EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014

EC 415

SYSTEM AUTOMATION AND CONTROL

                                                                    (Elective - I)

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                        4  Periods per week

Duration of University Examination                                                                                                                                                   3  Hours

University Examination                                                                                                                                                                     75 Marks

Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                         25 Marks

UNIT-I

Introduction to sensors and transducers: displacement, position, and proximity, velocity and motion, force, fluid pressure, liquid flow, liquid level, temperature, light. Selection of sensor.

UNIT-II

Data acquisition and Signal conditioning: various signal conditioning modules. Use of data acquisition. Fundamentals of Analog to digital conversion, sampling, amplifying, filtering, noise reduction. Criteria to choose suitable data acquisition equipment.

UNIT-III

Introduction to systems: Measurement and control. Basic system models. Mathematical models. Mechanical system building blocks, Electrical system building blocks, Fluid system building blocks and Thermal system building blocks. Engineering systems: Rotational – translational, Electromechanical, hydraulic-mechanical.

UNIT-IV

Dynamic responses of systems, system transfer functions, frequency response, closed loop controllers. Microcontroller basics, architecture, hardware interfacing, programming a microcontroller. Programmable logic controllers: basic structure, input/output processing, programming, selection of a PLC.

UNIT-V

Motion control and robotics: concepts of motion control system and real world applications. Components of a motion control system. Motion controller, Motors and mechanical elements, move types, Motor amplifiers and drives. Feed back devices and motion input/output.

Suggested Reading:

1.          W. Bolton, “Mechatronics: Electronic control systems in mechanical and electrical Engineering,” 3/e, Pearson Education, 2008.

2.          Robert A. Witte, “Electronic Test Instruments: Analog and Digital Measurements,” 2/e, Pearson Education, 2002.

3.          Dan Necsulescu, “Mechatronics,” 1/e, Pearson Education, 2002.

4.          De Silva, “Mechatronics,” First Indian Reprint 2013, Sesi (Taylor & Francis), Yesdee Publications.