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Electronic Measurement and Control

The course is a 4 credit undergraduate course on electronic measurement and control. It aims to provide knowledge of measurement instruments and fundamental concepts of control systems including modeling, time and frequency response analysis, and stability analysis. The course consists of 5 modules covering measurement techniques, transducers, introduction to control systems, time and frequency response analysis, and state variable analysis. Assessment includes labs, assignments, quizzes, and a final exam with theory and lab components weighted at 75% and 25% respectively.

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Electronic Measurement and Control

The course is a 4 credit undergraduate course on electronic measurement and control. It aims to provide knowledge of measurement instruments and fundamental concepts of control systems including modeling, time and frequency response analysis, and stability analysis. The course consists of 5 modules covering measurement techniques, transducers, introduction to control systems, time and frequency response analysis, and state variable analysis. Assessment includes labs, assignments, quizzes, and a final exam with theory and lab components weighted at 75% and 25% respectively.

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Course Title: Electronic Measurement and Control CREDIT


Course Code: To be decided later UNITS
Credit Units: 4
Level: UG 3 0 2 0 0 0 4

Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to provide a brief knowledge of measurements and measuring instruments related to engineering and is to teach the fundamental
concepts of control systems, its modeling, time and frequency response, basic stability analysis of linear time invariant systems and verify the responses and effects of
controller on different control systems.

Prerequisites: Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics


Course Contents/Syllabus:
Module I: Measurement, Errors and Standards Weightage
Elements of Generalized Measurement System, Static & Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments. Errors in 15
Measurements – Sources and Types of Errors. Standards and its types.

Analog measurements: PMMC meters, Moving iron Instruments and Electrodynamometer


Digital Measurement & Instruments: Basic principle, Digital Voltmeters, Digital Multimeter.

Module II: Transducers and Bridges


Classification; Selection of Transducers. Resistive Transducers, Capacitive Transducers and Variable Inductance 25
Transducers. Piezoelectric Transducers; Photoelectric Transducers, Ultrasonic Sensors.

Wheat Stone Bridge, Kelvin Bridge, De-Sauty’s Bridge and Maxwell Bridge.

Module III: Introduction to Control Systems

Introduction to control problem. Concept of open loop and closed loop control systems. Transfer Function. Mathematical 20
modeling and representation of physical systems (Electrical, Mechanical and Thermal). Block diagram and signal flow
graph analysis.
Module IV: Time Response Analysis and Stability
Time response analysis of first order and second order system. Steady state error and error constants. Performance 20
specifications in time-domain.
Stability concept. Absolute stability and relative stability. Routh's stability criterion, Root locus method of analysis.

Module V: Frequency Response Analysis and State Variable Analysis


Frequency-response analysis- Polar plots, Bode plot, stability in frequency domain, Nyquist plots. Nyquist stability 20
criterion. Performance specifications in frequency-domain.

State variable Analysis- Concepts of state, state variable, state model, state models for linear
continuous time functions. state variable representation. solution of state equation, Concept of controllability &
observability.

Student Learning Outcomes:


At the end of this course students will demonstrate the ability to
1. Learn about various measurement devices, their characteristics, their operation and their limitations
2. Analyze the dynamic response and the calibration of few instruments
3. Characterize a system and find its steady state behavior
4. Investigate stability of a system using different tests
5. Design various controllers

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:


 Class Room Lectures, assignments, Quizzes
 Practical on the Hardware and Software setups

List of Experiments:
Measurement Experiments
1. Measurement of resolution and sensitivity of thermocouple (study of various thermocouples J, K, T, etc.) (Calibration)
2. Measurement of resolution, sensitivity and non-linearity of thermistor. (thermistor instability)
3. Study and calibration of LVDT transducer for displacement measurement.
4. Pressure transducer study and calibration.
5. Study of resistance temperature detector for temperature measurement.
6. Designing DC bridge for Resistance Measurement
7. Designing AC bridge Circuit for capacitance measurement

Control Experiments
1) Study and draw
 Step response of open Loop system (linear 1st order, 2nd order)
 Step response of closed loop systems (1st order)
2) Study and draw open loop and closed loop response of temperature control system with different values of gains
3) To study operation and characteristics of a stepper motor
4) To Analyze and study D.C. motor speed control system.
5) Performance evaluation and design of PID controller.
6) Study of microprocessor control of a simulated linear system.
7) To design a suitable compensators for the given system and verify the resulting improvement

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:


Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) Total

25 100
75

Theory Assessment (L&T):


Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
Examination
Components
(Drop down)
CT Seminar/Presentation Viva/ HA Attendance

Weightage (%) 10 8 7 5 70

Lab/Practical/Studio Assessment :
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

(30 % ) (70 % )

Components (Drop down PR LR V PR PR Viva

Weightage (% ) 5% 10% 10% 5% 35 35


Text/Reference Books:
 H.S Kalsi, 1999, Electronic Instrumentation”, TMH.
 Gopal. M., “Control Systems: Principles and Design”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1997.
 Kuo, B.C., “Automatic Control System”, Prentice Hall, sixth edition, 1993.
 Ogata, K., “Modern Control Engineering”, Prentice Hall, second edition, 1991.
 Nagrath & Gopal, “Modern Control Engineering”, New Age International, New Delhi.

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