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Industrial Automation and Control

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Why enroll

This course helps learners understand how real industrial automation systems work. It is ideal for students and professionals who want practical knowledge for careers in automation, manufacturing, and control engineering.

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

  • You work in Industrial Automation or Manufacturing & Industrial
  • You're a Instrumentation Engineering / Electrical Engineering professional
  • You have 3+ years of hands-on experience in this field
  • You want to build skills in Engineering & Design, Project Management

You should skip if

  • You're new to this field with no prior experience
  • You need a different specialisation outside Instrumentation Engineering
  • You need live interaction with an instructor

Course details

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Industrial Automation and Control used in modern factories. It explains how automation improves productivity, quality, and safety in both discrete and continuous manufacturing processes. The course starts with the advantages and basic architecture of automation systems. It covers measurement systems, including sensors and signal conditioning used to collect process data. Learners are introduced to discrete and continuous control systems with simple explanations. The working of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electric actuators is discussed in detail. Industrial communication systems used to connect machines and controllers are explained clearly. The course also introduces embedded computing used in automation systems. CNC machines and their role in automated manufacturing are covered. Overall, the course builds a strong practical understanding of industrial automation technology.

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Key topics covered

  • Introduction

  • Architecture of Industrial Automation Systems

  • Measurement Systems Characteristics

  • Temperature Measurement

  • Pressure, Force and Torque Sensors

  • Motion Sensing

  • Flow Measurement

  • Signal Conditioning

  • Signal Conditioning (Contd.)

  • Data Acquisition Systems

  • Introduction to Automatic Control

  • P I D Control

  • PID Control Tuning

  • Feedforward Control Ratio Control

  • Time Delay Systems and Inverse Response Systems

  • Special Control Structures

  • Concluding Lesson on Process Control

  • Introduction to Sequence Control, PLC , RLL

  • Sequence Control. Scan Cycle, Simple RLL Programs

  • Sequence Control More RLL Elements RLL Syntax

  • A Structured Design Approach to Sequence

  • PLC Hardware Environment

  • Introduction To CNC Machines

  • Contour Generation and Motion Control

  • Flow Control Valves

Course content

The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

25 lectures24 hr 39 min
  1. Introduction
    59 min
  2. Architecture of Industrial Automation Systems
    60 min
  3. Measurement Systems Characteristics
    59 min
  4. Temperature Measurement
    59 min
  5. Pressure, Force and Torque Sensors
    59 min
  6. Motion Sensing
    59 min
  7. Flow Measurement
    59 min
  8. Signal Conditioning
    59 min
  9. Signal Conditioning (Contd.)
    59 min
  10. Data Acquisition Systems
    59 min
  11. Introduction to Automatic Control
    59 min
  12. P I D Control
    59 min
  13. PID Control Tuning
    60 min
  14. Feedforward Control Ratio Control
    60 min
  15. Time Delay Systems and Inverse Response Systems
    59 min
  16. Special Control Structures
    60 min
  17. Concluding Lesson on Process Control
    59 min
  18. Introduction to Sequence Control, PLC , RLL
    59 min
  19. Sequence Control. Scan Cycle,Simple RLL Programs
    59 min
  20. Sequence Control More RLL Elements RLL Syntax
    59 min
  21. A Structured Design Approach to Sequence
    59 min
  22. PLC Hardware Environment
    59 min
  23. Introduction To CNC Machines
    59 min
  24. Contour generation and Motion Control
    59 min
  25. Flow Control Valves
    59 min

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A: A. That assumes an execution model closer to FPGA logic and ignores task context switching. B. That treats preemption as blocking the whole cycle rather than time-sliced scheduling. C. That’s a drop-the-units mistake that ignores typical instruction timing by two orders of magnitude. D. Multiplying instruction count by execution time and adding scheduler overhead lands you near a millisecond.

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A: A. That interpretation would invert the de-energize-to-trip philosophy. B. Dashed lines usually show mechanical linkage, not PLC logic. C. The legend clarifies tagging but the contact state is explicit in the symbol. D. The closed-at-rest depiction matches loss-of-energy-to-safe behavior.