ImportantnotespertainingtoME354A

TitleoftheCourse:(Vibration&Control)3L0T1P0A(10Credits)
(Prerequisite:ESO209)

Objectiveofthecourse:Thiscoursewillintroducethestudentstotheconceptsofvibrationsin
single and multidegree of freedom systems, approximate methods and classical control theory.
Thecoursewillalsoincludebriefdiscussionsonadvancedtopicsinvibrationsandcontrol.
Course content: Introduction to modeling of dynamical systems. Single Degree of Freedom
Systems Free undamped vibration, Free damped vibration, Forced vibration, Transmissibility,
Convolution method, Mechanisms of damping. Two Degree of Freedom System (undamped
vibrationonly)Freeandforcedvibrations,vibrationabsorber.MultiDegreeofFreedomSystems
(undampedandproportionaldamping)Matrixmethods,Modalanalysis.ApproximateMethods.
Vibrationofcontinuoussystems(freevibrationonly).
Introduction to controls. Review of Laplace transforms. Block diagrams. Root locus method.
StabilityRouthHurwithcriterion,Nyquistplots.Bodeplots.Controllerperformanceandtypes.
Steady state errors and constants. Feedback control systems Derivative error compensation,
Integralerrorcompensation,Proportionalerrorcompensation.Moderncontrol.Digitalcontrol.
Lecturewisebreakup:
Sl
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
16

Topic

Suggested
numberof
lectures
Introductionmodellingofdynamicalsystems
1
Vibrations of single degree of freedom systems Free undamped, Free
9
damped, Forced vibration, Transmissibility, Convolution method,
Mechanismsofdamping.
Two Degree of Freedom System (undamped vibration only) Free and
5
forcedvibration,vibrationabsorber.
Multi Degree of Freedom Systems (undamped and proportional
4
damping)Matrixmethods,Modalanalysis.
ApproximatemethodsRayleighmethod.
2
Vibrationofcontinuoussystems(freevibrationonly).
2
Introductiontocontrols.
1
ReviewofLaplacetransforms.
2
Blockdiagrams.
1
Rootlocusmethod.
2
StabilityRouthHurwithcriterion,Nyquistplots.
3
Bodeplots,
2
Controllerperformanceandtypes.
1
Steadystateerrorsandconstants.
1
Types of feedback control systems Derivative error compensation,
2
Integralerrorcompensation,Proportionalerrorcompensation.
Moderncontrol.
1
1

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Digitalcontrol.
Totalnumberoflectures

Laboratorysessions:
Sessions
1

1
40

NameofExperiment
StudyofDynamicVibrationAbsorber

Study of transmissibility in a single degree of freedom system.

2
Forced and free vibration study of a rigid beam-spring-damper system.
3
4
DCMotorSpeedControlwithVariousSensors
5A
MeasurementofLinearDisplacementbyPotentiometer
5B
SpeedTorqueCharacteristicsofDCServomotor.
6
StudyofcharacteristicsofaPIDControlusingthecontrolkit
Totalnumberoflaboratorysessions:6

Suggestedtextandreferencematerials:

1. TheoryofVibrations.W.T.Thomson,PrenticeHall.
2. ControlSystemsEngineering.N.S.Nise,JohnWiley&Sons.
3. VibrationProblemsinEngineering.W.Weaver,S.P.TimoshenkoandD.H.Young,John
Wiley&Sons.
4. MechanicalVibration.J.P.DenHartog,DoverPublications.
5. FeedbackControlofDynamicSystems.G.Franklin,J.D.Powell,andA.EmamiNaeini,
PrenticeHall.
6. ModernControlEngineering.K.Ogata,PrenticeHall.

GradingPolicy:
Endsemesterexamination

36%
Midsemesterexamination

24%
Quizzes(best4)

20%
Labreports

15%
Labquiz

5%

Incase,itisnotpossibletotakethelabquiz,labreportswillhaveaweightageof20%.

Note:
1) There is no weightage associated with the assignments that will be given every week as
well as for attendance in the class. However, those who do their assignments themselves
andareregulartotheclass,shouldbeeasilyabletoscoreatleast60%marks.Keepingthis
inview,youareexpectedtogetaminimumof35%markstosecureapassinggrade.
2) The lab report is supposed to have a detailed theory about the experiment being
conducted,detailsoftheexperimentalsetup,theresultsandtheirinterpretationandmost
importantlythereasonfordeviationoftheexperimentfromthetheoreticalresult(ifsucha
discrepancyexists).Ontopofthis,thereportshouldalsohighlightthecontributionofeach
individualmember.