Overview

This unit of study aims to have you continue study of control systems by introducing advanced controllers, analysis and design in state space and discrete time control.

Requisites

Prerequisites
RME30002 Control and Automation
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Design controllers to satisfy different specifications (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
  • Formulate state space equations and use them to analyse and design controllers (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
  • Describe the concept of discrete time control systems, and perform analysis, controller design and evaluation in the discrete time domain (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
  • Use MATLAB to design control system via root locus, frequency response and state space methods (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
  • Demonstrate effective written communication and team membership through group laboratory activities (A2, A7)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 3.00  12 weeks  36
On-campus
Class		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Lab		 3.00  4 weeks  12
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		 1.5 12 weeks 18
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 6.00 12 weeks  72
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Portfolio Individual  60- 80%  1,2,3,4 
Laboratory Practicals Group  20 - 40%  1,2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Design continuous controllers using root locus techniques
  • Design continuous controllers using frequency response techniques
  • Control system analysis in state space
  • Control system design in state space
  • Introduction to the discrete control systems
  • Transient and steady state analysis of discrete control system
  • Design of discrete controllers using root locus techniques
  • Design of discrete controllers using frequency response techniques
  • Discrete control system analysis and design in state space

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.