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Dynamics and Control (University of Technology Sydney)

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SUBJECT OUTLINE
41058 Dynamic Systems and Control A
Course area UTS: Engineering
Delivery Autumn 2023; City
Credit points 6cp
Requisite(s) 41056 Machines and Mechanisms A OR 48640 Machine Dynamics
Result type Grade, no marks

Attendance: 3hpw, on campus, weekly

Subject coordinator
Dr Sipei Zhao

Lecturer

School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

email: [email protected]

Please initiate contact via email to arrange appointment

Subject description
Vibration and noise control play a significant role in the behaviour, performance, design, life expectancy, user
experience, and even failure, of mechanical and structural systems. Mechanical and mechatronic engineers design
machines, with complex dynamic behaviour, which must be controlled for the reasons given and for meeting the
appropriate design standards. In this subject, students model the behaviour of simplified linear (or approximately
linear) dynamic systems that are typically encountered in the practice of mechanical and mechatronic engineering, to
gain an understanding of how such systems can be engineered, or have their dynamics controlled, to achieve desired
outcomes. The concepts and tools discussed in this subject can be used in a wide spectrum of engineering disciplines
such as mechanical, mechatronics, manufacturing, and biomedical engineering.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
1. Model, measure, and analyse simple dynamic physical systems to determine their performance characteristics
2. Design closed-loop feedback control systems to meet specific performance, stability, robustness criteria, and
standards

3. Interrogate results from theory, simulation and experimental to verify their accuracy and application to problems
in vibration and control

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes
(CILOs):
Design Oriented: FEIT graduates apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to develop
components, systems and processes to meet specified requirements. (C.1)
Technically Proficient: FEIT graduates apply abstraction, mathematics and discipline fundamentals, software, tools
and techniques to evaluate, implement and operate systems. (D.1)

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes

Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies

This subject contributes to the development of the following Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies:

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1.1. Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the
engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
2.2. Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.

Teaching and learning strategies

This subject consists of three main teaching blocks and two minor projects. Each block will be completed over a
period of approximately three weeks with formative quizzes completed to allow students to confirm competency. Each
block will comprise of (1) online learning materials, (2) weekly face-to-face tutorials with interactive feedback, (3)
weekly forums, and (4) possible lab classes. Students are expected to undertake active learning prior to, during and
after weekly events.

Students are expected to complete online learning materials related to modelling, analysis, and control of vibration
and/or acoustic systems to facilitate in-class activities for tutorials and forums. This will include a number of individual
and group activities on theoretical, experimental and computational analysis where students will be expected to
actively contribute to group activities.

Formative Quizzes will be used throughout the learning blocks to help students monitor their performance and to
provide feedback on progress and understanding of content.

An individual Competency Exam will be undertaken at the completion of the three main teaching blocks to
demonstrate each student’s understanding of the course content. Students will have to demonstrate competency of
the subject before they can progress to the subsequent projects.

Two minor projects will be undertaken in small, mixed cohort groups (typically 2-4 students per group, ideally with
representation from across more than a single programme) where the team of students will actively collaborate to
contribute to the theoretical, computational and experimental investigation of dynamic systems and control related
problems. Students will be able to obtain feedback from tutors and peers through formal and informal discussions on
project progress during weeks 10 – StuVac2. The projects will ultimately be assessed through the combination of a
professional oral presentation and a written technical report which will include self and peer assessment.

Content (topics)
Key topics covered include:
dynamic systems modelling and responses
basic properties of classical feedback control
and control system implementation using tools such as root-locus and PID control

Program
Week/Session Dates Description

0 13/2/23 Self-guided pre-work as set out in Canvas

Notes:

Pre-requisite Knowledge Review and Introduction to Vibration and Control

1 20/2/23 Undamped and Damped Free Vibration of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom systems

2 27/2/23 Undamped and Damped Forced Vibration of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom systems

3 6/3/23 Free and Forced Vibration of Two-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

Notes:

Practical Lab: Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

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4 13/3/23 Introduction to Control Systems and Laplace transform

5 20/3/23 Dynamic Systems Modelling

6 27/3/23 Dynamic Systems Response

Notes:

Practical Lab: Transfer Function Measurement

7 3/4/23 Root Locus Method

Notes:

Master Exam available on Canvas

STUVAC1 10/4/23

8 17/4/23 Frequency Response Method

9 24/4/23 PID Control

Notes:

Computer Lab: Classical Control

Master Exam Due in Week 9.

10 1/5/23 Minor Project 1: Vibration-focused & Minor Project 2: Control-focused

11 8/5/23 Minor Project 1: Vibration-focused & Minor Project 2: Control-focused

12 15/5/23 Minor Project 1: Vibration-focused & Minor Project 2: Control-focused

Assessment
Students will complete a series of formative quizzes throughout the session to demonstrate learning of concepts and
skills.

Upon completion of the blocks, students will undertake a Mastery Exam, for which a score of 80% is required to pass.
There will be multiple opportunities provided to re-sit the Mastery Exam.

All students wishing to achieve more than a Pass for this subject must pass the Mastery Exam and undertake the two
minor projects, starting after week 9 of the subject. This is a pair of individually assessed projects that contribute to the
overall subject grade. Self and Peer Assessment will be undertaken as part of all group work and may impact on the
final grade.

The result type for this subject is Grade no Mark. Specification grading based on UTS grading scheme for coursework
subjects is adopted.

Pass

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Achieve a score of ≥ 80% in the Mastery Exam and perform satisfactorily in a viva voce examination.

Credit

Achieve a score of ≥ 80% in the Mastery Exam.

Work of good quality showing more than satisfactory achievement on all objectives of the subject demonstrated
through a viva voce examination.

Distinction

Achieve a score of ≥ 80% in the Mastery Exam.

Work of superior quality on all objectives of the subject demonstrated through a viva voce examination.

High Distinction

Achieve a score of ≥ 80% in the Mastery Exam.

Work of outstanding quality on all objectives of the subject demonstrated through a viva voce examination.

Assessment task 1: Formative Quizzes

Intent: Students will take weekly Formative Quizzes to practice retention of knowledge to understand
concepts in the past week and unlock online learning materials for the next week.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1, 2 and 3

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

D.1

Type: Quiz/test

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: Mandatory task that does not contribute to subject mark

Task: A series of short answer problems will be provided that cover the main content knowledge of the
weekly online learning materials.

Length: 30 minutes per week

Due: Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Further Students are required to complete the weekly formative quizzes online and achieve a result of 100%
information: to unlock the online learning materials for the following week.

Assessment task 2: Mastery Exam

Intent: The Mastery Exam is the primary assessment for this subject. Students will take this exam to
demonstrate their knowledge of the subject content and to allow them to progress to the subsequent
assessment tasks.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

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Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1, 2 and 3

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

D.1

Type: Quiz/test

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: Mandatory task that does not contribute to subject mark

Task: A series of short answer problems will be provided that cover the main content knowledge and
understanding for this subject.

Length: 2 hours

Due: Week 9 (opportunities to re-sit provided)

Further Students may re-sit the exam until the desired result is achieved.
information:

Assessment task 3: Mini Projects

Intent: 3.1: Vibration modelling and analysis (mechanical focus)

This Mini Project will require students to test a simple mechanical system to characterise its vibration
behaviour and compare and contrast this with the results from a simple vibration model.

3.2: Classical control (mechatronic focus)

This Mini Project will require students to evaluate a simple dynamic system to characterise its
behaviour and subsequently implement a closed-loop control algorithm.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1, 2 and 3

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

C.1 and D.1

Type: Report

Groupwork: Group, individually assessed

Weight: Mandatory task that does not contribute to subject mark

Task: Two, evenly weighted minor projects will be completed in this assessment task as set out below.
Opens in Week 7 - connect with 3-4 students and begin the project.

3.1: Vibration modelling and analysis (mechanical focus)

Students are required to perform a vibration analysis of a simplified structure with which students are
familiar using their smartphones or other such readily available devices. Students will determine the
geometrical and material details for the structure and are required to develop a model of its vibration
characteristics. The results from the experiment and the model should be rigorously and

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systematically compared and contrasted in the context of an equivalent industrially relevant exercise.
Students will produce professional documentation detailing the work completed.

3.2: Classical control (mechatronic focus)

Students are required to develop a classical control system for a readily commercially available
system so that the measured physical output is regulated to a given specification for the purposes of
a relevant solution.
Students are required to develop transfer functions for individual system components, and a
closed-loop transfer function for the whole system. Students then design a controller to control the
output to satisfy given performance specifications.

Length: 6 weeks

Due: Fri, 23:59pm, A2

Further Two, evenly weighted minor projects will be completed in this assessment task as set out below.
information: Opens in Week 7 - connect with 3-4 students and begin the project.

3.1: Vibration modelling and analysis (mechanical focus)

Students are required to perform a vibration analysis of a simplified structure with which students are
familiar using their smartphones or other such readily available devices. Students will determine the
geometrical and material details for the structure and are required to develop a model of its vibration
characteristics. The results from the experiment and the model should be rigorously and
systematically compared and contrasted in the context of an equivalent industrially relevant exercise.
Students will produce professional documentation detailing the work completed.

3.2: Classical control (mechatronic focus)

Students are required to develop a classical control system for a readily commercially available
system so that the measured physical output is regulated to a given specification for the purposes of
a relevant solution. Students are required to develop transfer functions for individual system
components, and a closed-loop transfer function for the whole system.

Students then design a controller to control the output to satisfy given performance specifications.

Assessment feedback
Assessment feedback will be provided through formative quizzes, with areas requiring further development identified.
Detailed feedback will be provided upon the in preparation for the Mastery Exam.

For the minor projects, students will have the option of seeking guidance during teaching sessions and detailed
feedback will be provided for the report.

Minimum requirements
In order to pass the subject a student must achieve an overall mark of 80% in the Mastery Exam and perform
satisfactorily in a viva voce examination.

Recommended texts
Hibbeler, R. C.. Engineering mechanics: dynamics. Pearson.

Rao, S. S., & Griffin, P.. Mechanical vibrations. Pearson.

G. F. Franklin et al., Feedback control of dynamic systems. Pearson.

R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop, Modern control systems. Pearson

MATLAB and SIMULINK documentation and self-guided learning materials

Graduate attribute development

For a full list of the faculty's graduate attributes refer to the FEIT Graduate Attributes webpage.

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For a full list of the faculty's graduate attributes refer to the FEIT Graduate Attributes webpage.

For the contribution of subjects taken in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or Master of Professional Engineering
to the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies, see the faculty's Graduate Attributes and the Engineers Australia
Stage 1 Competencies webpage.

Assessment: faculty procedures and advice

Marking criteria

Marking criteria for each assessment task is available on the Learning Management System: Canvas.

Extensions

When, due to extenuating circumstances, you are unable to submit or present an assessment task on time, please
contact your subject coordinator before the assessment task is due to discuss an extension. Extensions may be
granted up to a maximum of 5 days (120 hours). In all cases you should have extensions confirmed in writing.

Special consideration

If you believe your performance in an assessment item or exam has been adversely affected by circumstances
beyond your control, such as a serious illness, loss or bereavement, hardship, trauma, or exceptional employment
demands, you may be eligible to apply for Special Consideration.

Late penalty

For Graded subjects:

Work submitted late without an approved extension is subject to a late penalty of 10 per cent of the total available
marks deducted per calendar day that the assessment is overdue (e.g. if an assignment is out of 40 marks, and is
submitted (up to) 24 hours after the deadline without an extension, the student will have four marks deducted from
their awarded mark). Work submitted after five calendar days is not accepted and a mark of zero is awarded.

For some assessment tasks a late penalty may not be appropriate – these are clearly indicated in the subject outline.
Such assessments receive a mark of zero if not completed by/on the specified date. Examples include:
a. weekly online tests or laboratory work worth a small proportion of the subject mark, or
b. online quizzes where answers are released to students on completion, or
c. professional assessment tasks, where the intention is to create an authentic assessment that has an absolute
submission date, or
d. take-home papers that are assessed during a defined time period, or
e. pass/fail assessment tasks.

For Pass/Fail subjects:

Work submitted late without an approved extension will only be assessed at the subject coordinator’s discretion.
Students who do not submit assessment tasks by the due dates may be referred to the Responsible Academic Officer
under Student Rule 3.8.2, and a fail result may be recorded for the subject.

Querying results

If you believe an error may have been made in the calculation of your result in an assessment task or the final result
for the subject, it is possible to query the result with the Subject Coordinator within five (5) working days of the date of
release of the result.

Academic liaison officer

Academic liaison officers (ALOs) are academic staff in each faculty who assist students experiencing difficulties in
their studies due to: disability and/or an ongoing health condition; carer responsibilities (e.g. being a primary carer for
small children or a family member with a disability); and pregnancy.

ALOs are responsible for approving adjustments to assessment arrangements for students in these categories.
Students who require adjustments due to disability and/or an ongoing health condition are requested to discuss their
situation with an accessibility consultant at the Accessibility Service before speaking to the relevant ALO.

Statement about assessment procedures and advice

This subject outline must be read in conjunction with the Coursework Assessments Policy and the Courswork

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Assessments Procedure.

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Plagiarism and academic integrity

At UTS, plagiarism is defined in Rule 16.2.1(4) as: 'taking and using someone else's ideas or manner of expressing
them and passing them off as ... [their] own by failing to give appropriate acknowledgement of the source to seek to
gain an advantage by unfair means'.

The definition infers that if a source is appropriately referenced, the student's work will meet the required academic
standard. Plagiarism is a literary or an intellectual theft and is unacceptable both academically and professionally. It
can take a number of forms including but not limited to:
copying any section of text, no matter how brief, from a book, journal, article or other written source without duly
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paraphrasing or otherwise using the ideas of another author without duly acknowledging the source
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Other breaches of academic integrity that constitute cheating include but are not limited to:
submitting work that is not a student's own, copying from another student, recycling another student's work,
recycling previously submitted work, and working with another student in the same cohort in a manner that exceeds
the boundaries of legitimate cooperation
purchasing an assignment from a website and submitting it as original work
requesting or paying someone else to write original work, such as an assignment, essay or computer program, and
submitting it as original work.

Students who condone plagiarism and other breaches of academic integrity by allowing their work to be copied are
also subject to student misconduct Rules.

Where proven, plagiarism and other breaches of misconduct are penalised in accordance with UTS Student Rules
Section 16 – Student misconduct and appeals.

Avoiding plagiarism is one of the main reasons why the Faculty of Engineering and IT is insistent on the thorough and
appropriate referencing of all written work. Students may seek assistance regarding appropriate referencing through
UTS: HELPS.

Work submitted electronically may be subject to similarity detection software. Student work must be submitted in a
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Further information about avoiding plagiarism at UTS is available.

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