MEng (Hons) Instrumentation and Control Engineering modules
Linear Systems and Control (20 credits)
Year 1 core modules
- Digital Electronics and Microprocessors
- Electrical and Electronic Principles
- Engineering Design and CAD
- Engineering Mathematics
- Group Design Project (Electronics and Control)
- Physics and Instrumentation
- Professional Skills
- Properties of Materials
Year 2 core modules
- Electrical Machines
- Electronics and Networks
- Engineering Management and Leadership Skills
- Instrumentation and Control Design and Embedded systems
- Linear Systems and Control
- Mathematics for Electrical and Instrumentation Engineers
- Measurement Systems
Year 3 core modules
- Analytical Measurement
- Control System Design and Implementation
- Employment Skills
- Individual Project (MEng Part I)
and the equivalent of one optional module
- Control
- Machine Control
- Programmable Logic Controllers and Distributed Control Systems +
- Smart Sensors +
and one optional module
- Engineering Project Management
- Mechatronics
- Product Design Management
- Product Quality and Reliability
Final-year core modules
and two optional modules
- Electronic Signal Conditioning
- Identification and Model Predictive Control
- Industrial Communications
- Robust Control Systems
and one optional module
Non-credit bearing optional modules
- A foreign language: German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
- In-sessional Academic English (for international students)
- Professional Mentoring
You may select one or more of these modules.
+ Half modules
Modules offered may vary.
You will develop a thorough understanding of time-domain and frequency-domain representations of signals and systems, and how to apply these ideas to engineering problems.
You will develop the necessary knowledge and techniques to create dynamic models of engineering systems.
We give you the knowledge and techniques for creating dynamic models of engineering systems and to apply computer-aided methods of analysis and design, plus use data acquisition systems for laboratory investigations.
We examine modelling and simulation, linear time-invariant systems, first and second-order systems, frequency response, poles and zeros, basic concepts of control, alternative control methods, fourier analysis and filters.
In lectures we explaina principles and discuss applications then give you a guided solution of relevant examples in tutorials.
In the laboratories you work in groups of up to three on a small engineering plant. You are expected to produce a model and carry out tests to establish parameters. This process enhances the theoretical work carried out in other parts of the module.
You learn how to:
- demonstrate a detailed knowledge of aspects of linear systems and control
- critically analyse a variety of ideas, contexts and frameworks associated with linear systems and control
- apply, question and relate appropriate knowledge and concepts to a range of activities
- identify key areas of problems and choose appropriate tools and methods for their resolution in a considered manner
- use the industry-standard software MATLAB SIMULINK for simulation and design of signal processing and control systems
- apply mathematical techniques to analyse and model signal processing and control systems.