Introduction to feedback & loop analysis - simple feedback design

This tutorial gets students to compare and contrast given PI compensators with a heuristic design and draw conclusions from this. All the examples are first order and the insights are backed up with the use of MATLAB.

This tutorial gets students to compare and contrast given PI compensators with a heuristic design and draw conclusions from this. All the examples are second order and the insights are backed up with the use of MATLAB.

One advantage of an effective software package is the ability to perform rapid trial and error and thus gain insight. This video illustrates some simple MATLAB GUIs, created by the author, for investigating the impact of changes in PI parameters on classical problems of tank level, cruise control and heating. Initial design is done using the heuristic guidance. [N.B. There is a minor typo in cruise control closed loop model - should be 0.5/(s+0.5), GUIs available by request]

This set of videos summarises a heuristic approach to control design by bringing together simple engineering intuition with basic analytic tools. Video three considers the efficacy of a purely integral control law.

This set of videos summarises a heuristic approach to control design by bringing together simple engineering intuition with basic analytic tools. Video four summarises and illustrates a heuristic design rule for PI compensation.

This set of videos summarises a heuristic approach to control design by bringing together simple engineering intuition with basic analytic tools. Video three considers the efficacy of a purely integral control law.

This set of videos summarises a heuristic approach to control design by bringing together simple engineering intuition with basic analytic tools. Video one summarise the analysis tools commonly used on feedback loops.