The purpose of this laboratory work is to provide practical knowledge of such basic automation concepts as: dynamic system modeling for control purposes, feedback and its role, control system structures, fundamentals of designing control systems for tracking (servomechanisms) and for the attenuation of disturbances (industrial control systems), and the digital implementation of control algorithms. Hardware platforms of modern automation systems are also discussed, including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) industrial Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
To complete the laboratory tasks, students must acquire knowledge related to programming environments for PLC controllers and SCADA systems.