Know:

- static characteristics of compatible operation of marine engines or electric generators;

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

- characteristics of compatible operation of marine engines and automatic regulators;

-design and operating principle of typical automatic regulators;

Be able to:

- analyse the compatible operation modes of marine engines and automatic regulators;

- perform coefficients calculations of the dynamic equations of marine engines as control objects;

- use methods for calculating the stability of automatic marine engine systems;

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

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

- perform coefficients calculations of the dynamic equations of marine boilers, turbines, fuel heaters as control objects;

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

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

Topic 1.1 Terms of control theory: automation, control concepts, automatic and automated control. The systematic approach is the main method of automation. The concept and definition of a system, system elements, types of connections between elements: analogue, 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. Control 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 control systems. The concept and conditions of stability of linear systems. 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.