Course description

Introduction to Control of Mechatronic Systems

Our two-day course introduces you to practical control theory, including fundamental principles of system modelling and analysis, numerical simulation, and controller design. You'll learn ways to examine the behaviour of a variety of physical systems commonly used in control applications. And you'll develop an understanding of the operational behaviour of control systems.

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Suitability - Who should attend?

Our course is for engineering professionals, system and control designers, software developers and graduates. You should have a basic knowledge of mechatronics systems involving electrohydraulic and electromagnetic components. If you are an engineer new this field, we recommend our introductory courses for hydraulics and electrical drives. You should also have a good knowledge of mathematics.

Outcome / Qualification etc.

When you complete the course, you should:

Appreciate the need for feedback control in practical mechatronic systems
Derive dynamical models and represent them in block diagram notation
Analyse stability and performance of systems in the time and frequency domain using step and impulse responses, root-locus, Bode and Nyquist diagrams
Know the basic principles and applications of open and closed loop control strategies, design and tune PID controllers
Appreciate the differences between analog and digital control
Perform system identification and verify models
Be aware of measurement errors and noise in real systems, and their effect on controller performance
Use rapid development tools for system analysis and controller design