Industrial Automation & Control:

Brief introduction about industrial processes and their automation; Elements of pneumatic, hydraulic
and electrical control systems; Valves and Actuators; Stepper motors; PID controllers and their tuning;
Implementation of digital controller; Control strategies for industrial processes; Programmable logic
controller; Real-time issues on signal transmission and control; Communication systems for industrial
automation; Data acquisition and Supervisory control; Control of discrete manufacturing processes;
Intelligent systems for monitoring ,s supervision and control; Case studies of industrial control systems.

Utilisation of Electric Power:

Electrical drives: Review of motor performance characteristics, mechanical features, different types of
industrial loads, standard rating, selection of motor; rating for different duty cycles, efficient operation
of motors; Electric heating and welding; Illumination: photometric terms and laws, types of lamps,
principles of lighting calculations; Electric traction: Electric and diesel traction systems, speed-time
curves, traction motors, speed control and methods of braking; Economic aspects: Economic choice of
equipment, initial cost and efficiency., reduction of energy cost, cost of renewals, effects of power
factors, costing of electrical energy.

Analytical Instrumentation:
Principles of statistical error analysis; Gas analysis: Gas Chromatograph, Thermal conductivity method,
heat of reaction method, Estimation of oxygen, hydrogen, methane, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
etc. in binary or complex gas mixture; Nucleonic Instrumentation; Ultrasonic techniques; Mass
Spectrometer, I.R. and U.V. spectroscopy, X-ray Spectroscopy; NMR, ESCA techniques.

Measurements & Electronic Instruments:

Principles of dc and ac bridges under balanced and unbalanced conditions; potentiometric

measurement; errors in measurement; dc and ac voltage measurements using electronic
voltmeters; measurement of frequency, phase angle, time interval etc.
Hardware implementations of signal conditioning circuit: ac and dc amplifiers, rectifiers, filters,
waveform generators and shaping circuits- design and performance issues.
A/D, D/A conversion techniques; S/H and multiplexers; isolation amplifiers; data acquisition
system. Common laboratory type instruments.
Instrumentation Devices I &II:

Classification of transducers and their static and dynamic characteristics; Resistance transducers:
Potentiometers, RTD and Thermistors, Strain gages, Hot wire anemometers and their
applications in pressure, temperature, torque, force and flow measurements; Inductive
transducers: LVDT, Variable reluctance type, Synchro and their associated Circuits, Phase
sensitive detector, Push-pull arrangement; Magnetostrictive tranducers, Capacitance transducers:
Construction and measuring circuits, Capacitance microphone.
Temperature measurement: Thermocouples and RTD: construction, installation and
compensation; Semiconductor type temperature sensors; Radiation Pyrometers.
Flow measurements: Orifice, Flow nozzle, Pitot tube, Rotameter, Turbine type and
Electromagnetic flow meters- construction and principle of operation.
Instrumentation amplifiers, Logarithmic amplifiers and their applications.
Piezo-electric transducers and their applications for measurement of force and vibration; charge
amplifiers, seismic transducers and accelerometers; Use of feedback principles in Instrumentation and
their applications. Elements of Electronic, Pneumatic and Hydraulic control systems: Flapper nozzle
amplifiers, Servomotors of different types, tachogenerators and stepper motors; Control Valves and
actuators. Measurement of process parameters like pH, conductivity, viscosity etc.; Digital Transducers:
Shaft encoders; Sources of noise and their reduction, Grounding and shielding techniques. Signal
transmission: 4-20mA current loop; Serial data communication using RS232 and RS485 based system,
distributed measurement system, IEEE488 protocol.

Instrumentation System Design:

Signal processing circuits: design of bridge circuits and amplifiers for strain gage and RTD, cold junction
compensation for thermocouple, linearisation of thermistor; design of charge amplifier, square root
extractor for variable head flowmeters, design of transmitters with 4-20mA output. Design of pneumatic
and electronic controllers, design of annunciation, Relay ladder diagrams. Design of Control Valves: flow-
lift characteristics and their sizing; Piping and Instrumentation diagrams, ISA symbols, PI diagrams of
typical process plants; Instrument specification sheet, preparation of Instrumentation project; Project
evaluation. Design of microprocessor based Instrumentation systems, design of interfacing circuits and
data acquisition systems.

Transport Processes I:

Transport by molecular motion:

Newton�s Law of Viscosity
Fourier�s Law of Heat conduction
Fick�s Law of Diffusion.
Transport in laminar flow or in solids in one dimension:
development of continuity (conservation) equations
velocity, temperature and concentration profiles
momentum, energy and mass flux
Transport in an arbitrary continuum:
stream functions, rotational & irrotational flow, vorticity
equations of change for isothermal, non-isothermal and multicomponent systems
Navier-Stokes Equation, Euler Equation, Bernoulli Equation
Equation of Energy, Equations of motion for free & forced convection (heat/mass).

Data Communication Networks:

Introduction. Data and signals. Transmission media and impairments. Data encoding techniques -
Analog and digital encoding of digital data .Frequency and time-division Multiplexing
techniques. Flow control. Error detection and error control techniques. Standards for interfacing
to media.
Network architecture for data and computer communications. Circuit switching. Packet
switching. Frame relay and ATM. Routing in packet-switched networks -fixed, random and
adaptive approaches. Congestion and its control.
Local area networks - Common topologies. Medium access control-round-robin, reservation and
contention-based strategies. ALOHA protocol and its variants. CSMA and CSMA/CD protocols.
Token-ring protocol. IEEE 802 standards for local area networks. High speed LANs - Fast and
Gigabit ethernet, FDDI. Wireless LANs. Internetworking - Repeaters, bridges, routers and
gateways. TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP/IP Sockets. Client-Server computing. Name Service.
Application protocols over TCP/IP. Network Security.
Control System Engineering:

Introduction :Scope of control, Parts of a control system, Multidisciplinary nature, Scope of

present course
Mathematical modeling of physical systems :Differential equation, Difference equation, and
State variable representations; Examples of modeling different types (e.g. electrical, mechanical,
chemical, biological, social etc.) of systems, Equivalence between the elements of different types
of systems
Linear systems and their s-domain representations: Linearity and linearization, Convolution
integral, Laplace domain representation of signals and systems, Transfer function and its
interpretation in terms of impulse and frequency responses, Block-diagram and signal flow graph
manipulations.
Characterization of systems: Stability -- concept and definition, poles, Routh array, internal
stability of coupled systems, Time domain response -- damping coefficient, natural frequency,
overshoot, settling time, rise time; Frequency domain response -- peak and peaking frequency,
bandwidth and cut-off rate; Link between time and frequency domain response features.
Advantages of closed loop operation : Sensitivity and complementary sensitivity,Disturbance
and noise reduction, Structured and unstructured plant uncertainties.
Analysis of closed loop systems : Stability and relative stability using root-locus approach,
Nyquist stability criterion, Steady state errors and system types
Compensation techniques : Performance goals -- Steady-state, transient and robustness
specifications, PID, lag-lead and algebraic approaches for controller design.
Sampled-data systems : Necessity of sample and hold operations for computer control, Sampling
theorem z-transform, Stability and response of sampled-data systems, Controller design, Special
features of digital control systems.
Introduction to Fuzzy control: Fuzzy sets and linguistic variables, The fuzzy control scheme,
Fuzzification and defuzzufication methods, Examples, Comparison between conventional and
fuzzy control.
Process Dynamics and Control:
Review of dynamic behavior of linear systems and their control system design. Linear processes
with difficult dynamics. Nonlinear process dynamics; phase-plane analysis; multiple steady-state
and bifurcation behavior; Process Identification; Controller design via frequency response
analysis; Model based control; Cascade, feedforward & ratio control; Controller design for
nonlinear systems; Introduction to multivariable systems. Interaction analysis and multiple single
loop design. Design of multivariable controllers; Introduction to sampled-data systems; Tools of
discrete-time systems analysis; Dynamic analysis of discrete-time systems; Design of digital
controllers; Introduction to model predictive control; Convolution models; Model predictive
control of MIMO systems.

Introduction to Manufacturing Processes:

Theory Component : Basic concepts and principles of manufacturing
Performing processes : Casting, forging, rolling, drawing, extrusion, press tool work, plastic
moulding and powder metallurgy.
Joining processes : Welding, brazing and crimping Semi-finishing and finishing processes :
Machining (Turning, shaping, drilling, Milling and grinding).
Non-traditional processes : Abrasive jet machining, Ultrasonic machining, Electro-discharge
machining, Electrochemical machining and laser beam machining.
Product Quality : Possible defects and their detection, assessment and remedy.
Laboratory Component : Suggested Assignments
Machining :
1.Introducing to various machine tools and demonstration on machining
2.Making a steel pin as per drawing by machining in centre lathe
3.External screw thread by single point chasing in lathe
4.Making a cast iron Vee block by shaping
5.Making a regular polygon prism (MS) by milling
6.Making a gauge as per drawing
7.Study of machining in machining in machining centre (CNC) and Electrodischarge machining
(EDM)
Foundry Practice :
8.Orientation, demonstration and practice on metal casting
9.Practicing sand moulding using split and uneven parting line pattern
10.Practice on CO2 moulding and machine moulding
11.Mechanised sand preparation and melting practice
Welding Practice :
12Practice on Oxy-acetylene gas welding and manual metal arc welding (running bead)
13.Practice on oxy-acetylene gas cutting and arc welding for butt welding
14.Introduction and demonstration on submerged arc welding and plasma spray coating
Metal Forming :
15.Demonstration of deep drawing process .
Superconductivity & its Application in EE:
Superconductivity materials and environment � properties. Theory of superconductivity; Bulk,
filamentary and composite superconductors. Superconducting rotating electrical machines.
Superconducting devices for applied electronics and computers. Superconducting energy storage,
levitation and transportation systems; Superconducting devices for instrumentation.
M.Tech
Industrial Instrumentation:
Static and dynamic characteristics of sensors, Resistive, Inductive and Capacitive sensors and
signal conditioning circuits. Temperature, pressure, flow and level measurement techniques. pH
and conductivity sensors. Piezo-electric and ultrasonic sensors and its application in process and
biomedical Instrumentation. Measurement of viscosity, humidity and thermal conductivity.
Optical Instrumentation: devices, intensity modulation and interferometric technique. Nucleonic
gauges: Sources and Detectors and its application. Interfacing Sensors and actuators using
LabVIEW programs. Instrumentation system Design.
Industrial Automation & Control:
Benefits and Impact of Automation on Manufacturing and Process Industries; Architecture of
Industrial Automation Systems; Process Control: P-I-D Control, Controller Tuning, Special
Control Structures: Feedforward and Ratio Control, Predictive Control, Control of Systems with
Inverse Response, Cascade Control, Advanced Control Schemes. Process and Instrumentation
Diagrams; Sequence Control: PLCs and Relay Ladder Logic, Scan Cycle, RLL Syntax,
Structured Design Approach, Advanced RLL Programming, Hardware environment; Control of
Machine tools: Introduction to CNC Machines, Analysis of a control loop ; Flow Control
Valves ; Hydraulic Actuator Systems : Components, Proportional and Servo Valves; Pneumatic
Control Systems : System Components, Controllers ; Electric Drives : Energy Saving with
adjustable Speed Drives, AC and DC Adjustable Speed Drives, Step motor Drives, Servo
Drives ; Communication and Networking of Sensors, Actuators and Controllers; Supervisory
Production Control and Management Systems ; Integration with Management and Enterprise
Systems.
Power System Instrumentation:
General scope of instrumentation in power systems. Electrical instruments and meters.
Telemetry. Data transmission channels-pilots, PLCC, Microwave links. Interference effect.
Automatic meter reading and billing.
Simulators.
SCADA and operating systems. Data loggers and data display system. Remote control
instrumentation. Disturbance recorders. Area and Central Control station instrumentation.
Frontiers of future power system instrumentation including microprocessor based systems.
Application of digital computers for data processing and on-line system control.
Instrumentation and Control:
Instrumentation: Introduction to mechanical systems and their structure and function,
Performance Characteristics � Static and Dynamic, Fundamentals of signals acquisition,
conditioning and processing, Measurement of temperature, pressure, flow, position, velocity,
acceleration, force, torque etc.
Control: Introduction to control systems, mathematical model of physical systems in transfer
function and state space forms, response of dynamic systems, concept of pole & zero of a
system, realization of transfer functions, stability analysis. Introduction of discrete time system.
Controllers: P, PI, PD, PID, Feed forward etc., tuning of controller parameters, implementation
of controller using digital computer.
Control components: Actuator (ac & dc servomotors, valve), tacho-generator, servo amplifier.