CORE COURSES- VI SEMESTER

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Pre-Requisite

Structure
ICICC18 POWER ELECTRONICS & 4 L-T-P: 3-0-2 Power
DRIVES Apparatus
Course Objectives (CO):
After completion of this course, the students are expected to be able to demonstrate the following
knowledge, skills and attitudes:
1. To understand the fundamentals of power semiconductor devices.
2. To analyse the power electronics circuits and implementation of power modulators.
3. Selection of drive system for a particular application.
4. To study the various electrical machines used in electric drives.
5. To develop the various electrical drive systems using special motors.
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices: Introduction to 8

Thyristors and its family, Turn-on and Turn - off Methods, Power
Semiconductor Devices (IGBT, MOSFET, Power Diode, BJT) and their
V-I Characteristics, Ratings, Driver Circuits, Protection and Cooling.
UNIT II Power Electronics Converters: Single-phase and Three-phase Converter 10
circuits with different types of Loads, Principle of Phase Control, Single-
phase and Three-phase Voltage Controllers with R and RL type of loads,
Principle of Chopper operation, Types of Choppers, Steps-up and Step-
down Choppers. Principles of operation of Cyclo-Converters, Step-up and
Step-down Cyclo-Converters, Single-phase and Three-phase Voltage
Source and Current Source Inverters, PWM Inverter.
UNIT III Fundamentals of Electric Drives: Parts of electric drives, Dynamics of 8
Electric Drives, Control of Electric Drives, Selection of Motor Power
rating, DC Motor Drives, Four Quadrant operation of DC Motor,
Thyristor and Chopper fed DC Motor Drives.
UNIT IV Induction Motor Drives: Generating and Braking Modes of Induction 8
Motor Drives, Speed Control using Stator Voltage Control, CSI control,
Variable Frequency Operation, Rotor Resistance Control, pole amplitude
modulation and Slip Power Recovery Schemes for Induction Motor drives
- Scherbius and Kramer drive.
UNIT V Introduction to Special Motor Drives: Synchronous Motor and DC 6
Brushless Drives, Introduction to Stepper Motor and Switched Reluctance
Motor Drive, Solar and Battery Power Drives.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Fundamentals of Electric Drives – G.K. Dubey, Narosa Publications.
2. Electric Drives: An Integrative Approach – N. Mohan, MNPERE.
3. Electric Motor Drives: Modeling, Analysis, and Control - Krishnan, PHI.
4. Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications - Hughes and Drury,
Newnes.
5. Fundamentals of Electric Drives - Sharkawi, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
6. Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design – N. Mohan, Wiley

Course No. Title of the Course Credits Course Structure Pre-Requisite

ICICC19 Industrial Instrumentation 4 L-T-P: 3-1-0 Nil
Course Objectives (CO):
● To study the fundamentals and design aspects of industrial and analytical instrumentations
suitable for working in any process industry.
● To analyse multidisciplinary measurement techniques used in industry like level, flow,
pressure, viscosity, humidity, moisture, density and pH.
● To select a suitable measurement device for a specific application.
● To learn analytical instrumentation systems for Spectrometry, Chromatography and Mass
Spectrometer.
● To analyse the data acquired from analytical measurements.
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in hrs.)

UNIT I Pressure Measurement: Basic principles, Different types of manometers, 8

Manometer dynamics, Dead weight testers, very low and very high
pressure, measurement of vacuum – McLeod gauge – Pirani gauge-
thermal conductivity gauge – Ionization gauge.
UNIT II Flowmetery: 8
Theory of fixed restriction variable head type flow meters – venturi
meter, orifice plate, flow nozzle, Dall tube, installation of head flow
meters, pitot tube.
Area flow meters and mass flow meters: turbine flow meter – rotameter,
mass flow meter, domestic water meter.
Electrical Type Flow Meter:-Principle and constructions of
electromagnetic flow meter – ultrasonic flow meters, laser Doppler
anemometer, target flow meter, solid flow rate measurement, guidelines
for selection of flow meter.
UNIT III Level Measurement - Gauge glass technique, float type level indicator, 8
level switches, level measurement using displacer and torque tube,
bubbler purging method. Boilers drum level measurement, differential
 pressure method, electrical type of level gauges using resistance,
capacitance, nuclear radiation and ultrasonic sensors etc.
UNIT IV Chromatography: Gas chromatography, Liquid chromatography – 6
Principles, types and applications, high pressure liquid chromatography,
detectors. Estimation of specific gases in a mixture. Measurement of
Viscosity, Humidity, Moisture, Turbidity and pH.
UNIT V Spectro-Photometers: Spectral methods of analysis – UV – Visible 10
spectrophotometers – single beam and double beam instruments – sources
and detectors – IR spectrophotometers – sources and detectors – FTIR
spectrometers – atomic absorption spectrophotometers – flame emission
spectrophotometers – sources of flame photometry – Mass spectrometers
and their applications.
Statistical treatment of experimental data: data visualization, hypothesis
formulation, inferential statistics (e.g. t-test), briefly correlation and
(multiple) regression, uncertainty and confidence intervals, ANOVA
(fixed effects, random effects, and mixed), ANOVA derived methods
(e.g. ANCOVA, Nested designs), post-hoc comparisons and corrections,
diagnostics and remedial measures, Understanding and interpretation of
instruments data sheets. Future trends in industrial measurement systems.

BOOKS/REFERENCE:
● Handbook and Analytical instruments, Khandpur, TMH.
● Industrial Instrumentation and Control, S.K. Singh, TMH.
● Industrial Instrumentation, K. Krishnamurty, New Age International.
● Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Skoog, Holler and Nieman, Thomson.
● Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Ewing G.W., McGraw-Hill.
● Instrumental Methods of Analysis’, Willard, Merrit, Dean, Seattle, CBS Publishing and
Distribution.
● Process Measurement and Analysis”, Liptak B.G., 4th Edition, Chilton Book Company,
Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Course No. Title of the Course Credits Course Structure Pre-Requisite

ICICC20 Digital Signal Processing 4 L-T-P: 3-1-0 Nil
Course Objectives (CO):
● To learn time domain analysis of the discrete time systems.
● To analyse the fundamentals and applications of spectrum analysis and frequency
domain analysis.
● To design and analyze FIR digital filters.
● To design and analyze IIR digital filters.
● To design and implement DSP using LABVIEW environment.
COURSE CONTENTS:
1. Discrete Time Signals and Systems : Introduction, discrete time sequences, Examples of
sequences – step, impulse, ramp, sine and exponential, properties of signals and sequences,
interpolation and decimation, linear time invariant systems and their properties, stability,
causality, system responses, convolution and correlation, sum, system description as
LCCDE, solutions of system using difference equations, ZIR, ZSR, natural and forced
responses. Z- Transform : Introduction, Z-transform and its properties – convolution –
inverse Z-transform, system transfer function, system responses and computation of ZIR,
ZSR, natural and forced responses, other applications in DSP.
2. DFT and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) : Introduction, Sampling, Fourier transform,
Discrete Fourier series – properties, frequency domain analysis – linear convolution using
discrete Fourier transform, spectral estimation, leakage, zero padding, windowing,
Windows: Rectangular, Hamming and Kaiser, Introduction to Radix 2 FFT’s – decimation
in time FFT algorithm – decimation in frequency FFT algorithm – computing inverse DFT
using FFT.
3. Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filters: Introduction, Amplitude and phase response of FIR
filters, linear phase filters, windowing technique for the design of linear phase FIR filters.
Windows: Rectangular, Hamming and Kaiser. Frequency sampling technique, introduction
to optimal filters.
4. Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) Filters: Introduction, Properties of IIR digital filters,
design of IIR filters from continuous time filters, impulse invariance and bilinear
transformation techniques. Finite word length effects: Elementary ideas of the finite word
length effects in digital filters.
5. Introduction to designs of notch filters. Introduction to time and frequency analysis. DSP
implementation aspects for DSP processors and computers with LabVIEW/MATLAB.
BOOKS/REFERENCE:
● Digital Signal Processing, Ashok Ambardar, Cengage.
● Digital Signal Processing, Li-Tan, Wiley.
● Digital Signal Processing, S. K. Mitra. TMH.
● Digital Signal Processing, Schaums series, TMH.
● Digital Signal Processing, Oppenheim and Schafer, Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
● Digital Signal Processing - Principles, Algorithms and Applications, Proakis and
Manolakis, Pearson.

ELECTIVE COURSES- VI SEMESTER

MINOR AREA 1

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Structure Pre- Requisite

ICICE20 Control and Navigation in 4 L-T-P: 3-1-0 Robotics

Robotics
Course Objectives (CO):
• To define the mapping, localization, and path planning
• To describe the SLAM problem
• To analyze the uncertainties in mapping, localization, and path planning
• To design the path optimization filters to remove the uncertainties
• To integrate the optimization filters with mobile robot for the autonomous navigation

COURSE CONTENT: Lecture

(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Introduction to Autonomous robots, various components of autonomous 7

robot, classification, Architecture and applications, Simultaneous
Localization and Mapping, mathematical modelling of SLAM, types of
SLAM. Uncertainty in SLAM
UNIT II Introduction to Mapping, Metrical maps, Grid maps, Sector maps, Hybrid 8
Maps Challenges of Localization, Map Representation, Probabilistic Map
based Localization, Monte Carlo localization, Landmark based navigation,
globally unique localization, Positioning beacon systems, Route-based
localization.
UNIT III Introduction to the filters, Mathematical modelling of filters, Bayes filter, 7
Kalman Filter, Extended Kalman Filter, Information Filter, Histogram
Filter and Particle Filter, Implementation of Particle filter for the
localization of mobile robot with MATLAB Simulation.
UNIT IV Introduction, path planning, Global path planning, local path planning 8
overview-road map path planning-cell decomposition path planning
potential field path planning-obstacle avoidance-case studies, Generation
of path with various path planning techniques in MATLAB.
UNIT V Motion planning techniques, Path planning controlling techniques, 10
Predictive control approaches, Path optimization techniques, Case study
on trajectory optimization for mobile robotics in MATLAB.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Roland Siegwart, Illah Reza Nourbakhsh, Davide Scaramuzza, Introduction to Autonomous
Mobile Robots, Bradford Company Scituate, USA, 2011.
Reference Books
1. Industrial robotic technology-programming and application by M.P. Groover et al, 2008,
McGrawhill
2. Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox, ―Probabilistic Robotics‖, MIT Press, 2005.
3. Karsten Berns, Ewald Von Puttkamer, ―Autonomous Land Vehicles Steps towards Service
Robots, Vieweg Teubner Springer, 2009.
4. Howie Choset, Kevin Lynch Seth Hutchinson, George Kantor, Wolfram Burgard, Lydia
Kavraki, and Sebastian Thrun, ―Principles of Robot Motion-Theory, Algorithms, and
Implementation‖, MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005.
5. Bruno Siciliano, Oussama Khatib, Springer Hand book of Robotics, Springer, 2008.
6. Murphy, R.R., 2019. Introduction to AI robotics. MIT press.
Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Structure Pre- Requisite
ICICE21 Drives for Robotic systems 4 L-T-P: 3-1-0 Control
Systems-I
Course Objectives (CO):
● To understand the various types of drive systems used in robotics.
● To apply the various control techniques in drive systems used in robotics
● To analyze the control techniques used in drive systems
● To develop servo systems for robotics.
● To implement servo systems for various robot applications
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)

UNIT I ROBOT DRIVE MECHANISM: Objectives, motivation, open loop 6

control, closed loop control with velocity and position feedback,
Types of drive systems. Functions of drive system. Lead Screws, Ball
Screws, Chain & linkage drives, Belt drives, Gear drives, Precision
gear boxes, Harmonic drives, Cyclo speed reducers.
UNIT II HYDRAULIC DRIVES: Introduction, Requirements, Hydraulic 8
piston and transfer valve, hydraulic circuit incorporating control
amplifier, P, PI, PID controllers, hydraulic fluid considerations,
hydraulic actuators Rotary and linear actuators. Hydraulic components
in robots.
UNIT III PNEUMATIC DRIVES: Introduction, Advantages, pistons-Linear 8
Pistons, Rotary pistons, Motors-Flapper motor, Geared motor,
Components used in pneumatic control. Pneumatic proportional
controller, pneumatically controlled prismatic joint, PI, PID.
UNIT IV ELECTRIC DRIVES: Introduction, Types, DC electric motor, AC 8
electric motor, stepper motors, half step mode operation, micro step
mode. Types of stepper motors, Direct drive actuator.
UNIT V SERVO SYSTEMS FOR ROBOT CONTROL: General aspects of 10
robot control. Basic control techniques, mathematical modeling of
robot servos, error responses and steady state errors in robot servos,
feedback and feed forward compensations, hydraulic position servo,
computer-controlled servo system for robot applications, selection of
robot drive systems.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Francis N-Nagy Andras Siegler, “Engineering Foundation of Robotics”, Prentice Hall Inc.,
1987.
2. Richard D. Klafter, Thomas .A, Chri Elewski, Michael Negin, “Robotics Engineering an
Integrated Approach”, Phi Learning., 2009.
3. Mikell P Groover & Nicholas G Odrey, Mitchel Weiss, Roger N Nagel, Ashish Dutta,
“Industrial Robotics, Technology programming and Applications”, Tata McGraw-Hill
 Education, 2012.
4. Bernard Hodges, “Industrial Robotics”, Second Edition, Jaico Publishing house, 1993.
5. Robert J. Schilling, “Fundamentals of Robotics Analysis and Control”, PHI Learning. 2009.
6. Tsuneo Yohikwa, “Foundations of Robotics Analysis and Control”, MIT Press. 2003.
7. John J. Craig, “Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control”, Third Edition, Pearson,
2008.
8. Modern control Engineering, by Ogata, Pearson Publication.

MINOR AREA 2

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Pre-Requisite

Structure
ICICE22 Modelling Simulation and Control of 4 L-T-P: 3-0-2 ICICC11(Contro
Physiological Systems l Systems-I)

Course Objectives:
1. To understand basic system concepts and differences between engineering and physiological
control systems.
2. To understand students with different mathematical techniques applied in analysing a system and
various types of nonlinear modelling approaches.
3. To understand neuronal membrane dynamics and to understand the procedures for testing,
validation and interpretation of physiological models.
4. To understand the cardiovascular model and apply various modelling methods to multi input and
multi output systems.
5. To apply control system knowledge to physiological systems and apply optimization techniques
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)
UNIT I Introduction: Preliminary Considerations, Historical Background, Systems 6
Analysis: Fundamental Concepts, Physiological Control Systems Analysis: A
Simple Example Differences between Engineering and Physiological Control
Systems.
UNIT II Static Analysis of Physiological Systems: Open-Loop versus Closed-Loop 8
Systems, Determination of the Steady-State Operating Point, Steady-State
Analysis Regulation of Cardiac Output, Closed-Loop Analysis: Heart and
Systemic Circulation Combined, Regulation of Glucose.

UNIT III Time-Domain Analysis of physiological Systems: Time domain analysis – 9

Introduction to first order and second order model -Respiratory mechanics –
open loop and closed loop model of lung mechanics – First order model –
impulse and step response – Second order model – Impulse response –
undamped, under damped, critically damped, and over damped behaviour –
Method of obtaining step response from impulse response – Transient
response descriptors – Model of neuromuscular reflex motion – Transient
response analysis using MATLAB.
UNIT IV Frequency-Domain Analysis of physiological Control Systems: Frequency 8
Response of a Model of Circulatory Control, Frequency Response of
Glucose-Insulin Regulation.
Stability Analysis of the Pupillary Light Reflex: Routh-Hurwitz Analysis,
Nyquist Analysis, Model of Cheyne-Stokes Breathing, Exchange in the
Lungs, Transport Delays, Controller Responses
UNIT V Identification of Physiological Control Systems: Nonparametric and 9
Parametric Identification Methods Numerical Deconvolution, Least Squares
Estimation, Estimation Using Correlation Functions, Estimation in the
Frequency Domain, Optimization Techniques
Optimization in Physiological Control: Optimization in Systems with
Negative Feedback, Single-Parameter Optimization: Control of Respiratory
Frequency, Constrained Optimization: Airflow Pattern, Constrained
Optimization: Control of Aortic Flow Pulse, Adaptive Control of
Physiological Variables
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Michel C Khoo, Physiological Control Systems -Analysis, simulation and estimation, Prentice Hall
of India, 2001.
2. Joseph D, Bronzino, “The Biomedical Engineering Handbook”, CRC Press, 3rdedition, 2006. 3.
Christof Koch, “Biophysics of Computation”, Oxford University Press, 28-Oct-2004.
3. Modeling and Simulation in Medicine and the Life Sciences (2nd Edition), by F.C. Hoppensteadt
and C.S.Peskin, Springer (2002) ISBN: 0-387-95072-9.
4. John D. Enderle, “Model of Horizontal eye movements: Early models of saccades and smooth
pursuit”, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2010.
Reference Books :
1. Suresh Devasahayam, “Signal Processing and Physiological Systems Modeling”, 2013, 1st edition,
Springer, New York.
2. Joseph D. Bronzino and Donald R. Peterson, “The Biomedical Engineering Handbook”, 2015,
4thedition, CRC Press, Florida.

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Pre-

Structure Requisite
ICICE23 SENSORY AND MOTOR 4 L-T-P: 3-1-0 NIL
REHABILITATION

Course Objectives:
1. To study the basics of Rehabilitation Engineering.
2. To understand the different aspects of wheel chair.
3. To apply the knowledge of the recent developments in the field of rehabilitation engineering.
4. To analyse various assistive technologies for vision & hearing.
5. To explore advanced applications of biomedical engineering in rehabilitation.
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering 7

Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering - PHAATE model - Clinical
 practice of rehabilitation Engineering - Low technology tools - Service
delivery – Universal design - Design based on human ability -
Standards for assistive technology - Test for best design
UNIT II Wheel Chair 7
Seating Assessment - Interventions in seating system - Biological
aspects of tissue health - Support surface classification - Manual
wheelchairs – Electric power wheelchairs - Power assisted wheelchairs
- Wheel chair standards & tests - Wheel chair transportation
UNIT III Orthotic & Prosthetic Devices 8
Anatomy of upper & lower extremities - Classification of amputation
types, Prosthesis prescription - Components of upper limb prosthesis -
Fabrication of prosthesis - Components of lower limb prosthesis –
Orthoses: Its need and types - Lower extremity- and upper extremity-
orthoses - Slints – materials used.
UNIT IV Assistive Technology for Vision and Hearing 10
Anatomy of eye, Categories of visual impairment - Cortical & retinal
implants - Auditory Information Display - Blind mobility aids – reading
writing & graphics access, Orientation & navigation Aids
Anatomy of ear – hearing functional assessment - Surgical and non-
surgical hearing aids - Assistive technology solutions for hearing
Tactile - Information Display
UNIT V Advanced Applications 8
Functional Electrical stimulation - Robots in rehabilitation -
Rehabilitation in sports -Daily living aids - Assistive technology for
dyslexia - Computer & internet access for challenged people - Neural
engineering in rehabilitation engineering - Role of biomedical
engineering in rehabilitation
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Rory A, Cooper, Hisaichi Ohnabe, Douglas A, Hodson, “An Introduction to Rehabilitation
Engineering”, CRC Press, First edition, 2006.
2. Dejan Popovic, Thomas Sinkjaer “Control of Movement for the Physically Disabled: Control for
Rehabilitation Technology” Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Marion A Hersh, Michael A, Johnson, “Assistive Technology for Visually impaired and blind
people”, Springer Publications, First edition, 2008.
2. Suzanne Robitaille, “The illustrated guide to Assistive technology and devices–Tools and gadgets
for living independently”, Demos Health New York, First edition, 2010.

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Structure Pre-

Requisite
ICICE24 Biomedical Signal Processing 04 L-T-P: 3-0-2 ICICC03
(Signal &
Systems)
Course Objectives:
1. To understand the fundamentals of Biomedical Signal Processing.
2. To design filter design and its biomedical applications.
3. To Study the event detection methods in biological signals.
4. To Analyze biosignals in frequency domain.
5. To Study parametric modeling of biosignals.
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Biomedical signal origin & dynamics (ECG), Biomedical signal origin & 6
dynamics (EEG, EMG etc. )

UNIT II Filtering for Removal of artifacts: Statistical Preliminaries, Time domain 8

filtering (Synchronized Averaging, Moving Average), Time domain filtering
(Moving Average Filter to Integration, Derivative-based operator), Digital
filters - IIR and FIR - Notch filters. Optimal and adaptive filters. Weiner
filters - steepest descent algorithm - LMS adaptive algorithm
UNIT III Event Detection: Example events (viz. P, QRS and T wave in ECG), 10
Derivative based Approaches for QRS Detection Pan Tompkins Algorithm
for QRS Detection, Dicrotic Notch Detection Correlation Analysis of EEG
Signal, Illustrations of problem with case studies, Morphological Analysis of
ECG, Correlation coefficient, The Minimum phase correspondent. Signal
length, Envelop Extraction, Amplitude demodulation, The Envelogram,
Analysis of activity, Root Mean Square value, Zero-crossing rate, Turns
Count, Form factor.
UNIT IV Frequency-domain Analysis: Periodogram, Averaged Periodogram, 8
Blackman-Tukey Spectral Estimator, Daniell's Spectral Estimator, Measures
derived from PSD.
UNIT V Neurological signal processing: EEG analysis - Parametric modeling - 8
Linear prediction theory; Autoregressive (AR) method; Recursive estimation
of AR parameters.
TEXTBOOKS:
1. W. J. Tompkins, “Biomedical Digital Signal Processing”, Prentice Hall, 1993.
2. Eugene N Bruce, “Biomedical Signal Processing and Signal Modeling”, John Wiley & Son’s
publication, 2001.
3. Myer Kutz, “Biomedical Engineering & Design Handbook, Volume I”, McGraw Hill, 2009.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. D C Reddy, “Biomedical Signal Processing”, McGraw Hill, 2005.
2. Katarzyn J. Blinowska, JaroslawZygierewicz, “Practical Biomedical Signal Analysis Using
MATLAB”, 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2011.
3. Rangaraj M Rangayyan “Biomedical Signal Analysis – A case study approach” IEEE press
series in biomedical engineering, First Edition, 2002.
4. John G Proakis, Dimitris and G. Manolakis, “Digital Signal Processing Principles algorithms,
applications” PHI Third Edition. 2006
Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Structure Pre-
Requisite
ICICE25 Advanced Sensing Techniques 4 L-T-P: 3-1-0 NIL
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the operation of various smart sensors and their application.
2. To select an appropriate sensor for a given application.
3. To Compare analogue and digital transducer
4. To impart the importance of smart sensors, sensor interface standards for wearable device
applications.
5. To analyse the wearable technology and its impact on social life
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Introduction to smart sensors, Principles of operation, design approach, 6

interface design, configuration supports

UNIT II Introduction, Electro-chemical Cell, Cell potential, Sd. Hydrogen 8

Electrode (SHE), Liquid Junction and Other potentials, Polarization,
Reference Electrodes, Sensor Electrodes, ElectroCeramics in Gas Media.
Analyzers for different gas and laboratory testing of chemicals

UNIT III Introduction of MEMS and NEMS sensor, Comparison between NEMS 8
and MEMS sensor, Fabrication and packaging issue in sensor design
Thick film and thin film technique, biomedical applications of MEM,
Physical sensors. Bio sensor, Silicon sensor, RF Sensor.
UNIT IV Introduction and role of Wearables, Attributes of Wearables, The Meta 9
Wearables – Textiles and clothing, Social Aspects: Interpretation of
Aesthetics, Adoption of Innovation, On-Body Interaction; Google Glass,
health monitoring, Wearables: Challenges and Opportunities, Future and
Research Roadmap.
UNIT V Smart Sensors and Applications 9
Integrated and Smart sensors, IEEE 1451 standard & Transducer
Electronic Datasheets (TEDs), Overview of various smart sensors: Digital
temperature sensor (DS1621, TMP36GZ), Humidity sensor (DHT11,
DHT22, FC28), IR sensor (FC51), Gas sensor (MQ2,MQ8), Pressure
sensors (BMP180), Accelerometers (ADXL335), etc; Structural health
monitoring sensors, Introduction to Flexible sensors.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Sensors and Transducers, by D. Patranabis. 2nd Edition
2. B. C. Nakra, K.K. Choudhury, “Instrumentation, Measurement and Analysis” -3 rd Edition, Tata
McGraw, 2009
3. Jacob Fraden, “Hand Book of Modern Sensors: physics, Designs and Applications”, 3rd ed.,
Springer, 2010.
4. Edward Sazonov, Michael R Neuman, “Wearable Sensors: Fundamentals, Implementation and
 Applications” Elsevier, 2014

Reference Books:
1. Sensor and signal conditioning by John G. Webster, Wiley Inter Science,2nd edition, 2008
2. Bentley, John P., “Principles of Measurement Systems”, 4thedition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.
3. Jon. S. Wilson, “Sensor Technology Hand Book”, Elsevier Inc., 2005.
4. Subhas C. Mukhopadhyay, “Wearable Electronics Sensors-For Safe and Healthy Living”,
Springer International Publishing, 2015.

MINOR AREA 3

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Pre-

Structure Requisite
ICICE26 MODELING AND SIMULATION OF 4 L-T-P: 3-0-2 Control
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Systems - I

Course Objectives (CO):

1. To understand system through state-space modeling.
2. To evaluate dynamic performance of system.
3. To learn the representation of discrete time system.
4. To familiarize with simulation of stochastic system.
5. To simulate models for analysis using tools, like, MATLAB, SIMULINK, etc.
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)
UNIT I Review of ordinary differential equations, State-space modeling of 10
linear time invariant (LTI) systems, Partial differential equations,
State-space modeling of time varying systems.
UNIT II Solution of state equations, associated matrix inversion, Singular 8
Value Decomposition (SVD) technique with application,
Difference equations.
UNIT III State space modeling of discrete time systems, Properties of 6
discrete time systems.
UNIT IV Modeling of stochastic systems, Modeling examples of various 8
practical systems, Simulation diagrams of state- space models.

UNIT V Simulation of dynamic systems using MATLAB, SIMULINK 8

toolboxes.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. C.T. Chen, Linear System Theory and Design, Oxford University Press, 3/e, 1999.
2. R. L. Woods and K. L. Lawrence, Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems,
Prentice Hall,1999
3. G. Allaire, Numerical Analysis and Optimization: An Introduction to Mathematical
Modelling and Numerical Simulation, Oxford University Press, 2007
 Course Title of the Course Credits Course Structure Prerequisite
No.
ICICE27 INTELLIGENT CONTROL 4 L-T-P: 3-0-2 Control
Systems-I
Course Objectives (CO):
 To understand various artificial intelligence techniques.
 To apply artificial intelligence techniques in solving the control problems
 To develop different structures of Neural Network in solving the control problems
 To design futuristic intelligent control techniques
 To evaluate various optimization techniques.
COURSE CONTENTS: Lecture
(in hrs)
UNIT I Biological foundations to intelligent Systems : Artificial Neural
Networks, Single layer and Multilayer Feed Forward NN, Supervised
and Unsupervised learning, Delta rule and Back Propagation Algorithm, 14
Feedback networks and Radial Basis Function Networks.Fuzzy Logic,
Knowledge Representation and Inference Mechanism, Defuzzification
techniques, Mamdani and T-S Models.
UNIT II System Identification using Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks. 8
UNIT III Fuzzy logic and Neural Network Controller design for Direct and 8
Indirect Adaptive Control, Internal Model Control.
UNIT IV Neuro-Fuzzy Systems and their applications to Non-Linear Dynamical 5
Systems.
UNIT V Introduction to Optimization Algorithms: GA, PSO and ACO and their 5
implementation in Control.
BOOKS/REFERENCE:
1. An Introduction to ANN by J M Zurada
2. Neural Networks by Simon Haykins
3. Fuzzy Logic with Engg.Applications by Timothy Ross
4. An Introduction to Fuzzy Control by Driankov, Dimitra
5. Genetic Algorithms by Golding

Course Title of the Course Credit Course Structure Pre-

No. Requisite
ICICE28 Optimization Algorithms 4 L-T-P: 3-0-2 Control
Systems-I
Course Objectives :
 To understand various Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Optimization.
 To apply the learnt Algorithms in solving various problems in Instrumentation and Control Engg.
 To implement these optimization algorithms in MATLAB/PYTHON environment.
 To evaluate the performance of optimization techniques and decide their applications.

COURSE CONTENT: Lecture

(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Introduction to Optimization , Optimization problems , Optimization of

4
problems with one objective and their Examples
 UNIT II Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)- details and flowchart, Genetic 10
Algorithm (GA) – details and flowchart and their applications and
implementation in MATLAB.
UNIT III Optimization of problems with constraints , Optimization of problems with 6
discrete variables , with multiple objectives and problems with uncertainties
UNIT IV Gravitational Search Algorithm, Teaching Learning Based Optimization and 10
Hybrid Algorithms and their implementation in various problems.

UNIT V Neural-Network based Optimization – Fuzzy optimization techniques – 10

Applications. Use of Matlab to solve optimization problems. Application of
different Algorithms and their implementation in MATLAB.

SUGGESTED READINGS:
 1 Rao S. S. - ‘Engineering Optimization, Theory and Practice’ - New Age
 International Publishers - 2012 - 4th Edition
2. Arora J. - ‘Introduction to Optimization Design’ - Elsevier Academic Press, New Delhi - 2004
3. Saravanan R. - ‘Manufacturing Optimization through Intelligent Techniques’ - Taylor & Francis (CRC
Press) - 2006

Course No. Title of the Course Credit Course Structure Pre-Requisite

ICICE29 Advanced Process Control 4 L-T-P: 3-0-2 Process Dynamics

&Control

Course Objectives (CO):

1. To understand the concept of digital control systems.

2. To study the fundamental design and implementation of digital PID algorithms.
3. To design and analyse the model-based control techniques.
4. To understand and design PID controllers using the model-based control techniques.
5. To analyse the modern industrial control concepts such as DCS & SCADA and PLC.
COURSE CONTENT: Lecture
(in Hrs.)

UNIT I Sample Data Controllers: Basic review of Z transforms, Response of

discrete systems to various inputs. Open and closed loop response to step, 8
impulse and sinusoidal inputs, closed loop response of discrete systems.
Introduction to digital control.
UNIT II Detailed comparison of PID algorithms. Ideal PID vs. real PID, Derivative
action on process output vs. error. Problems with proportional “kick” and
8
reset “wind-up”.

Design and implementation of digital PID algorithms.

UNIT III Model Based control:
Controller design by direct synthesis for minimum and non-minimum phase
system.
Internal Model Control-Introduction Open loop controller Design, Model 8
uncertainty and disturbances, IMC structure, IMC design Effect of Model
uncertainty& disturbances.

IMC designs Procedure.

UNIT IV IMC based PID procedure-Equivalent feedback form to IMC, IMC based
feedback design with Time delay as well as without time delay.
IMC based PID controller design for stable and unstable processes 8
Plantwide Control.
Digital model-based control – IMC and Dahlins’s method
UNIT V Introduction to Statistical Process Control, Distributed Control System
(DCS), and Supervisory Control, Data Acquisition System (SCADA) and 8
PLC.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. B. A. Ogunnaike and W. H. Ray, “Process Dynamics, Modeling and Control”, New York: Oxford
University Press
2. B. Roffel and B. H. L. Betlem, “Advanced Practical Process Control”, Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg, New York
3. B.W. Bequette, “Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation”, Prentice Hall
4. G. Stephanopoulos, “Chemical Process Control. An Introduction to Theory and Practice”, Prentice
Hall India
5. D. E. Seborg, T. F. Edgar, and D. A. Mellichamp, “Process Dynamics and Control”
6. B. Roffel and B. H. L. Betlem, “Process Dynamics and Control”, John Wiley & Sons Ltd
7. B. G. Liptak, “Process Control and Optimization”, 4th edition. Instrument Engineer’s Hand Book,
CRC press, London
8. K. J. Åström, and T. Hägglund, “Advanced PID Controllers”
9. K. J. Åström, and T. Hägglund, “PID Controllers: Theory Design and Tuning”
10. J. P. Corriou, “Process Control: Theory and Applications”, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, New
York
11. B.W. Bequette, “Process Dynamics: Modeling”, Analysis and Simulation. Prentice Hall
12. M. Johnson and M. H. Moradi, “PID Control”, Springer-verlang, London