Program : Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering
Course Title: Industrial Automation and
Course Code : 5082
Control
Semester : 5 Credits: 4
Course Category: Program Core
Periods per week: 4 Periods per semester: 60
Course Objectives:
To understand the basic concepts of different control strategies.
To describe the use of computers in process Industry
To solve the automation related problems using PLC ladder logic programming
To get the knowledge about various modern control strategies
To conceptualize safety and documentation in process fields
Course Prerequisites:
Course
Topic Course Title Semester
code
Feedback control and stability Control engineering 3
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Duration
COn Description Cognitive level
(Hours)
CO1 Describe various process control strategies 15 Understanding
CO2 Solve the engineering problems using PLC 14 Applying
CO3 Describe Modern Control Strategies 14 Understanding
Explain Safety and documentation in process
CO4 15 Understanding
industries
Series Test 2
CO-PO Mapping:
Course
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7
Outcomes
CO1 2
CO2 3 3
CO3 2
CO4 2 3 2
3-Strongly mapped, 2-Moderately mapped, 1-Weakly mapped
Course Outline:
Module Duration
Description Cognitive Level
Outcomes (Hours)
CO1 Describe various process control strategies
M1.01 Explain different types of process variables 3 Understanding
Compare Feedback and Feed forward control
M1.02 4 Understanding
system
Explain Cascade control system, Ratio control
M1.03 4 Understanding
system and Adaptive control system
Explain Inferential control system, Split
M1.04 Range Control system, Override control 4 Understanding
system and Auctioneering control system
Contents:
Basic Process control strategies -Single variable - Independent variable - Interactive
variable - compound variable - multivariable control (with examples) - Feedback control
system - Feed forward control system – Comparison - Cascade control system - Ratio
control system - Adaptive control system -Inferential control system - Split Range Control
system - Override control system-Auctioneering control system.
Explain the use of Computers in Process Control and solve the
CO2
engineering problems using PLC
Explain Data Loggers , Data Acquisition
M2.01 System, Supervisory control and Direct 4 Understanding
Digital Control
M2.02 Describe Distributed control system 2 Understanding
Explain Programmable Logic Controller and
M2.03 3 Understanding
its application
M2.04 Solve engineering problems using PLC 2 Applying
Explain Supervisory Control And Data
M2.05 3 Understanding
Acquisition System
Series Test - I 1 `
Contents:
Computers in process control-Data Loggers with block diagram - Data Acquisition System
with Block Diagram - Supervisory control with block diagram - Direct Digital Control
with block diagram – Comparison - DCS with its architecture - general features –
advantages – PLC - basic concept - Block diagram of PLC operation - input Module,
Output Module - PLC scan time - List the programming methods - ladder diagram
programming - simple program - SCADA with block diagram - general features - system
components
CO3 Describe Modern Control Strategies
M3.01 Explain Virtual instrumentation 2 Understanding
M3.02 Understand LabVIEW and its applications. 2 Understanding
Understand the concept of Artificial Neural
M3.03 3 Understanding
Network
Compare the various Learning methods used
M3.04 2 Understanding
in ANN
M3.05 Understand the concept of Fuzzy logic 1 Understanding
Explain the Block Diagram of fuzzy
M3.06 2 Understanding
controller
Understand Intelligent Control and its
M3.07 2 Understanding
Features
Contents:
Modern Control Strategies: Virtual Instrumentation - compare Virtual instrument and
traditional Instrument - Hardware and software - Test control and design - LabVIEW -
Text based programming and graphical programming - Advantages of LabVIEW – ANN -
Biological Neuron - Artificial Neuron Model - Types of activation functions - concepts of
Learning methods (supervised, Unsupervised and reinforcement) -Fuzzy Logic - Concept -
Classical and fuzzy sets- Properties - Membership function – example - Fuzzy Logic
System - Block Diagram - Artificial Intelligence - Intelligent Control – Features
CO4 Explain Safety and documentation in process industry
Understand the basic classification and
M4.01 selection of equipments based on hazardous 3 Understanding
area
Explain the concept of Instrument protection Understanding
M4.02 3
and types
M4.03 Describe Fire and Gas system 3 Understanding
M4.04 Explain safety instrumentation system 3 Understanding
Explain engineering documents used in
M4.05 3 Understanding
Instrumentation
Series Test - II 1
Contents:
Safety and documentation in process industry: Hazardous area classification - basic
concept – classification - selection of equipment based on hazardous area - Instrument
protection – Concept – types - Fire and Gas (F & G) system - concept and block diagram
(types of fire and gas detectors) - Safety Instrumentation System (SIS) - concept and block
diagram - different layers - Instrumentation documents - Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs),
P&I Diagram -Instrument loop diagrams – Graphical element - line symbol - Instrument
identification from P&I Diagram – Examples - Heat exchanger and Distillation column
Text / Reference:
T/R Book title/Author
R1 Curtis .D.Johnson, “Process control instrumentation technology”, PHI
R2 George stephanopoulus, “Chemical Process Control”, PHI
R3 Krishnakanth, “Computer based Industrial Control”, PHI
R4 John webb, “Programmable Logic Controllers”, Macmillan Publishing
R5 Liptak,” Handbook of Process Control”
R6 Jovitha Jerome,”Virtual Instrumentation using LabVIEW”, PHI
Rajasekaran. S. Vijayalakshmi Pai. G.A. “Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and
R7
Genetic Algorithms”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 2003
Timothy J.Ross, “Fuzzy logic with Engineering Applications”, McGraw Hill,
R8
1995
Alireza bahadori, “Hazardous area classification in petroleum and chemical plants
R9
a guide to mitigating risk”
Online Resources:
Sl.No Website Link
1 https://www.slideshare.net/debuddit/hazardous-area-classification-56437172
2 https://youtu.be/IBJnU1MJAts
