• 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

Lab Manual

Course Outcomes (COs):

CO1: Interpreting and evaluation of commonly used sensors and their signal conditioning circuits

CO2: Design and experimentation of different electronic circuits used for measurement and instrumentation

CO3: Design and evaluation of digital instrumentation techniques

CO4: Analyze and evaluate control system design techniques

CO5: Apply control design principles to physical systems

CO6: Synthesize control solutions for complex systems