Author(s)

Zhengkai Lv ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, Liaoning, China

Corresponding Author

Zhengkai Lv

ABSTRACT

In the teaching process of "Principles of Automatic Control", the block diagrams of control systems are rather abstract, and their alignment with the specific implementations in practical application scenarios still needs to be improved. If only the illustrations in traditional textbooks or online floor plans combined with oral descriptions are used for explanation, students will find it difficult to connect them with practical application scenarios. This paper first analyzes the reasons why the theory of automatic control principles and practical teaching are prone to disconnection. Secondly, it uses the Simulink sub-module of the simulation software MATLAB to simulate and reproduce the complex control system in this course. Finally, it quantitatively analyzes the typical control indicators in the control system through this simulation model. The steady-state and dynamic characteristics of the control system are vividly and intuitively demonstrated by observing the input and output quantities of typical links, and this achievement is further applied to actual teaching.

KEYWORDS

Automatic Control Theory Simulation Software; MATLAB; Simulink

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhengkai Lv, The Practical Teaching Reform of the "Principles of Automatic Control" Course Based on Simulink in MATLAB. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2025) Vol. 8: 158-164. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2025.080822.

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