Control Systems (12061.1)

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Control Systems
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Science And Technology
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Academic Program Area - Technology Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit will focus on the basic concepts of control of robotic systems in simulation as well as in the real-world control of robots. Transfer function approach will be introduced for the design and implementation of robot models. Synthesis of feedback and feedforward control architectures will be done for the robot systems. Concepts related to block diagrams and PID controllers will be introduced for the robots and their stability analysis will be conducted. Toward the end of this unit, Bode diagrams and root locus analysis methods will be covered for the robot systems.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Design and implement robot models using Transfer Function Approach;
2. Develop Feedback/Feed-forward control architectures for robot systems;
3. Synthesise block diagrams and PID controllers for robots and perform stability analysis; and
4. Develop Bode diagrams and perform Root locus analysis of robot systems.


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Prerequisites

12065 Digital Signal Processing AND
12058 Robot Dynamics

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 27 July 2026 On-campus Dr Luke Nguyen-Hoan
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