TSRT19 · 6 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Elektroteknik

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Active · next start HT 2026

30%

passed the latest ordinary exam

TEN1 · 16 Jan 2026 · 126 students

63%

passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years

TEN1 · 593 students

Unusually hard in 2025/26

30% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (126 students), against 72% on average in earlier years (467 students).

Part of 2 programmes

Exam

TEN1 Written examination

Ordinary exams

63% passed · 593 students

16 Jan 202630%126

13 Jan 202584%112
8 Jan 202457%111
9 Jan 202385%118
10 Jan 202264%126

Re-exams

65% passed · 598 students

21 Aug 202650%24
16 Mar 202689%88
22 Aug 202563%19
5 Jun 202511%9
17 Mar 202574%31
31 Oct 202460%5
23 Aug 202448%31
31 May 202460%70
12 Mar 202456%41
18 Aug 202335%26
2 Jun 202377%101
14 Mar 202356%18
28 Oct 202282%11
19 Aug 202254%24
3 Jun 202258%64
15 Mar 202267%36

Pass the re-exam: 65% (598 students), compared with 63% (593 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 21% (1,191 students)

Show small sittings (12)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

11 Jun 2026100%1
5 Jun 2026100%2
24 Mar 202650%2
30 Oct 20250%1
12 Jun 20250%1
25 Mar 2025100%1
7 Jan 2025100%2
20 Mar 202467%3
27 Oct 2023100%1
9 Jun 20230%1
3 Jan 2023100%1
23 Oct 202125%4

Other modules

Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.

Hand-in or lab

LAB1 Laboratory Work

Main rounds

100% passed · 400 students

18 Dec 2025100%141
15 Dec 2023100%121
20 Dec 2021100%138

Later rounds

100% passed · 481 students

19 Dec 2024100%46
18 Dec 2024100%36
17 Dec 2024100%36
31 May 2024100%68
23 May 2023100%51
15 May 2023100%42
23 Jan 2023100%135
10 Jun 2022100%67

Pass a later round: 100% (481 students), compared with 100% (400 students) on the ordinary exam

Show small sittings (16)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

21 Aug 2026100%1
9 Mar 2026100%2
16 Jun 2025100%1
16 May 2025100%2
15 May 2025100%1
20 Mar 2025100%1
24 Feb 2025100%1
16 Dec 2024100%2
8 Mar 2024100%1
12 Oct 2023100%1
11 Mar 2022100%1
10 Mar 2022100%4
1 Feb 2022100%1
17 Dec 2021100%1
16 Dec 2021100%1
12 Nov 2021100%1

About the course

Aim

The course gives basic knowledge in the analysis and design of control systems. This means that students will be expected to be able to do the following after completing this course:

Analyze models of dynamical systems in the form of differential equations and transfer functions, describe basic properties of feedback control, and design and analyze control systems with basic controllers.
Analyze control systems and models of general dynamic systems in the frequency domain.
Analyze and design control systems using state-space methods.
Model, design and verify a control system for a laboratory process.

Content

Differential equations, transfer functions, poles and zeros
Stability, specifications, relationships between dynamical properties and pole location
The feedback principle, block diagrams, feed-forward
The PID controller, its structure and function, algorithmization
Interpretation of system properties using root loci
The importance of control technology for effective management of environmental impact as well as energy and resource use in different types of technical systems
Frequency function, Bode plots, phase- and amplitude gain margin
Connection between frequency function and time response
Time delays
Fundamental limitations in feedback, robustness criteria
State-space models, stability, controllability and observability
State-feedback
Observers, feedback from estimated states
Reinforcement learning

Examiner: Johan Löfberg
Scheduled hours: 64 h
Main field of study: Elektroteknik

Syllabus on Studieinfo ↗