Summer semester 2023

Target group:

• A compulsory course of the compulsory module ET-12 13 01 "Control Theory" in the 6th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control
• A compulsorycourse of the elective module MT-M04-G "Control Systems - Basics" in the 8th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/1 (EE), 2/1/0 (MT)
• Lecture: Tuesday, 3rd block (11:10 AM - 12:40 PM), room GÖR 226
• Exercise: Wednesday, 2nd block (09:20 AM - 10:50 AM), even weeks, room TOE 317
• Start: April 4th 2023
• EE students have to take the second part of the lab course!

Completion:

• Examination (written, duration: 120 minutes)

Lecturer:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl. Math. Klaus Röbenack

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

• The enrollment is done on OPAL learning platform.
• There, you will also find materials for the exercises and lectures.

Content of the course:

The biggest part of the course will be a chapter about state space representations. This representation is widely used and is supported by software tools, like Matlab/Simulink. Discretization techniques are presented to enable the design of digital controllers.

• State space representations
• Discrete-time control systems

Target Group:

• A compulsory course of the compulsory module ET-12 13 01 "Control Theory" in the 6th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control

Requirements:

• Participation in the course Control Systems 1 of the previous semester.

Dates:

• weekly, on Fridays in the 1st and 2nd block (07:30 AM to10:50 AM), Institutsgebäude S7a, room 305

Test benches:

• V3 - Multivariable control (Mehrgrößenregelung)
• V15 -  Loops with switching controllers (Regelkreise mit Schaltreglern)
• V21 - Ball in tube

Remarks on conduct:

• The lab course is conducted in groups of three students. Groups are created at enrollment
• Enrollment and conduct are managed on the OPAL learning platform (see below)
• Are no more appointments available for whole groups, the group has to split and enroll in the remaining groups.
• Reschedules of appointments are NOT possible.
• The documentation of the test benches can be found on the OPAL learning platform.
• Detailed information on conduct and remarks can be found in the Praktikumsordnung. Please have a look at these documents and their content!

Enrollment:

The enrollment takes place in the following period: 20th Mar 2023 until 12th April 2023 on the learning platform OPAL.

Zielgruppe:

• A compulsory course of the compulsory module MT-12 13 01 "Control Theory and Discrete-Event Systems" in the 6th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Requirements:

• Participation in the courses Control Systems and Discrete Event Systems in the 5th semester

Dates:

• weekly, on Tuesdays in the 4th and 5th block (01:00 PM to 04:20 PM)

Test benches:

• V8 - Speed control (Drehzahlregelung) (S7A/305)
• V21 - Position control of a floating object (Positionsregelung eines Schwebekörpers) (S7A, Raum 305)
• S1 - Controller design for a commercial door (Steuerungsentwurf am Beispiel einer Geschäftstür), Room BAR E63

Remarks on conduct:

• The lab course is conducted in groups of three students. Groups are created at enrollment
• Enrollment and conduct are managed on the OPAL learning platform (see below)
• Are no more appointments available for whole groups, the group has to split and enroll in the remaining groups.
• Reschedules of appointments are NOT possible.
• The documentation of the test benches can be found on the OPAL learning platform.
• Detailed information on conduct and remarks can be found in the Praktikumsordnung. Please have a look at these documents and their content!

Enrollment:

The enrollment takes place in the following period: 20th Mar 2023 until 13th April 2023 on the learning platform OPAL.

Target group:

• A compulsory course of the compulsory module RES-H07 "Control Systems" in the 6th semester of the degree program Renewable Energy Systems (Diplom)

Requirements:

Participation in the course Control Systems of the previous semester.

Dates:

• weekly, on Fridays in the 3rd and 4th block (11:10 AM to 02:30 PM), room S7a 305

Test benches:

• V1b: Single loop control
• V8: Speed control
• V21: Position control of a ball in a tube

Remarks on conduct:

• The lab course is conducted in groups of three students. Groups are created at enrollment
• Enrollment and conduct are managed on the OPAL learning platform (see below)
• Are no more appointments available for whole groups, the group has to split and enroll in the remaining groups.
• Reschedules of appointments are NOT possible.
• The documentation of the test benches can be found on the OPAL learning platform.
• Detailed information on conduct and remarks can be found in the Praktikumsordnung. Please have a look at these documents and their content!

Enrollment:

The enrollment takes place in the following period: 27th Mar 2023 until 13th April 2023 on the learning platform OPAL.

Zielgruppe:

• A compulsory course of the elective module ET-12 13 10 "Nichtlineare Systeme und Prozessidentifikation" in the 8th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control
• A compulsory course of the elective module MT-M04-G "Regelung/Steuerung Grundlagen" in the 8th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Umfang und Durchführungstermine:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/0
• Lecture: Fri, 4th block (01:00 PM - 02:30 PM), room TOE 317
• Exercise: Wed, 1st block (07:30 AM - 09:00 AM), even weeks, room GÖR 229
• Start: Wed, 05 Apr 2023

Completion:

• Examination, written (written, duration: 120 minutes)

Lecturer:

• Dr.-Ing. J. Winkler

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

• The enrollment is done on OPAL learning platform.
• There, you will also find materials for the exercises and lectures.

Content of the course:

• Typical phenomena of nonlinear systems
• Basic concepts: dynamical system, solution, flow, ...
• Analysis of nonlinear systems near equilibria, phase portraits
• Frequency domain methods for analyzing nonlinear systems: harmonic balance, Popov criterion
• Stability and stability criteria based on Lyapunov
• Controller design: integrator backstepping, sliding mode control, feedback-linearization, and normal forms
• Flatness based control

Target group:

• A compulsory course of the elective module  ET-12 13 10 "Nonlinear Systems and Process Identification" in the 8th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control
• A compulsory course of the elective module MT-M04-V "Control Theory - Advanced" in the 8th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/0 (EE), 2/0/0 (MT)
• Lecture: Thu, 4th block (01:00 PM to 02:30 PM), room BAR 213
• Exercise: Thu, 6th block (04:40 PM to 06:10 PM), even weeks, room GÖR 229
• Start: Thu, 06 Apr 2023

Completion:

Examination (written, duration: 120 minutes (EE), 90 minutes (MT))

Lecturer:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl. Math. Klaus Röbenack

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

The enrollment is done on OPAL learning platform.

There, you will also find materials for the exercises and lectures.

Content of the course:

Parameter identification for static and dynamic models:

• Method of least squares
• Discrete-time models (ARX, FIR filter,...)
• Estimation of continous-time models
• Derivative estimation
• Test signal generation
• Parameter identification using correlation functions
• deterministic Kalman filter

Target group:

• An elective course of the elective module ET-12 13 11 "Nonlinear Systems- Advanced" in the 8th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control
• An elective course of the elective module MT-M04-V "Control Systems - Advanced" in the 8th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/0
• Lecture: Thu, 1st block (7:30 AM to 9:00 AM), room BAR I89
• Start: 06 April 2023

Completion:

• Examination (written, duration: 90 minutes)

Lecturer:

• Dr.-Ing. Jan Winkler

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

• The enrollment is done on OPAL learning platform
• There, you will also find materials for the exercises and lectures.

Target group:

• An elective course of the elective module ET-12 13 12 "Optimal, Robust and Multivariable Control" in the 8th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control
• An elective course of the elective module MT-M04-V "Control Systems - Advanced" in the 8th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/0/0
• Lecture: Wed, 3rd block (11:10 AM to 12:40 PM), room S7a 304 (NEW!)
• Start: 05 Apr 2023

Completion:

• Examination (written, duration: 90 minutes)

Lecturer:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl. Math. Ralf Bartholomäus

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

• The enrollment is done on OPAL learning platform.
• There, you will also find materials for the exercises and lectures.

Content of the course:

Introduction to optimal control and model predictive control

• Classical methods for optimal control (Euler-Lagrange equations, Pontryagin's maximum principle)
• Discrete-time and continuous-time optimal control with finite horizon (dynamic programming, Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation)
• Discrete-time and continuous-time LQR design with finite and infinite horizon, optimal state observation
• Model predictive control (optimization, numerical methods, stability)