0 or 3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
Hydraulic feedback motion control systems, types, and applications are studied. Simulation and performance of closed loop control systems with single and multiple signal paths are emphasized. Dynamic system performance is predicted and evaluated. System parameters including accuracy, response speed, fluid compressibility effects, load disturbances, and nonlinear behavior of the components are studied.
Learning Outcomes1Identify the origins, development and applications of servo mechanisms.
2Explain hydraulic system and component nonlinearities such as friction, deadband, backlash, and hysteresis.
3Recognize control terms, definitions, and fluid power components of a hydraulic system.
4Evaluate transfer functions and their use in predicting the performance of a system.
5Utilize computer software simulation tools to investigate the dynamic performance of simple control loops.
6Develop methods for improving hydraulic system stability through the use of simulation tools.
Prerequisites
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