Control engineering and dynamic systems
Analyse and design plant models, step responses, time-domain metrics and standard controllers with transparent calculations.
Identify the plant, assess its time response, choose a controller structure, then verify parameters in simulation or testing.
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P controller: output from control error
Calculate a proportional controller output from controller gain, instantaneous control error and bias.
Open calculator →PT2 element: damped step response
Calculate the time response of an underdamped second-order element from gain, damping, natural time, step height and time.
Open calculator →PT1 element: calculate step response
Determine the instantaneous output of a first-order lag from gain, time constant, step height and observation time.
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