Winter semester 2023/24

Zielgruppe:

• 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 compulsory course of the compulsory module MT-12 13 01 "Control Theory and Discrete-Event Systems" in the 5th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)
• A compulsory course of the compulsory module RES-H07 "Control Theory" in the 5th semester of the degree program Renewable Energy Systems, starting class of 2011

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/1 (EE), 2/1/0 (MT)
• Lecture: Tue, 4th block (01:00 PM to 02:30 PM), GÖR/226/H
• Lecture: Thu, 5th block (02:50 PM to 4:20 PM), even weeks, Room SCH A101/H
• Exercise: Thu, 5th block (02:50 PM to 4:20 PM), uneven weeks, Room SCH A101/H

Start

• Tue, 10th October 2023

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:

Analysis and synthesis of continuous-time linear control systems:

• Functional diagram, linearization, descriptor and state-space representations, frequency domain representations
• Stability of linear time-invariant transfer functions (Routh's algorithm, Hurwitz criterion)
• Influence of parameters on stability (root locus, Kharitonov's theorem)
• Closed loop stability (Nyquist criterion, small gain theorem, phase and gain margin)
• Controller design with prime factorization (Bézout's identity, set of all stabilizing controllers)
• Controller performance

Target Group:

A compulsory course of the compulsory module ET-12 13 01 "Control Theory" in the 5th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control

Requirements:

• Participation in the course  Automation

Dates:

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

Launch event:

• Offered as Screencast, link will be provided soon

Responsible:

• Dr.-Ing. Jan Winkler

Test benches:

• V1 - Single loop control
• V8 - Motor speed control
• 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:

              Sunday, 01st Oct 2023, 00:00 AM until Tuesday,17th Oct 2023, 11:59 PM

Go to the OPAL learning portal and login with your ZIH login. If you are not forwarded to the courses site, choose the course "Regelungstechnisches Praktikum (ET)" under "TU Dresden - Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik - Institut für Regelungs- und Steuerungstheorie" in the course catalog. You can sign up to a group. Please make sure you check your email regularly, in case we need to contact you. If you do not use the universities email address, consider forwarding emails to your personal address through webmail interface of TU Dresden.

An enrollment outside the given period is NOT possible!

Target group:

• A compulsory course of the compulsory module ET-12 01 06 in the 5th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 0/2/0
• Tue, 04:40 PM to 06:10 PM, Room BAR E85

Start

• Tue, 10th Oct 2023

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

• The enrollment is done on the OPAL learning platform.
• There, you will also find materials for the course.
• All additional information can be found on the website of the Chair of Process Control Systems

Content of the course:

• The goal is the following: a vehicle (mobile robot) has to autonomously follow a given course and find a parking lot. The user shall be able to control the operating modes of the vehicle and get information from it through the use of a tablet computer.
• A group of 5 students will work in a team to complete the given task. Every student has to specialize in one subtask. Supervision is done by the four AMC chairs.

The Python programming language is very popular in science. In contrast to Matlab, it is open source and free software. Simulations accompanying the courses at the Institute of  Control Theory are also provided in Python. This optional course provides an introduction to Python, taking into account engineering-specific objectives.

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Target group:

• An elective course of the elective module ET-12 13 11 "Nonlinear Systems - Advanced" in the 9th 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 9th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/0
• Lecture: Tue, 2nd block (09:20 AM to 10:50 AM), HÜL/S186/H

ATTENTION! First lecture on Tue, 10th Oct 2023 in room S7a/304!

• Exercise: Fri, 3rd block (11:10 AM to 12:40 PM), even weeks, GÖR/226/H

Start:

• Tue, 10th Oct 2023, in room S7a/304!

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

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

Completion:

Examination (written, duration: 90 minutes)

Lecturer:

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

Content of the course:

The modeling of technical systems often leads to nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The course handles methods of differential geometry for the solution of control-theoretic problems (e.g. stabilization of the movement of a robotic arm, state estimation).

• Introductory examples, e.g. mobile robot, DC converter
• Basics: linear algebra, norms, vector fields, and derivatives, differential equations
• Terms from differential geometry: Lie derivative, distributions, ...
• Stability theory: Lyapunov functions
• Controller design based on exact linearization (input-output-linearization, input-state-linearization)
• Observers for nonlinear systems (high-gain observer, normal-form observer, extended Luenberger observer)

Remarks:

Students who would like to take this course should feel comfortable with derivatives, integrals, matrix operations and ordinary differential equations.

Target group:

• An elective course of the elective module ET-12 13 12 "Optimal, robust and multivariable Control" in the 9th 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 - Advanced" in the 9th semester of the degree program Mechatronics (specialization area macro-mechatronics)

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 2/1/0
• Lecture: Wed, 3rd block (11:10 AM to 12:40 PM), Raum BAR 0E85/U
• Exercise: Thu, 1st Block (07:30 AM to 09:00 AM), uneven weeks, Raum BAR 0E85/U

Start:

• Wed, 18th Oct 2023 (!)

Enrollment/ materials for the course:

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

Completion:

• Examination (written, duration: 90 minutes)

Lecturer:

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

Content of the course:

• Multivariable systems in the time-domain (controllability, normal form,...)
• Polynomial systems
• Analysis and design in the frequency domain

Target group:

• An elective course in the elective module ET-12 13 13 "Research orientated Elective Module" in the 9th semester of the degree program Electrical Engineering (Diplom, specialization area automation, measurement and control
• An elective course in the elective module MT-13 OS in the 9th semester of the degree program Mechatronics

Scope and dates:

• Lec./Ex./Lab.: 0/2/0
• individual appointments
• Kick-off meeting: Wednesday, 11th Oct 2023, 6th block (16:40 - 18:10h), NEW. Online via BigBlueButton: Link...

Start:

• Wednesday, 11th Oct 2023

Enrollment:

• from 1st Oct 2023 until 11th Oct 2023 on the OPAL learning platform.

Responsible:

• Dr.-Ing. Jan Winkler

Content of the course:

The seminar deals with research topics from control theory. The focus lies on the ability to work in a team and tackle a specific problem statement. You will have to get an overview of existing approaches and develop/implement your own solutions.

Remarks on conduct:

The module is conducted as group work. Every group consists of three students. Every group selects a topic in the launch event, that is proposed by the chair. Every group is assigned to a supervisor.

In the middle of the term, the intermediate results have to be presented by the group in front of the participants and the supervisors of the seminar. At the end of the term, every group has to present their final results. Furthermore, a report and the resulting hardware/software, as well as documentation, have to be handed in (EE course only).

Completion:

1 presentation and 1 report:

• The final presentation takes 30 minutes per group
• The report has to be 6 pages long and must be in the form of a two-column scientific paper.