Control Systems Sensors and Actuators

3 credits

Overview of feedback control. Study of control systems components and formulation of their mathematical models. Discussion and analysis of amplifiers, DC servomotors, magnetic-actuators, accelerometers, potentiometers, shaft encoders and resolvers, proximity sensors, and force transducers. Experimental determination of component models and model parameters. Includes hands-on laboratory component. Prerequisite: A A 447. Offered: A.