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Week 1 Session 1
Historical Developments
Term definition
• Control means measuring the value of the
controlled variable of the system and applying
the control signal to the system to correct or
limit deviation of the measured value from a
desired value.
• Plants. A plant can be a piece of equipment or
perhaps just a set of machine parts
functioning together, the purpose of which is
to perform a particular operation.
Term definition
• Processes means any operation to be
controlled.
• Systems. A system is a combination of
components that act together and perform a
certain objective.
• Disturbances. A disturbance is a signal that
tends to adversely affect the value of the
output of a system.
Term definition
• Feedback Control refers to an operation that,
in the presence of disturbances, tends to
reduce the difference between the output of a
system and some reference input and does so
on the basis of difference.
Examples
Fabrication and
assembling
Testing
Product
Robust System
Output
Comparison Controller Process
Desired
Output
Response
Measurement
Closed-loop System
Input
Actual
Desired
Output
Output + Error
Control Device Actuator Process
Sensor
Measured output Feedback
Desired
Output
Response Output
Comparison Process
Open-loop System
The major advantages of open-loop control systems are as
follows:
1. Simple construction and ease of maintenance.
2. Less expensive than a corresponding closed-loop system.
3. There is no stability problem.
4. Convenient when output is hard to measure or measuring
the output precisely is economically not feasible. (For example,
in the washer system, it would be quite expensive to provide a
device to measure the quality of the washer’s output,
cleanliness of the clothes)
Closed-loop vs Open-loop System
Open-loop or closed-loop?
Closed-loop vs Open-loop System