Non-linear and advanced control of electromechanical systems (MASTER) IS-FEE-20002

The aim of the subject is to develop the theoretical and practical student's knowledge on nonlinear control methods and adaptive techniques used in electromechanical systems. The acquiring experience by students in design of estimation systems of physical quantities and parameters of the electromechanical subsystem. Acquainting students with the methods for stability analysis of nonlinear electromechanical systems. The acquiring experience by students in the experimental investigations of the nonlinear and the adaptive electromechanical system.
Overview of nonlinearly and adaptively controlled electromechanical systems. Non-linear controllers for time-minimal and without overshoot control of the electromechanical subsystems with DC motors and Permanent Magnets Sychronous Motors. Off-line and on-line estimation techniques of the parameters and the physical quantities of the electrical machines. Vector control methods. Space vector modulation techniques of transistor converters. Dynamic programming method. The analysis of stability of the nonlinearly controlled systems. Digital control methods of electromechanical systems. Experimental exercises with electromechanical systems nonlinearly controlled by Digital Signal Processors. Experimental exercises of the adaptive on-line estimation techniques.

Requirements:
Students are expected to have knowledge in the field of mathematics, physics, circuit theory, digital and analog electronics, fundamentals of computer science. The general requirement is that student finished studies on the bachelor�s level in the area of electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunication or related. In some cases prerequisites are defined.