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Industrial Automation and Control

By Prof. Alokkanti Deb   |   IIT Kharagpur
Learners enrolled: 1741   |  Exam registration: 38
ABOUT THE COURSE:
This course provides an overall exposure to the technology of Industrial Automation and Control as widely seen in factories of all types both for discrete and continuous manufacturing. The course, in 52 lectures, discusses a wide range of related topics from the advantage and architecture of automation systems, measurement systems including sensors and signal conditioning, discrete and continuous variable control systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric actuators, industrial communication and embedded computing and CNC Machines. A student of IIT Kharagpur once commented - “ because of the course I can identify and relate to much of the equipment that I see in a factory”.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Any interested student
PREREQUISITES : Electrical Networks, Control Systems
INDUSTRY SUPPORT : All Process Control (Oil and Gas, Chemical), Manufacturing (Machine tools, Textile) etc.
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Manufacturing Processes and Technology
  • Robotics
Credit Points : 3
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 20 Jan 2025
End Date : 11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 14 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 27 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Module I
1 Introduction
2 Introduction(Cont.)
3 Architecture of Industrial Automation Systems
4 Architecture of Industrial Automation Systems(Cont.)
Module II
5 Measurement Systems Characteristics
6 Measurement Systems Characteristics(Cont.)
7 Data Acquisition Systems
8 Data Acquisition Systems(Cont.)
Module III
9 Introduction to Automatic Control
10 Introduction to Automatic Control(Cont.)
11 P-I-D Control
12 P-I-D Control(Cont.)
13 PID Control Tuning
14 PID Control Tuning(Cont.)
15 Feedforward Control Ratio Control
16 Feedforward Control Ratio Control(Cont.)
17 Time Delay Systems and Inverse Response Systems
18 Time Delay Systems and Inverse Response Systems(Cont.)
19 Special Control Structures
20 Special Control Structures(Cont.)
21 Concluding Lesson on Process Control (Self-study)
22 Introduction to Sequence Control, PLC , RLL
23 Introduction to Sequence Control, PLC , RLL(Cont.)
24 Sequence Control. Scan Cycle, Simple RLL Programs
25 Sequence Control. Scan Cycle, Simple RLL Programs(Cont.)
26 Sequence Control. More RLL Elements, RLL Syntax
27 Sequence Control. More RLL Elements, RLL Syntax(Cont.)
28 A Structured Design Approach to Sequence Control
29 A Structured Design Approach to Sequence Control(Cont.)
30 PLC Hardware Environment
31 PLC Hardware Environment(Cont.)
Module IV
32 Flow Control Valves
33 Flow Control Valves(Cont.)
34 Hydraulic Control Systems - I
35 Hydraulic Control Systems - I(Cont.)
36 Hydraulic Control Systems - II
37 Hydraulic Control Systems - II(Cont.)
38 Industrial Hydraulic Circuit
39 Industrial Hydraulic Circuit(Cont.)
40 Pneumatic Control Systems - I
41 Pneumatic Control Systems - I(Cont.)
42 Pneumatic Systems - II
43 Pneumatic Systems - II(Cont.)
44 Energy Savings with Variable Speed Drives
45 Energy Savings with Variable Speed Drives(Cont.)
46 Introduction To CNC Machines
47 Introduction To CNC Machines(Cont.)
Module V
48 The Fieldbus Network - I
49 The Fieldbus Network - I(Cont.)
50 Higher Level Automation Systems
51 Higher Level Automation Systems(Cont.)
52 Course Review and Conclusion (Self-study)

Books and references

1. Industrial Instrumentation, Control and Automation, S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Sen and A. K. Deb, Jaico Publishing House, 2013
2. Chemical Process Control, An Introduction to Theory and Practice, George Stephanopoulos, Prentice Hall India, 2012
3. Electric Motor Drives, Modelling, Analysis and Control, R. Krishnan, Prentice Hall India, 2002
4. Hydraulic Control Systems, Herbert E. Merritt, Wiley, 1991

Instructor bio

Prof. Alokkanti Deb

IIT Kharagpur
Prof. Alok Kanti Deb received the B.E. (Hons) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bengal Engineering College, Calcutta University, Howrah, India, and the M.Tech. (Control Engg. and Instrumentation) and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, Delhi., India in 1994, 1999 and 2006 respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India. His has taught several UG and PG courses and instructed their associated labs, sessionals and seminars in the Electrical Engineering Department like, Electrical Technology, Embedded Systems, Control System Engineering, Estimation of Signals and Systems, Intelligent Control, Industrial Automation and Control, Control Theory and Digital Signal Processing. He has also taught several interdisciplinary courses like Instrumentation and Control (SMST) and Automation and Control (Steel Technology Center). His research interests include control systems, computational intelligence and automotive diagnostics. He has completed research projects with General Motors, USA and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeiTY), Govt of India. He is presently involved in research projects with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore, India, Ministry of Railways, Govt of India and UK India Collaboration in Smart Grids and Energy Storage.

He is a mentor to the Kharagpur Robo Soccer Students’ Group (KRSSG). He was the Co-ordinator of the workshops, “Embedded and Reconfigurable Computing for Control and Signal Processing & Xilinx Embedded Design flow using Zynq and Vivado Design suite”, ATDC, IIT Kharagpur, Jan 6-10, 2014 and “Estimation and Control: Advanced Theory and Applications”, Dept of Electrical Engg., IIT Kharagpur, Dec 25-30, 2009. He was a organizing committee member of ICIIS-2008 & ICPS2009 at IIT Kharagpur. He is the Chair, IEEE Control System Society, IEEE Kharagpur Section.

He was an Assistant Professor with the Centre for Soft Computing Research, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India from 2005 to 2007. He served as an Engineer with Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., Kolkata, from 1994 to 1997, and was involved in commissioning, maintenance and condition monitoring of turbine-generator sets of various ratings.

Prof. Deb received the Student Travel Award from the IEEE Neural Network Society for attending the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence in 2002. He also received Travel Award from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society in 2014 to attend IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI-2014). He has published several papers in international journals and international conferences, 1 book chapter and co-authored the book, “Industrial Instrumentation, Control and Automation”, published by Jaico, Mumbai, 2013. He is the holder of the patent, “STATE ESTIMATION, DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL USING EQUIVALENT TIME SAMPLING” (US Patent No. – 8,751,097 B2, dt, June 10, 2014). He regularly reviews papers from several journals and conferences.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: April 27, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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