Summer semester 2024

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 9th 2024
• 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 the 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:

• V2 - Mesched control systems (Vermaschte Regelungen)
• V3 - Multivariable control (Mehrgrößenregelung)
• V15 -  Phase locked loop control (Phasenregelkreis)

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: 3rd April 2024 until 12th April 2024 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: 3rd April 2024 until 12th April 2024 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:

• V1: Single loop control
• V2: Position control of a ball in a tube
• V3: Speed control

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: 1st March 2025 until 10th April 2025 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: Fri, Apr 12th 2024

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 127
• Start (Lecture): Thu, Apr 11th 2024

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.: 2/0/0
• Lecture: Thu, 1st block (7:30 AM to 9:00 AM), NEW: Room S7a 304
• Start: April 11th 2024

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.

Content of the lecture

The course deals with the basics of feedforward and feedback control of two important classes of systems: flat and distributed parameter systems. Flat systems have the property that all variables of these systems can be parameterized depending on a so-called flat output without having to solve an integral. This allows for a very simple feedforward and feedback control design. In linear terms, this system class corresponds to the class of fully state-controllable systems. Many technical systems are flat, so that flatness-based control design has now become firmly established in industry.

Distributed parameter systems are characterized by the fact that their system quantities depend not only on time, but also on location. For example, the temperature in a steel beam or the deformation of a body. The mathematical description is carried out using partial differential equations. There exist also efficient methods for control design for such systems (sometimes using a generalized concept of flatness), which will be discussed in this lecture.

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
• Start: 10 Apr 2024

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

• Finite-dimensional optimization problem (optimality conditions for equation- and inequality-constrained problems, quadratic and linear optimization problems)
• 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)