UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BIC072

Computerised Process Control

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Electronics & Instrumentation / Instrumentation & Control · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Basics of Computer-Aided Process Control

8 hrs

Role of computers in process control, Elements of a computer aided Process control System, Classification of a Computer – Aided Process Control System Computer Aided Process–control Architecture: Centralized Control Systems, Distributed control Systems, Hierarchical Computer control Systems. Economics of Computer-Aided Process control. Benefits of using Computers in a Process control. Process related Interfaces: Analog Interfaces, Digital Interfaces, Pulse Interfaces, Standard Interfaces.

Unit2

Unit 2: Industrial communication System

8 hrs

Communication Networking, Industrial communication Systems, Data Transfer Techniques, Computer Aided Process control software, Types of Computer control Process Software, Real Time Operating System

Unit3

Unit 3: Process Modelling for computerized Process control

8 hrs

Process model, Physical model, Control Model, Process modelling. Modelling Procedure: Goals Definition, Information Preparation, Model Formulation, Solution Finding, Results Analysis, Model Validation

Unit4

Unit 4: Advanced Strategies For Computerized Process control

8 hrs

Cascade Control, Predictive control, Adaptive Control, Inferential control, Intelligent Control, Statistical control.

Unit5

Unit 5: Examples of Computerized Process Control

8 hrs

Electric Oven Temperature Control, Reheat Furnace Temperature control, Thickness and Flatness control System for metal Rolling, Computer-Aided control of Electric Power Generation Plant.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the Role of computers in process control, Elements of a computer aided Process control System, Classification of a Computer.
  2. CO2Design Phase Locked Local Loop, Mixers. Time Division Multiplexed System – TDM/PAM system.
  3. CO3Realize Process model, Physical model, Control Model. Modelling Procedure.
  4. CO4Formulate of Cascade Control, Predictive control, Adaptive Control, Inferential control, Intelligent Control, Statistical control.
  5. CO5Design Electric Oven, Temperature Control, Reheat Furnace Temperature control.

Text Books

  1. S. K. Singh, “Computer Aided Process control”, PHI.

Reference Books

  1. C. L. Smith, “Digital computer Process Control”, Ident Educational Publishers.
  2. C. D. Johnson, “Process Control Instrumentation Technology”, PHI.
  3. Krishan Kant, “Computer Based Industrial Control”
  4. Pradeep B. Deshpande & Raymond H. Ash, “Element of Computer Process Control with Advance Control Applications”, Instrument Society of America, 1981.
  5. C. M. Houpis & G. B. Lamond, “Digital Control System Theory”, Tata McGraw Hill.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 9 of the original AKTU PDF.

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