Know:

- static characteristics of marine  engines or electric generators joint operation

- Dynamic mode of operation and equations of dynamics of the marine engine as  control object;

- characteristics of marine engines and automatic regulators joint operation

- typical automatic regulators operating principle

Be able to:

- analyze the modes of marine engines and automatic regulators  joint operation

- perform calculations of marine engines dynamics equation coefficients

- use methods for calculating the automatic marine engine systems stability

- use and maintain automatic regulators of marine engines and systems;

- analyze the operating modes of marine steam power plants and their automatic regulators;

- perform calculations of dynamics equation coefficients of marine boilers, turbines, fuel heaters as control objects

- use methods for calculating the stability of automatic systems of marine steam power plants;

- use and maintain automatic regulators of marine steam power plants and systems.

Topic 1.1 Terms of management theory: automation, control concepts, automatic and automated control. The main method of automation is a systematic approach. The concept and definition of a system, elements of a system, types of connections between elements: analog, discrete, probabilistic, logical.

Topic 1.2 Stages of automation development. Manual operation. The first industrial regulators of Watt, Polzunov, Siemens brothers, indirect action regulator with hydraulic amplifier. Functional diagram of the local SAR.

Topic 1.3 Typical functional elements of ATS, definition and purpose. Basic requirements for ATS elements. Principles of regulation: deviation, perturbation, combined, program. Functional SAR schemes that implement management principles.

Topic 1.4 Classification of SAR: by the physical nature of the signal, by the type of actuator, by the control law, by purpose, by structure. Further development of automation: the use of microprocessors and controllers, multi-level ATS. Management levels: executive, tactical, and strategic.

Topic 2.1 Linearization of nonlinear functions, small magnification method, Taylor series decomposition of a function. Geometric meaning of linearization.

Topic 2.2 Forms of writing linear differential equations in automation. Laplace Transform and its basic properties. The concept of the transfer function and characteristic equation.

Topic 2.3 The concept of a block diagram of ATS. Elements of structural diagrams. Properties of Serial and parallel connection of elements and systems with feedback. Characteristics of control systems: static, dynamic, frequency. Typical input signals: step function and pulse function. Transient and pulse characteristics.

Topic 2.4 Quality indicators of management systems. The concept and conditions of linear systems stability. Sustainability criteria.

Topic 3.1 Typical elements of automation systems. Characteristics of the proportional, integrating, and differentiating link. Schematic implementation of typical linear regulators: P, I, Pi, PID

Topic 3.2Sstatic and astatic automatic control systems. Features of applying proportional and integral control laws. Characteristics of positional controlled control systems. Correction of system properties using feedbacks.

Topic 3.3 Hydraulic automation equipment.

Topic 3.4 Pneumatic automation equipment.

Topic 3.6 Electromechanical automation tools.