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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
GERE0012-2  Automatics and robotics in agriculture

Duration :  12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year2
Lecturer :  Marie-France Destain
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
  • Modelling of dynamic systems
  • Process control: control laws, controllers
  • Example: hydraulic control
    - laboratory applications
Learning outcomes of the course :  
After completing the course the student is expected to

  • realize a functional diagram
  • understand the functioning of PID controllers
  • implement a PID controller
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Dynamics of systems, metrology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 16h Practical Works : 17h Field-study trip and visits : 3h
Recommended or required readings :  
  • Golten J., Verwer A., 1991, Control system design and simulation, McGraw-Hill Book company
  • Cox S., 1997, Measurement and control in agriculture, Blackwell Science
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination (100%) in first session, oral examination in 2nd session
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Destain, Marie-France (Professeur)
Mécanique et Construction
081 62 21 64
mfdestain@ulg.ac.be

Items online :  
Course notes
The course notes are available on e-campus



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