Thursday, 19 May 2016

Proportional Controls In Life!

Aim: To understand control loop theory.

Objectives:
Briefly explain what open and closed loop systems are.
Explain the principles of proportional control and the benefits.
Describe an example of proportional control in detail.


Hello!

This morning, Zoë recapped both open and closed loop systems - these were easily memorable therefore they were quite easy to recap on. This was a strength. We also had the quiz that Alex S made, it was irrelevant to the unit and is all about the latest graphics card. I had no prior knowledge therefore I found it hard, however I did not come last. Jordan did and he has to make next week's quiz. For feedback, it should be more relevant so it is fair, however it is quiz after all.

Next, Zoë covered another part of A2 - Proportional controls. This is a type of controller found in closed loop systems to help compare the error against the reference and therefore adjust the input to get the correct output. This was relatively simple to understand (aside from the maths) and is a strength. Afterwards, as I was ahead, I helped Zoë test the level 3's game and this was quite fun. Everyone also begun to submit their work for Maths.

After Lunch, we had our first lesson with John! John went through M4, which is essentially explaining all about ASCII, UTF-8 and Binary in IP Addresses, examples and more. We even got to write definitions (via research) and discuss it together. It was really interesting and I am eager to start U26_A3T2 soon.

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