Objectives of general skills

• Imagine, design, carry out and operate solutions (machines, equipment, processes, systems and units) to provide a solution to a complex problem by integrating needs, constraints, context and technical, economic, societal, ethical and environmental issues.
• Identify complex problems to be solved and develop the specifications by integrating needs, contexts and technical, economic, societal, ethical and environmental issues.
• Optimally design and calculate the dimensions of machinery, equipment, processes, systems or units, based on state of the art, a study or model, addressing the problem raised; evaluate them in light of various parameters of the specifications.
• Implement a chosen solution in the form of a drawing, a schema, a diagram or a plan that complies with standards, a model, a prototype, software and/or digital model
• Evaluate the approach and results for their adaptation or optimisation of the proposed solution.
• Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out mechanical engineering missions, using their expertise and adaptability.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques specific to mechanical engineering.
• Study a machine, equipment, system, method or device by critically selecting theories and methodological approaches, and taking into account multidisciplinary aspects.

UE's Learning outcomes

implement continuous/discrete time PID controllers; optimize PID design; compute and implement other types of controllers and/or other control structures; use root locus method for controller design; design a model-based control loop; design digital control loop using stability/accuracy/dynamic performance concepts;

UE Content

for continuous time control: other controllers than PID, design of controllers for disturbance compensation, anti wind-up compensation systems, root locus, cascade control, Smith predictor. for discrete time control: z transform, equivalent z transfer function, stability, accuracy, design of discrete time controller.

Prior experience

Basic knowledge in continuous time control of industrial processes and, particularly, for SISO (single input single output) systems.