| 1. | Course Title | Networked Control Systems and Real-time Control | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ01004 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 2-EMA, 6-ARSI | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Gorjan Nadzinski | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
This course will introduce the students to the higher concepts of SCADA and distributed control systems, such as the design of hierarchical SCADA and the application programming for such systems. The students will also be equipped and taught how to work and deal with real-time and time-critical systems. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Multilevel organization of the systems for control and supervision of the processes and plants. Distributed computer control systems for real-time control. Measuring and modeling of delays in control communication networks. Closed loop control in communication networks. Design and implementation of multi-level distributed systems. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Slide presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (use of equipment and software), teamwork, case studies, invited guest lecturers, independent preparation and defense of project and seminar work, learning in digital environment (forums, consultations). |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Successfully completed project assignment. | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment |
The students are obliged to complete and present a project assignment during the semester. A final written and/or oral exam is scheduled during the exam sessions. The students complete the course if they pass the final exam and had previously completed and presented the project assignment during the semester. The final grade takes into account the points from both the final exam and the project assignment. |
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| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Xia, Fu, Liu | Analysis and Synthesis of Networked Control Systems | Springer-Verlag | 2011 | |||||||||
| 2. | Fei-Yue Wang, Derong Liu | Networked Control Systems – Theory and Applications | Springer-Verlag | 2008 | |||||||||
| 3. | Svrcek, Mahoney, Young | A Real-time Approach to Process Control | Wiley | 2006 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Manesis, Nikolakopoulos | Introduction to Industrial Automation | CRC Press | 2018 | |||||||||
