PR3009 Instrumentation and Control Syllabus:

PR3009 Instrumentation and Control Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• To understand the principle of measurement systems and standards
• To understand the principle of measuring displacement, velocity, acceleration, vibration, force, stress and strain
• To understand the principle of data display and printers
• To build mathematical model for control system.
• To familiarize with bode plots.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Static and dynamic characteristics of measurement systems, standards and calibration, error and uncertainty analysis, statistical analysis of data, and curve fitting.

UNIT II MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION

Measurement of displacement, velocity (linear and rotational), acceleration, shock, vibration, force torque power, strain, stress, pressure temperature

UNIT III DATA DISPLAY AND RECORDING DEVICES

Data display-CRO, LED, LCD, magnetic tape recorders, x-y recorders, UV recorders, Oscilloscope recorders, digital printers and data loggers.

UNIT IV CONTROL

Introduction to control systems, mathematical model of physical systems in transfer function and state space forms, response of dynamic systems, concept of pole and zero of a system, realization of transfer functions.

UNIT V STABILITY ANALYSIS

Stability criteria bode plots, routh and Nyquist criteria.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
CO1: Understand the dynamic characteristics of measurement system.
CO2: Understand the mechanical measurements and industrial instrumentation.
CO3: Understand the working principle of data display and recording devices.
CO4: Understand the working principle of control system.
CO5: Perform Stability Analysis.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. D. Patranabis, “Instrumentation and Control”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2011.
2. B.C.Nakra, K.K. Choudry, “Instrumentation, Measurement and analysis”, Tata McGraw Hill 2003.
3. Nagrath. J.J. and Gopal, “control system engineering”, New age international (p) ltd., 2000.

REFERENCES:

1. Rangan. C.S., Sarma. G.R., Mani. VSV, Instrumentation Devices and Systems”, Tata McGrawHill, 2000.
2. Sowhney. A.K., “Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation, “Dhanpat rai & Cu,2003.
3. Benjamin C.Kuo, “Automatic Control System”, prentice hall of India pvt ltd., 2002.
4. Ernest O.Doeblin, “Measurement systems applications and design”, McGraw Hill International editions, 1990.
5. Renganathan. S., “Transducer engineering”, Allied publishers, 1990.