In synchronization of latest trends and demands from the industry, the syllabus of course is designed and revised accordingly. It aims at boosting the knowledge and polishing the skills of the students that are applicable in mining industry.
The course encompasses core courses, electives and practical.
The delivery methods for this course involve theoretical classes, lab work, hands-on practical training, workshops etc.
Syllabus for this course may vary with institute to institute but it generally covers the following topics:
Paper |
Topics |
Objective |
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Instrumentation Devices and Systems |
Physical sensors, chemical and biochemical sensors, sensor matrix, holography, echolocation and bio holography, application in meteorology, biomedical sensors, optical sensors, aerospace sensor, advanced sensor design |
This paper focuses on the concepts and principles of the sensors in relation with instrumentation devices and systems. |
Process Dynamics and Control |
Design aspects of process control system, control system components, dynamic behavior of feedback controlled process, adaptive control, gain scheduling adaptive control, ratio control, cascade control |
This paper aims at the concepts and principles revolving around process dynamics and control. |
Analytical Instrumentation |
Absorption methods, emission methods, spectro-fluorescence and phosphorescence spectrometer, mass spectrometer, chromatography, x-ray and nuclear methods, NMR spectroscopy, elector-analytical methods |
The focus of this paper is on the concepts that are concerned with analytical instrumentation. |
Digital Instrumentation |
Digital codes, memory devices, digital methods of measurements, digital display and recording devices, signal analysis, current trends in digital instrumentation, interfacing to microprocessor, micro-controllers and computers, computer aided software engineering tools |
The objective of this paper is to equip the students with knowledge about digital instrumentation. |
Industrial Automation and Robotics |
Definition and origin of robotics, different types of robotics, various generations of robots, degrees of freedom, Asimov’s laws of robotics, power sources and sensors, manipulators, actuators and grippers, kinematics and path planning. |
The aim of this paper is to acquaint the students with the concepts that are concerned with industrial automation and robotics. |
Digital Integrated Circuit Design |
Introduction, design metrics and manufacturing process, the devices, the CMOS inverters and CMOS logic gates – the static view, CMOS inverter – the dynamic view, dynamic CMOS logic, timing metrics, static and dynamic sequential circuits, coping with interconnect, timing issues in digital circuits |
This paper focuses on the principles of digital integrated circuit design. |
Fiber Optics And Laser Instrumentation |
Optical fibers and their properties, industrial application of optical fibers, laser fundamentals, industrial application of lasers, hologram and medical application |
This paper teaches the methods and techniques involved in fiber optics and laser instrumentation. |
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