Dr. Norbert Cheung's personal web site --- www.norbert.idv.hk--- 

Subject Information Page - Applied Digital Control

EE4008/EE4008A/EE4008B

Subject Information <click here>

Teaching Schedule <teaching calendar> Every Tuesday; 8:30am-11:30am; BC301

Microsoft teams access. Lectures only. <link>

  • Week 1 Introduction to Digital Control <notes><supplement>

  • Week 2 - Linear Difference Equations and the Z Transform <notes> <tutorial>

  • Week 3 Digital Filter Realization <notes> <tutorial>

  • Week 4 - Programmable Logic Controllers <notes><notes> <tutorial>

  • Week 5 Digital Control Implementation and Characteristics <notes> <presentation 1>

  • Week 6 - Test 1 <Question> <Solution>

  • Week 7 - Digital Controller Design <notes> <supplement> <tutorial> <presentation 2>

  • Week 8 - Digital Filters <notes> <presentation 3>

  • Week 9 - Direct Digital Control <notes><tutorial><solution><presentation 4>

  • Week 10- Overview of State Space Digital Control <notes><presentation 5>

  • Week 11- Review of the whole subject <1> <2> <3> <4> <presentation 6>

  • Week 12- Test 2 <question> <solution>

  • Marked script will be avaliable from CF620, General Office, Jessica, 8-10 May, 10am-5pm

Project/Laboratory - (start from Week 3. Friday 8:30-11:20, EF402)

  • Get the project kit zip file <dropbox>

  • Students will be divided by into groups of 3-4 students <grouping list>;

  • No need to work in lab. Your group may choose you own time and place.

  • Submit a group report (not more than 5 pages), by week 12, to dropbox <link>

  • Task: Perform the following sequence: (i) 5 seconds low speed velocity control >> 5 seconds position control (turn turn clockwise and anticlockwise between two points A & B >> 5 seconds high speed velocity control >> stop

  • Submit a video (mp4, less than 60 seconds, low resolution), and a report (pdf).

  • File name: "group_xx.pdf" for report, and "group_xx.mp4" for video

Report / Case Study (titles avaliable now: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15)

  • Same grouping structure as the project/ lab group <grouping list>

  • Each group selects a title from here <title list>, including assigned titles.

  • Each group: Send a email to norbert.cheung@polyu.edu.hk, with title : "EE4008 lab, group number <date/group A-B-or-C>". Give me your three titles, with priority 1,2, and 3. I will help you to arrange. First come first serve.

  • Present the project (according to schedule above)

  • Submit the report two weeks after the presentation. <link for submission>

  • The report must be < 8 pages (or <2 pages per student), excluding cover page.

  • The presentation must be <16 min. (or <4 minutes per presenter)

  • No text book content. Use Latest products, interesting technology, etc.

  • Must include: some technical description, references, introduction, and conclusion.

Marks Allocation

  • Test 1: 10%; Test 2 10%

  • Project/Lab: 10%

  • Case study/Presentation: 10%

  • Examination: 60%