Instrumentation and Control Systems

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues:

Measurement Systems

• Introduction
• Instrumentation Systems
• Performance Terms
• Reliability
• Requirements

Instrumentation Systems Elements

• Introduction
• Displacement Sensors
• Speed Sensors
• Fluid Pressure Sensors
• Fluid Flow
• Liquid Level
• Temperature Sensors
• Sensor Selection
• Signal Processing
• Signal Transmission
• Smart Systems
• Data Presentation Systems

Instrumentation Case Studies

• Introduction
• Case Studies
• Data Acquisition Systems
• Testing

Control Systems

• Introduction
• Control Systems
• Basic Elements
• Case Studies
• Discrete-time Control Systems

Process Controllers

• Introduction
• On-off Control
• Proportional Control
• Derivative Control
• Integral Control
• PID Control
• Tuning
• Digital Systems

Correction Elements

• Introduction
• Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
• Directional Control Valves
• Flow Control Valves
• Motors

PLC Systems

• Introduction
• Logic Gates
• PLC System
• PLC Programming

Systems

• Introduction
• Gain
• Dynamic Systems
• Differential Equations

Transfer Function

• Introduction
• Transfer Function
• System Transfer Functions
• Block Manipulation
• Multiple Inputs
• Sensitivity

Systems Response

• Introduction
• Inputs
• Determining Outputs
• First-order Systems
• Second-order Systems
• Stability
• Software

Frequency Response

• Introduction
• Sinusoidal Inputs
• Bode Plots
• System Identification
• Stability
• Compensation

Nyquist Diagrams

• Introduction
• The Polar Plot
• Stability
• Relative Stability

Controllers

• Introduction
• Controllers
• Frequency Response
• Systems and Dead Time
• Cascade Control
• Feed forward Control