Mechatronics and Control Systems

Module code: MEU44B19 · Semester: Semester 2

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

0 of 5 done · tick papers and add notes as you go

• 2016/17 (old code ME4B19)
• 2015/16 (old code ME4B19)
• 2014/15 (old code ME4B19)
• 2013/14 (old code ME4B19)
• 2012/13 (old code ME4B19)

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Topics

• Physical system modelling, transfer functions and block diagrams LO1
• Time response, transient specifications, steady-state error and stability LO2
• Bode and Nyquist frequency-domain analysis LO2
• Root locus and compensator design LO3
• PID design and tuning LO3
• Sensors, actuators, data acquisition and microprocessor control LO4, LO6
• MATLAB and Simulink simulation LO5

Learning outcomes (exam covers LO1–6)

1. Build mathematical models, block diagrams and transfer functions
2. Analyse transient, steady-state, stability and frequency response
3. Design controllers and compensators with root locus, frequency response and PID
4. Explain sensors, actuators, signal conditioning, data acquisition and microprocessor control
5. Model, simulate and validate control systems in MATLAB and Simulink
6. Evaluate practical issues: noise, sampling, saturation, safety, robustness

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.