Subject 'Basics of Automation'

Year:   2009/2010    2010/2011    2011/2012    2012/2013    2013/2014    

Objectives of automation. Classification, architecture and elements of automatic control systems. Feedback. Mathematical models of systems. Continuous time system with one input and one output, transfer function, typical transfer functions, computation of transfers. Step response. Static and dynamic qualityc characteristics. Main control laws, PID-regulator. Discrete time systems, A/D and D/A converters, equivalent discrete time system. State model of the discrete time system, system movement, stability, controllability, observability.

- to provide a survey and basic knowledge about the tasks and main structural schemes;
- to provide knowledge about mathematical modelling of automation problems;
- to provide knowledge for setting and solving automation tasks.

The student:
-knows the main structural schemes and elements of automation and also their usage possibilities;
- can analyse on the basis of the models of the system the properties of an automatics system;
- can connect real systems with models and draw conclusions about the properties of the real system on the basis of it.

Lectures, practical classes, tests (homework), prelim - written paper.

1. J.Võrk. Automaatjuhtimise teoreetilised alused. Tallinn, 2005, 98 lk.; 2. J.Võrk. Automaatika alused. Tallinn, 2008, 83 lk.; 3. Tomson, J., T. Lehtla. 1997. Automaatjuhtimine. Tallinn, 184 lk.; 4. Naadel, R. 2006. Automaatjuhtimise alused. Tallinn,139 lk.;
5. http://www.ene.ttu.ee/leonardo/automaatika;
6. http://www.pacontrol.com (Process Control and Instrumentation - Industrial Automation Training).

2014: RT*  

2013: AT  RT*  

2012: AT  RT  

2011: AT  RT  

2010: AT  RT  

2009: AT  RT  

2008: RT  

2007: RA  

2006: RA  

2005: RA  

2003: RA  

2002: RA  

* Optional subject