Lab 1 - Empirical PID Control

General

Lab 1 concerns controlling the water level in a double water filled by a pump. You will experiment both with manually controlling the pump for the tanks, and by manually tuning a P, PI and PID controller for the pump. The purpose is for you to get hands on experience with the difference between manual and automatic control, open and closed loops, and the significance of the P, I and D components of a PID controller.

This lab is scheduled to weeks 2 and 3 of the course. Responsible is Fethi Bencherki.

Instructions

Instructions for the lab can be found here:

swe-lab1.pdf Download swe-lab1.pdf

eng-lab1.pdf Download eng-lab1.pdf

 

Registration

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Preparation

Before the lab it is important that you read through the instructions. For this lab however there are no mandatory preparation exercises, but it is recommended to read the first chapter in the lecture notes. Do note that both of the following labs will have mandatory preparations for you to complete.

Print and bring the lab manual to the lab. It will be signed when you have passed the lab. It will act as your evidence that you have done the lab.

Optional: Matlab Simulation

If you want to be extra well prepared for the lab session, or want to try out more experiments by yourself, you can use a Matlab simulation of the full lab process that is used in lab 1 and lab 2. Instructions for how to install and run it can be found here.