Control engineers make systems behave as intended on their own: a robot arm placing a part, a plant holding its temperature, a grid balancing supply and demand.
Students model dynamic systems mathematically, then design and program the controllers that steer them.
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What you will study
01Control theory
02System modelling and identification
03Industrial automation and PLCs
04Robotics
05Process control
06Real-time systems
Course topics are indicative. The official programme is published by the department.
Automation & Control
Where it leads
Industrial automation
Energy and petroleum plants
Robotics
Systems integration
Research
Research laboratories
Process Control
Modelling and control of industrial and dynamic systems.
