Syllabus

• Study of sensors (e.g., LVDT, Temperature and Optical Sensors, Strain gauge) and their signal conditioning techniques
• Illustration of measurement of process-variables such as pressure, flow, level, etc., and various calibration principles.
• Evaluation of different filter circuits (e.g., Sallen-Key Low-Pass filter, Twin-T notch filter, All-Pass filters) and phase detector schemes.
• Typical Measurement Circuits - Instrumentation amplifier and CMRR studies, Low current measurement techniques, Precision rectifiers, Charge amplifiers
• Virtual Instrumentation Using LABVIEW and Data Acquisition. Direct-Digital converters for sensors
• Introduction to Open Loop and Close Loop Simulation using Matlab/Simulink

• Controller Design:

           Time domain Specifications: Root locus Method

          Frequency Domain Specifications: Bode Plot, Nyquist Stability Method

• Modeling, Simulation, Control of Physical Systems – Matlab/Simulink based Simulation

• Control design and Hardware in Loop Simulation for:

          Inverted Pendulum

          Magnetic Levitation System

• Modeling and Simulation of Engine Gimbal Control Systems for Launch Vehicle