Automatic Control

Education facts

Code: R7003E

Autopilots and cruise controllers but also steering of industrial processes are things that a control engineer can do. In this continuation course you get a broad knowledge of the area and try a practical example, automatic control of a container crane.

Entry requirements

At least 90 ECTS of completed courses and knowledge in the subject of Automatic control. Concepts such as transfer function, Bode plot, poles and zeros, impulse response and step response, feedback and PID controllers should be known. Knowledge on the Laplace transform and experience with Matlab is also presumed. These prerequisites correspond to one of the courses R0001E Basic Automatic Control, 7,5 ECTS, R0002E Modelling and Control 7.5 ECTS, R0004E Modeling and Control 7.5 ECTS or R0005E Measurement and Control 7.5 ECTS. Good knowledge in English equivalent to English 6. Alternative: Corresponding knowledge obtained through work in the process industry or the electronics industry which is proven by a certificate of professional experience.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Automatic Control

  Luleå University of Technology

  Luleå

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %