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An Interdisciplinary Controls Curriculum for CPS Education
Patrick J. Martin <pjmartin@ycp.edu>, York College of Pennsylvania First Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems Education
CPS and Classical Control
• Typical undergraduate controls courses focus on the “analog.” • CPS requires control engineers to know more about cyber systems. – discrete events – real-time systems – network connections How do we prepare control engineers for interdisciplinary CPS work?
Targeted Learning Outcomes
Students will develop... • an ability to apply mathematical models of physical systems, cyber systems, and their composition • an ability to design and conduct simulations and tests of a cyber-physical system and to analyze the results • an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems that have both cyber and physical aspects • a recognition for the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning.
Project: Multi-agent Solar Farm
Students apply knowledge of the physical and cyber systems within a project. Some challenges encountered by students include: • adapting physical models to real systems • sensor selection • communication among agents • control algorithm development Implementation tools:
Solution
Teach modern control theory with CPS topics embedded within the curriculum: • • • • State-space control Hybrid systems Computation models Real-time systems
Curriculum Design
Develop intuition using state-space modeling and experiential learning for cyber-topics. Foundations in state-space control
• state-space models • state feedback and observers • LQR and Kalman Filters
NI Compact RIO
Curriculum Challenges
Mechanical and electrical engineers have basic programming skills. Potential risk of student cognitive overload. No single textbook that merges course ideas seamlessly.
Cyber-system Modeling and Implementation
• hybrid system modeling • concurrency models • implementation on real-time systems Quanser SRV02
Course Reflections
• Students need in-class activities for CPS topics. • Current structure feels somewhat compressed. • Project teams need to balance size and student exposure to topics. Looking Forward • Interleave CPS topics with initial control topics. • Smaller-scale projects that focus on select CPS topics. • Investigate revision of YCP Controls sequence.
Project-based Learning
• research in CPS topics • hands-on activity to build intuition • student directed learning
Patrick J. Martin <pjmartin@ycp.edu>, York College of Pennsylvania First Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems Education
CPS and Classical Control
• Typical undergraduate controls courses focus on the “analog.” • CPS requires control engineers to know more about cyber systems. – discrete events – real-time systems – network connections How do we prepare control engineers for interdisciplinary CPS work?
Targeted Learning Outcomes
Students will develop... • an ability to apply mathematical models of physical systems, cyber systems, and their composition • an ability to design and conduct simulations and tests of a cyber-physical system and to analyze the results • an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems that have both cyber and physical aspects • a recognition for the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning.
Project: Multi-agent Solar Farm
Students apply knowledge of the physical and cyber systems within a project. Some challenges encountered by students include: • adapting physical models to real systems • sensor selection • communication among agents • control algorithm development Implementation tools:
Solution
Teach modern control theory with CPS topics embedded within the curriculum: • • • • State-space control Hybrid systems Computation models Real-time systems
Curriculum Design
Develop intuition using state-space modeling and experiential learning for cyber-topics. Foundations in state-space control
• state-space models • state feedback and observers • LQR and Kalman Filters
NI Compact RIO
Curriculum Challenges
Mechanical and electrical engineers have basic programming skills. Potential risk of student cognitive overload. No single textbook that merges course ideas seamlessly.
Cyber-system Modeling and Implementation
• hybrid system modeling • concurrency models • implementation on real-time systems Quanser SRV02
Course Reflections
• Students need in-class activities for CPS topics. • Current structure feels somewhat compressed. • Project teams need to balance size and student exposure to topics. Looking Forward • Interleave CPS topics with initial control topics. • Smaller-scale projects that focus on select CPS topics. • Investigate revision of YCP Controls sequence.
Project-based Learning
• research in CPS topics • hands-on activity to build intuition • student directed learning