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This applications-oriented seminar explores the characteristics of analog and digital controllers, sensors and advanced controls topics such as adaptive, nonlinear, fuzzy and multivariable controllers. Time will be spent discussing the implementation of digital controllers including computer interfacing and microprocessors. As electrohydraulics moves toward autonomous systems, controls of all components as well as prognostics and control integration of systems are becoming critical issues in continued technological advancement.
Who Should Attend?
Applications engineers, systems integrators, electrohydraulic motion control engineers, product development engineers and the end users of fluid power systems will find the seminar invaluable. Participants are encouraged to attend "Basic Control Strategies for Fluid Power Applications" prior to attending this seminar.
Seminar Objectives
Upon completion, participants should be able to do the following:- Apply principles of digital and analog controllers in designing integrated systems
- Analyze and understand the differences in sensors for controls applications
- Implement digital controllers and evaluate step responses, steady-state errors and tuning methods
- Understand multivariable, system identification, adaptive, nonlinear and fuzzy controls
| Topical Outline | |
|---|---|
Advanced Modeling Techniques
Sensors
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Digital Controls
Advanced Topics
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Laboratory Sessions
Participants will build and operate a digital controller utilizing Matlab. Experiments on cylinder position control and hydraulic motor speed control will allow students to observe steady-state errors, step response and disturbance and command input responses. Two axes motion control, adaptable control gain and nonlinear control experiments will be conducted during the advanced topics session.
Calculator: Be sure to bring a scientific calculator
for class.
| Instructors: | Technical Coordinator Dr. John Pakkala Professor, Mechanical Engineering Other Instructors: John Ficken Associate professor, Mechanical Engineering Hue Tran Associate professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| CEUs: | 2.0 |
| Dates: | Aug 19-21, 2009 |
| Cost: |
$1440 Early Registration (by Jul. 17, 2009): $1340 Multiple Registrations: $1230/ea Includes all handout materials, graduation luncheon and break refreshments |
Schedule
| Day 1 - 2: | |
| 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Seminar includes continental breakfast |
| Day 3: | |
| 8 a.m. - Noon | Seminar Lunch and continental breakfast included |
| Refreshments and snacks provided all day. | |
Registration
To receive a seminar brochure with registration materials, simply fill out and submit this online seminar information request form. The materials will be mailed to you.For more information, please contact:
Dr. Medhat Khalil
Phone: (414) 277-7269
Fax: (414) 277-7470
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