`EDCON´: an educational control system analysis and design program

Author

Prendergast, Daniel P. ; Eydgahi, Ali M.

Author_Institution

Digital Technics Corp., Kingston, NY, USA

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

44

Abstract

A PC-based software package called EDCON which is a useful tool for teaching basic control system theory is discussed. It provides a user friendly environment that allows students to vary system parameters and design requirements to see the effects on system response. The package is designed around the root locus plot of a unity feedback control system. It uses a second order approximation technique to calculate and graph the unit step response of the system for any value of gain, and gives all the time and frequency parameters of the system. The package was developed to be used as a complement to an undergraduate course in control systems analysis and design

Keywords

approximation theory; computer aided instruction; control system CAD; control system analysis computing; educational courses; feedback; microcomputer applications; software packages; teaching; CAI; EDCON; PC; control system CAD; control system analysis; frequency parameters; gain; root locus plot; second order approximation technique; software package; students; teaching; time parameters; undergraduate course; unit step response; unity feedback; user friendly; Control system analysis; Control systems; Displays; Education; Feedback control; Frequency; Packaging; Polynomials; Software packages; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.204814

Filename

204814