Course abstract
This course provides an overall exposure to the technology of Industrial Automation and Control as widely seen in factories of all types both for discrete and continuous manufacturing. The course, in 40 lectures, discusses a wide range of related topics from the advantage and architecture of automation systems, measurement systems including sensors and signal conditioning, discrete and continuous variable control systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric actuators, industrial communication and embedded computing and CNC Machines. A student of IIT Kharagpur once commented - ? because of the course I can identify and relate to much of the equipment that I see in a factory?.
Course Instructor
Prof. Siddhartha Mukhopadhyay
Prof. Siddhartha Mukhopadhyay has done is B. Tech, M. Tech and Ph. D., all from IIT Kharagpur in 1985, 1987 and 1991 respectively. In 1990 he joined the Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Kharagpur. He is currently a Professor in the Department. He has co-authored about 200 research papers, two books and two video courses. He has about 20 years experience of working with organisations like National Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, General Motors, Indian Railways, SAIL, DRDO, GE R&D and several others. Apart from his research interests he is interested in pedagogy and innovation.
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Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2018
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Enrollment : 20-Nov-2017 to 22-Jan-2018
Exam registration : 08-Jan-2018 to 07-Mar-2018
Exam Date : 28-Apr-2018
Enrolled
6691
Registered
610
Certificate Eligible
391
Certified Category Count
Gold
0
Silver
0
Elite
38
Successfully completed
353
Participation
151
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>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
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