Workshop 6
Topics in Advanced Control
Theory without experience is sterile, practice without theory is blind.
—George Jay Anyon
Introduction
Prior to attempting this workshop, you should review Chapters 6 and 7 in the book.
This workshop will show how the response of feedback control (FBC) loops can be improved through the use of other control methods. These other methods include measuring common disturbances and taking action before they affect the controlled variable (feedforward control) and using a faster responding loop to decrease the response time of a system with a large time constant (cascade control). You will determine what conditions are necessary for feedforward or cascade control to be useful and identify which parameters reduce the effectiveness of these control methods.
Key Learning Objectives
Feedforward Control
Cascade Control
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