1.1 Schedule and Course Organization¶

1.1.1 Getting Started¶

CBE 30338/32338 Chemical Process Control will be conducted as a fully on-line course for the 2021 Spring semeter. For this to be effective, each student, instuctor, and teaching assistant will need access to the required technology and keep their systems and software in good working order for the duration of the semester.

Please let the instructors know immediately if you don't have access to a laptop, or you don't have adequate internet connectivity. The University has resources available to assist with these situations.

Please use the period before the start of the semester to prepare your systems and technology. Pay attention to the following the following details:

We will be making extensive use of Zoom for office hours, on-classes, and laboratory sessions. Please verify that you can access Zoom by joining the test meeting with video at https://zoom.us/test.
Please confirm that you have a working installation of the latest Anaconda distribution of Python. If in doubt, reinstall a fresh download available from Anaconda.com.
A major component of the course is hands-on use of real hardware to implement working control systems. For this purpose wyou will need to purchase an individual copy of the Temperature Control Labortory available through Amazon, the Notre Dame Bookstore, and apmonitor.com. Please allow time for ordering, shipping, and for you to install and test the device using your laptop.
The Temperature Control Lab requires a USB type A port. If your laptop is a newer model with only USB-C ports then you will need to purchase a USB-C to USB-A adaptor (such as this device for an Apple Mac) or USB-C docking station (such as this from LENTION).

1.1.2 Introduction to the Course and Process Control¶

1.1.2.1 Week 1¶

Class meetings begin on week 1. Each of the sessions scheduled below will be done as a Zoom meeting. To protect privacy, the specific Zoom meeting links are available through the course management system. Attendance will be monitored for each session with required attendance.

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?
2/4(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Introductions Course Resources Syllabus Introduction to TCLab What is Process Control?	Syllabus FBS 1.2-1.4 cbe30338-2021 Section 1.1	✓
2/5(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	No meeting for week 1

1.1.3 Modeling and Parameter Estimation¶

1.1.3.1 Week 2¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
2/8(M)	1:30-3pm	Office hours
2/9(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	System Modeling Pharmacokinetics	FBS 3.1, 3.2 cbe30338-2021 Section 2.1	✓	HW Assignment 1
2/11(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	First Order Systems Degrees of Freedom	cbe30338-2021 Section 2.2	✓
2/12(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	TCLab Operation First Order Model ID	cbe30338-2021 Section 1.3 cbe30338-2021 Section 1.4	✓

1.1.3.2 Week 3¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
2/15(M)	1:30-3pm	Office hours
2/16(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	First-Order Model TCLab	cbe30338-2021 Section 2.3	✓	HW Assignment 2
2/18(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Identifying Linear Dynamics	cbe30338-2021 Section 2.4	✓
2/19(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Dynamic Model Identification		✓	Lab Assignment 1

1.1.4 Feedback Control¶

1.1.4.1 Week 4¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
2/22(M)	1:30-3pm	Office hours
2/23(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Case Study: PCR Thermal Cycling Setpoints	cbe30338-2021 Section 3.1 & 3.2	✓	HW Assignment 3
2/25(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Relay, Proportional, and PI Control	cbe30338-2021 Section 3.3	✓	Quiz 1: Modeling & Identification
2/26(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Single Variable Relay Control PI Control	cbe30338-2021 Section 3.6	✓	Lab Assignment 2

1.1.4.2 Week 5¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
3/1(M)	1:30-3pm	Office hours
3/2(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	University Mini-break
3/4(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	PI Implementation & Co-routines	cbe30338-2021 Section 3.4	✓
3/5(F)		Junior Parents Weekend				Lab Assignment 3

1.1.4.3 Week 6¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
3/8(M)	1:30-3pm	Office hours
3/9(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Practical PI Control	cbe30338-2021 Section 3.5 Astrom and Murray, Chapter 11	✓	No assignment (JPW)
3/11(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Advanced PI and PID Control		✓
3/12(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Advanced PID Control		✓

1.1.5 Process Analytics¶

1.1.5.1 Week 7¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
3/15(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
3/16(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Guest: Katie Gates ND'10 What is Process Analytics?	Data Historian Anamoly Detection	✓
3/18(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting			✓	Quiz 2: Feedback Control
3/19(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Using the Data Historian		✓	Lab Assignment 4

1.1.5.2 Week 8¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Req'd?	Assignment Due
3/22(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
3/23(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Anamoly Detection	✓
3/25(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Machine Learning	✓
3/26(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Machine Learning	✓	Lab Assignment 5

1.1.6 Optimization¶

1.1.6.1 Week 9¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
3/29(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
3/30(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Introduction to Semester Project		✓
4/1(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Linear Production Problem CVXPY	Section 5.1	✓	Quiz 3: Process Analytics
4/2(F)		Good Friday

1.1.6.2 Week 10¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Reading	Req'd?	Assignment Due
4/5(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
4/6(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Linear Blending	Section 5.2	✓
4/8(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	Blending	Section 5.3	✓	Lab Assignment 6
4/9(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Static Operability Analysis	Section 6.1	✓

1.1.7 Predictive Control¶

1.1.7.1 Week 11¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Req'd?	Assignment Due
4/12(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
4/13(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting		✓	HW Assignment 4 Project Proposal
4/15(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting		✓
4/16(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	State Estimation	✓	Lab Assignment 7

1.1.7.2 Week 12¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Topic	Req'd?	Assignment Due
4/19(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
4/20(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting		✓	HW Assignment 4
4/22(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting		✓
4/23(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	Model Predictive Control	✓	Lab Assignment 8

1.1.8 Final Project¶

1.1.8.1 Week 13¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Req'd?	Assignment Due
4/26(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
--	---	Office hours by appointment
4/27(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	✓
4/29(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	✓
4/30(F)	11:40am-12:30pm 1:00-1:50pm	Lab Session 1 Lab Session 2	✓	Lab Assignment 9

1.1.8.2 Week 14¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Req'd?	Assignment Due
5/3(M)	1:30-3pm	Drop-in office hours
--	---	Office hours by appointment
5/4(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	✓	Progress Report
5/6(Th)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	✓	Quiz 4: Predictive Control
5/7(F)		no lab - Final Project

1.1.8.3 Finals Week¶

Date	Time (EDT)	Activity	Req'd?
5/11(M)	1:30-3pm	Office hours
--	---	Office hours by appointment
5/11(T)	11:10am-12:25pm	Class Meeting	✓
5/14(F)	10:30am - 12:30pm	Project Presentations	✓

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