Instructor(s) | Meranda Salem [Coordinator] Office: ENG449 Phone: TBA Email: meranda.salem@torontomu.ca Office Hours: Thursdays 1 - 2pm | ||||||||||||||
Calendar Description | This course deals with practical techniques for the specification, design and implementation of real-time computer control systems. Topics include: overview of computer control strategies; introduction to real-time systems; hardware and software requirements; implementation of digital control algorithms; design of real-time computer control systems; design analysis; considerations for fault detection and fault tolerance. The lab work and project require solid background in C programming. | ||||||||||||||
Prerequisites | ELE 639 or MEC 830 | ||||||||||||||
Antirequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
Corerequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
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Learning Objectives (Indicators) | At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). | ||||||||||||||
Course Organization | 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks | ||||||||||||||
Teaching Assistants | TAs are to provide help with Lab materials during lab time. Any concerns with Lab work or marks, please reach out to TAs first, and to Course professor after if concern is not addressed by TAs. Extra help for lab materials can be provided during office hours. | ||||||||||||||
Course Evaluation |
Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable). | ||||||||||||||
Examinations | Midterm exam in Week 9 during your lecture time. Final exam during exam period. | ||||||||||||||
Other Evaluation Information | Lab materials will be tested during your Lab project work and Lab test. One week will be given for each lab submission. Lab time is to work during your lab materials with TAs assistant. | ||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | All lectures are delivered in-person, no online lectures or recordings will be available. Lectures slides cover all theory materials that will be tested in term test and final exam. Review sessions as well as practice questions similar to what will come in term test and final exam will be provided. No lab work will be tested in term test or final exam, only in lab test. Professor office hours for assisting with lecture materials and lab materials and any concerns. | ||||||||||||||
Other Information | Midterm exam covers materials from Week 1 till Week 6. Final Exam covers materials from week 7 till week 12. Lab test covers Lab 1 to Lab 5 work. |
Week | Hours | Chapters / | Topic, description |
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1 | 1 | Lecture Notes | Concepts of Computer Control |
1 | 2 | Chapter 1 and Lecture Notes | Introduction to Real-Time Systems |
2 - 3 | 5 | Chapter 4 and Lecture Notes | Hardware and Software Requirements |
3 - 5 | 6 | Chapters 5 - 8 & 15 | Concurrent Programming |
5 - 6 | 8 | Lecture Notes | Digital Controllers: Design and Implementation |
7 | 0 | Reading week | Reading Week, no Lecture on Feb 23 |
8 - 9 | 6 | Chapter 16 | Scheduling of Real-Time Control Tasks |
10 | 2 | Lecture Notes | Real-Time Application Interface Programming |
10 - 12 | 5 | Lecture Notes | Design of Real-Time Computer Control Systems |
13 | 2 | Lecture Notes | Introduction to Reliability and Fault Tolerance in Computer Control Systems |
Week | L/T/A | Description |
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2 | Lab 1 | C - Review |
3 | Lab 2 | Time and Clocks |
4-5 | Lab 3 | POSIX Threads and Concurrent Programming |
6 | Lab 4 | Resource Sharing and Coordination |
7 | No Lab | Reading week |
8 - 9 | Lab 5 | Task Synchronization and Communication |
9 - 13 | Project | Real-Time Digital PID Controller Design and Implementation |
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