate the quality of data obtained and to recognise the physical limits of use of such measuring feeders. Once they have completed the course, they will know the fundamental procedures of error calculation and preparation of measurement data. They know the structure and functionality of the most important actuators and are able to verify their areas of application. They are able to solve typical measurement problems via ready-made components and to evaluate product documentation.
Students are able to categorise controlled systems and to develop adequate controlling strategies.

Course contents

• Transfer function in time and frequency range (Laplace transformation)
• Basic transmission components (first and higher order proportional, integral, differential, dead time and delay components)
• Simple controllers (2 point, 3 point, P, PI, PD, PID)
• Controller adjustment procedures (Ziegler-Nichols procedure etc.)
• Optimisation of controlling parameters in frequency range (average frequency, phase reserve, …)
• Actuators
• Programmable logic controllers (PLC)
Kleger, R.: Sensorik für Praktiker, AZ Fachverlage AG, Aarau, 1998 bzw. VDE Verlag Berlin

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none