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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
AUT.565

Modern Control of Actuation Systems, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Course code
AUT.565
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Matti Linjama
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Automation Technology Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Modelling and control of electro-hydrostatic actuators
  • Tracking control, the role of feedforward
  • DFCU - Digital Flow Control Unit, static and dynamic characteristics
  • Digital valve systems. Characteristics, benefits and challenges
Complementary knowledge
  • Sensitivity analysis and robustness based tuning
  • Model based control of DFCU and digital valve systems
  • Pressure transients, good and bad state transitions
  • Dynamics of multi-DOF hydraulic booms
  • Sum flow control, simultaneous control of three or four control edges
  • Miniaturization, PNM coded systems
Specialist knowledge
  • Multi-chamber cylinders
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

07.01.2025 30.04.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)

Exam

No scheduled teaching