ENEE 461 / ENME 461 3 Credits; 3 Lab Hours + 2 Lecture Hours per Week Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
Learn the basics of feedback control, Proportional - Integral - Derivative (PID) controllers, feedback loops, the limitations of actuators, power systems and a whole lot more.
Design and implement computer control systems for coupled water tanks, heat flow devices
(with significant response delay), tight servo control, invert and then stabilize a
pendulum on a “cart.”
Use what you have learned to design, build, and implement a computer-controlled system of your choosing.
Here are some typical student projects:
Position control of a cart based on feedback signals from the cart's carrier system.
Dual slot-car spacing control using ultrasonic sensors.
PH detector and active correction system for keeping a specified PH level in a water holding tank.
Two-axis web cam tracker: The controller centers the optical axis of a web cam on a target and holds it there regardless of the target’s movement.
Light tracker with optical sensors and a computerized control system.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Prof. William Levine: wsl@umd.edu or 301-405-3654 or Jay Renner: jrenner@umd.edu or 301-405-8014
