MECH 371 Lab #1 2025-2026 (Experiment 1: Control System Introduction,
Familiarization with Lab Equipment & Instruments) Concordia University
Experiment 1:
Control System Introduction,
Familiarization with Lab Equipment
& Instruments
Submitted by
Lab Section AI – X
Fall 2025
Professor Wen-Fang Xie
Concordia University
Montreal, QC, Canada
, Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2
Objective ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3
Procedure....................................................................................................................................... 3
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Experimental ............................................................................................................................. 6
Simulink ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Sample Calculations................................................................................................................ 12
Discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Experiment 1............................................................................................................................. 13
Experiment 2............................................................................................................................. 13
Sources of Error ....................................................................................................................... 14
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................... 14
References ................................................................................................................................... 15
List of Figures
Figure 1: Experiment 1 Dial at 0.5 ................................................................................................. 6
Figure 2: Experiment 1 Dial at 1 .................................................................................................... 7
Figure 3: Experiment 1 Dial at 2 .................................................................................................... 8
Figure 4: Matlab Simulink Configuration with K1 = 0.5 ............................................................... 9
Figure 5: Matlab results at K1 = 0.5 ............................................................................................ 10
Figure 6: Matlab results at K1 = 1 ................................................................................................ 11
Figure 7: Matlab results at K1 = 2 ................................................................................................ 12
List of Tables
Table 1: Experiment 2 Results ........................................................................................................ 9
Familiarization with Lab Equipment & Instruments) Concordia University
Experiment 1:
Control System Introduction,
Familiarization with Lab Equipment
& Instruments
Submitted by
Lab Section AI – X
Fall 2025
Professor Wen-Fang Xie
Concordia University
Montreal, QC, Canada
, Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2
Objective ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3
Procedure....................................................................................................................................... 3
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Experimental ............................................................................................................................. 6
Simulink ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Sample Calculations................................................................................................................ 12
Discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Experiment 1............................................................................................................................. 13
Experiment 2............................................................................................................................. 13
Sources of Error ....................................................................................................................... 14
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................... 14
References ................................................................................................................................... 15
List of Figures
Figure 1: Experiment 1 Dial at 0.5 ................................................................................................. 6
Figure 2: Experiment 1 Dial at 1 .................................................................................................... 7
Figure 3: Experiment 1 Dial at 2 .................................................................................................... 8
Figure 4: Matlab Simulink Configuration with K1 = 0.5 ............................................................... 9
Figure 5: Matlab results at K1 = 0.5 ............................................................................................ 10
Figure 6: Matlab results at K1 = 1 ................................................................................................ 11
Figure 7: Matlab results at K1 = 2 ................................................................................................ 12
List of Tables
Table 1: Experiment 2 Results ........................................................................................................ 9
