Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

IPE 431 — Automation and Control

3 units · IPE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain the fundamental definition and concepts of automation and Control engineering
explain control system in production engineering systems such as CNC machine tools, Production-Inventory systems
identify signal flow graphs and interpret them
explain and classify transfer functions into various types and interpret them
state the uses of block diagrams and the mathematical basis for the design of control systems;
discuss the importance and application of good instrumentation for the efficient design of process control loops for production systems.

Course contents

Basic definitions and concepts. Control systems in Production Engineering, e.g. CNC machine tools, Production–Inventory Control, etc. Block diagrams and their reduction. Signal flow graphs. Transfer functions. State–space representations. Some common transfer functions. System Stability: Routh, Hurwitz, etc. stability criteria. System Classification. Error constants and sensitivity. Types of system inputs. Second – Order Systems. Transient and Steady–State Responses. Performance Indices. Root–Locus Analysis. Root–Locus Design. Bode Analysis. Bode Design. Nyquist Analysis. Nyquist Design. Nicholas Chart Analysis. Nicholas Chart Design.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study IPE 431.

IPE 431 — Automation and Control

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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