HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COURSE TITLE: COURSE CODE: YEAR

: SEMESTER : PERIOD : INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EEE411 4 1 AUGUST 2011- DECEMBER 2011

COURSE OBJECTIVES To provide students with knowledge and appreciation of i) Artificial intelligence as the backbone of intelligent systems ii) Control algorithms employed in intelligent systems iii) Design of intelligent systems iv) Intelligent control in robotics and process control and other applications COURSE CONTENT 1.0 Expert systems Major Characteristics Techniques Design Rule based expert systems Knowledge acquisition Application 2.0 Artificial neural networks Classification Learning rules Pattern matching Application 3.0 Algorithms Flow chart Creation of initial population Genetic operators Application 4.0 Fuzzy logic Linguistic variables Fuzzification

Inference strategy Defuzzification Application Methodologies Course material for EEE411 will be delivered primarily in form of lectures. Students will be expected to read textbooks and make some of the notes to enhance research capabilities. Assignments (in form of written and oral presentation) will be used to reinforce the lecture material. Continuous assessment 3 assignments will be given throughout the semester. 2 tests will be given and each test will cover primarily material taken since last test. Final exam The exam will cover essentially the whole course material. Marking scheme Assignments Tests Final exam Total

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HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COURSE TITLE: COURSE CODE: YEAR : SEMESTER : PERIOD : INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION & PROCESS CONTROL EEE412 4 1 AUGUST 2011- DECEMBER 2011

COURSE OBJECTIVES To provide students with knowledge and appreciation of i) Measurement transducers ii) Design of complete measurement systems iii) Control algorithms employed in conventional control systems iv) Closed loop control strategies COURSE CONTENT 1.0 Introduction to measurement 1.1 Measurement transducers & performance characteristics for 1.1.0 Temperature: RTDs, Thermocouples, Pyrometers etc; 1.1.1 Pressure: Bourdon tube, Differential pressure transducer, Pressure switches etc ; 1.1.2 Position: Potentiometer, Shaft encoders, LVDT, Proximity detectors, Synchros and resolvers, Small displacement transducers etc; 1.1.3 Flow: Differential pressure flowmeters (Orifice plates, Venturi tube, Pitot tube ), Turbine flowmeter, Electromagnetic flowmeter, Ultrasonic flowmeter etc; 1.1.4 Weight: Strain gauges, bridge circuits, loadcells, belt weighers, magnetoelastic devices etc; 1.1.5 Level: Float-based systems, Ultrasonic methods, Pressure-operated transducers, level switches etc; 1.1.6 Velocity, vibration and acceleration: Tachometers, Tachogenerators, Accelerometers etc; 2.0 Pneumatics and process control valves: Compressors, Pressure regulation, Control valves ( ball, globe, butterfly), I/P & P/I converters, Actuators, Positioners 3.0 Recording and display devices: LEDs, Computer-driven VDUs, Analog or digital instruments, Bar graphs, Chart recorders etc; 4.0 Closed loop control: 4.0.1 Introduction to automatic control systems 4.0.2 Auto-control objectives

4.0.3 Open loop vs closed loop control systems 4.0.4 Control strategies ( On/off control, Proportional/feedback control, PI control, PID control, Ratio control, Cascade control, Feed forward control ) Methodologies Course material for EEE412 will be delivered primarily in form of lectures. Students will be expected to read textbooks and make some of the notes to enhance research capabilities. Assignments (in form of written and oral presentation) will be used to reinforce the lecture material. Continuous assessment 3 assignments will be given throughout the semester. 2 tests will be given and each test will cover primarily material taken since last test. Final exam The exam will cover essentially the whole course material. Marking scheme Assignments Tests Final exam Total

3 2 1

10% 15% 75% 100%

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