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About the Lab:

A Control System Lab is a specialized laboratory designed to help students understand the principles of control systems, including open-loop and closed-loop systems, system modeling, stability analysis, and controller design. The lab provides hands-on experience in analyzing, designing, and implementing various control strategies using hardware and software tools.

Key Components of the Lab

1. Software & Simulation Tools

• MATLAB & Simulink – Simulation and modeling of control systems.
• LabVIEW – Graphical programming for real-time control applications.
• Python (Control Systems Library, SciPy) – Algorithm implementation and analysis.
• Arduino & Raspberry Pi – Real-time controller implementation.

2. Hardware Components

• DC Motor Control Setup – Speed and position control of DC motors.
• AC Servo Motor Trainer – Study of servo motor dynamics.
• PID Controller Setup – Implementation of proportional-integral-derivative control.
• Temperature Control System – Demonstration of process control techniques.
• PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) – Industrial automation applications.
• Op-Amp Based Controllers – Analog control system implementation.
• Inverted Pendulum – Study of dynamic stabilization.
• Stepper & Servo Motor Controllers – Motion control applications.

List of Experiments:

  1. Study of open loop and closed loop time/ frequency responses of first/second order LTI system
  2. Conversion of transfer functions to state model of LTI system and vice versa
  3. Determine State Space Model of a given system and determine its controllability and   observability.
  4. Analysis of Zero order hold and first order hold circuits.
  5. Conversion of transfer functions to state model of discrete time system.
  6. To determine state transition matrix of a given system.
  7. Study of saturation and dead zone non-linearity using describing function technique of a relay control system.
  8. To draw phase trajectory of a given non-linear system.
  9. Experiments based on PLC applications e.g. Lift control models, pick and place module etc.
  10. Study of operation of a stepper motor interface with microprocessor.

NOTE:- At least 8 Experiments out of the list must be done in the semester.