Scheme & Syllabus for VII and VIII semesters BE - Malnad College ...

Scheme & Syllabus for VII and VIII semesters
B.E. – Instrumentation Technology
2011-12
VII semester
Course
Course Title L T P C
Code
IT701 DSP Architecture 4 0 0 4
IT702 PLC’S and DCS in process control
4 0 0 4
automation
IT703 Neural Networks and Applications 4 0 0 4
IT704 DSP Lab 0 0 3 1.5
IT705 Process Control Instrumentation Lab 0 0 3 1.5
IT7XX
IT7XX
IT7XX
Course
Code
Elective – III
Elective – IV
Elective – V
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
Total Credits 24
Course Title L T P C
Elective III
IT731 Micro and smart system Technology 3 0 0 3
IT732 System Modeling 3 0 0 3
IT733 Wavelet Transforms 3 0 0 3
Elective IV
IT741 ARM Processor 3 0 0 3
IT742 Embedded System & RTOS 3 0 0 3
IT743 Visual Basics 3 0 0 3
IT744 VLSI Design 3 0 0 3
Elective V
IT751 Biomedical Digital Signal Processing 3 0 0 3
IT752 Speech Signal Processing 3 0 0 3
IT753 Aircraft Instrumentation 3 0 0 3
VIII semester
Course Course Title L T P C
Code
IT801 Engineering Management Techniques 4 0 0 4
IT802 Intellectual Property Rights 3 0 0 3
IT803 Seminar on Advanced Topics 0 0 - 2
IT804 Project Work & Seminar 0 0 - 9
IT8XX Elective VI Students can opt 4 - 0 4*
IT8XX Elective VII
any one of the
elective to meet
3 - 0 3**
required credits
Total Credits 22*/21**

Course
Code
Electives
Course Title L T P C
Elective-VI
IT861 Smart Sensors 4 0 0 4
IT862 Robotics 4 0 0 4
IT863 Nano -Technology and Applications 4 0 0 4
IT864 Lasers & Optical Instrumentation 4 0 0 4
Elective-VII
IT871 Computer vision 3 0 0 3
IT872 Java and Introduction to J2EE 3 0 0 3
IT873 Pattern Recognition 3 0 0 3
IT874 Medical Imaging 3 0 0 3
VII SEMESTER
IT701-DSP ARCHITECTURE (4-0-0) 4
1. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing: Introduction, A digital signal processing
system, the sampling process, discrete time sequences, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), linear time invariant systems, Digital filters, Decimation
and Interpolation, Analysis and Design tool for DSP systems.
7 Hours
2. Computational Accuracy in DSP Implementation: Introduction, Number formats for
signals and coefficients in DSP systems, Dynamic range and precision, Sources of error in
DSP implementations, A/D conversion error, DSP computational error and D/A Conversion
error.
7 Hours
3. Digital Signal Processing Devices: Introduction, Basic architectural features, DSP
computational building blocks, Bus architecture and memory, Data addressing capabilities,
Address generation unit, Programmability and Program execution, Speed issues.
6 Hours
4. Programmable Digital Signal Processors: Introduction, Architecture of TMS320C54xx
digital signal processors: Bus structure, Central processing unit, internal memory and
memory mapped registers, Data addressing modes of TMS320C54xx processors, Memory
space of TMS320C54xx processors.
7 Hours
5. TMS 320c54xx Instructions And Programming, On-chip peripherals, Interrupts of
TMS320C54xx processors, Pipeline operation of TMS320C54xx processors.
6 Hours
6. Implementation of Basic DSP Algorithms: Introduction, The Q-notation, FIR Filters, IIR
Filters, Interpolation Filters, Decimation Filters, Adaptive Filters, butterfly computation,
FFT implementation on the TMS320C54xx
7 Hours
7. Interfacing Memory and Parallel I/O Peripherals to Programmable DSP Devices:
Introduction, Memory space organization, External bus interfacing signals, Memory
interface, Parallel I/O interface, Programmed I/O, Interrupts and I/O, Direct memory
access (DMA). Interfacing Serial Converters to a Programmable DSP device: Introduction,
Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI), A multi channel buffered serial port (McBSP).
6 Hours

8. A Codec Interface Circuit: CODEC-DSP interface circuit. Applications of programmable
DSP devices: Introduction, A DSP system, DSP-based Biotelemetry receiver, A speech
processing system, An image processing system.
6 Hours
Text Book:
1. Digital Signal Processing-Avtar Singh and S. Srinivasan, Thomson Publishing, 2004,
Singapore.
Reference Books:
1. Digital Signal Processing- A Practical Approach, Emmanuel C Ifeachor and B W Jervis,
Pearson Education, New Delhi.
2. Digital Signal Processors- B Venkataramani and M Bhaskar, Tata-McGraw Hill, New
Delhi, 2002.
IT702- PLC AND DCS FOR PROCESS CONTROL AUTOMATION (4-0-0) 4
1. Overview of plant Automation Concepts and Introduction to PLC
Aims of plant automation, Classical approaches of Plant Automation, Computer based Plant
Automation Concepts, Distributed Computer Control.
Introduction to PLCs: Basics of PLCs, Innovations incorporated in to the programmable
Controller, Introduction to fixed and modular PLC hardware, and the central Processing Unit
2. Introduction to programming Techniques and Logic
6 Hours
Hand held Programming Terminals, desktop PCs and PLC programming, the IEC 1131-3
programming standard; ladder diagram, Functional Block diagram, sequential flow Chart.
Introduction to Logic: Conventional Ladder versus PLC Ladder logic, what is Logic
Implementation and analysis of logic functions; AND, OR, NOT and EX-OR using Ladder
diagram and Functional Block diagram techniques, Conventional Logic and priority of logic
elements.
3. Introduction to Digital and Analog PLC Interface
7 Hours
The digital Concept, the input and output status files and fixed PLCs, 16 point I/O Modules
with Decimal Addressing, Fixed PLC I/O Addressing when I/O is expanded, 32 bit control Logic
PLC, Analog I/O interface to the PLC.
4. Input and Output Modules of PLCs
6 Hours
Input Modules: Discrete input AC Module, DC input Module, Sinking and sourcing, Solid state
interface to DC input Modules.
Output Modules: Discrete output Modules, Relay output Modules, model selection
consideration, criteria to choose the proper output module, isolated output module, Interposing
Relays, surge suppression and Output modules, analog output modules.
5. PLC Instructions –I:
7 Hours
The Basic Relay Instructions, The Normally OPEN and normally CLOSED Instructions, the one
shot Instruction, The output latching Instruction, the negated output Instruction.
Understanding Relay instructions and the programmable controller Input Modules: Interfacing
a Start-Stop Push Button station and Motor to a PLC.
Construction of Ladder diagram for analytical problems.
6. PLC Instructions –II:
6 Hours

Timer instructions: Timer instructions, the ON – delay Timer and OFF delay Timer instructions,
the retentive timer Instruction, The RESET Instruction.
Counter Instructions: the Count Up and Count down Instruction, The counter Reset and Clear
Instruction, Combining Counters and Timers.
Construction of Ladder diagram for analytical problems.
7. PLC Instructions –III:
7 Hours
Comparison and Data handling Instructions: comparison, Data handling and Logical
Instructions.
Sequencer Instructions: The Sequencer Instructions, Programming the output Sequencer
Instructions.
Construction of Ladder diagram for analytical problems.
6 Hours
8. Introduction to SCADA and DCS:
Supervisory Control and data Acquisition System: Channel Scanning, Data Processing,
distributed SCADA Structure; Star and daisy Chain configuration
Distributed Control Systems: Distributed dedicated, Centralised and decentralised Computer
Control Concept.
Functional Requirements of DCS, System architecture, Functional Levels of DCS, Sub Systems;
Presentation and Monitoring Devices, Communication links in DCS.
7 Hours
Text Books:
1. Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers by Garry Dunning, 3 nd edition, Cent age
learning. (Chapters:1, 3 &6, 5, 7 & 8, 13 &14, 16, 17 & 18).
2. Computer based Industrial Control by Krishna Kant, PHI.( Chapters 1, 3 & 6)
Reference Books:
1. Process Control Instrumentation technology by Curtis Johnson, 4 th Edition PHI.(Chapter
8 – for analytical problems)
IT703- NEURAL NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS (4-0-0) 4
1. Introduction: Human Brain, Models of a Neuron, Neural Networks viewed as directed graphs,
Feedback, Network architectures, Knowledge Representation, Artificial Intelligence and Neural
Networks
6 Hours
2. Learning Processes: Introduction, Error correction algorithm, Memory based learning, Hebbian
Learning, Competitive learning, Boltzmann learning, learning with a teacher, learning without a
teacher.
7 Hours
3. Single Layer Perceptrons: Learning tasks, Memory, Adaptation Introduction, Perceptron, and
perception convergence theorem, Relation between the Perceptron and Baye’s classifier for a
Gaussian environment.
6 Hours
4. Multilayer Perceptron-I: Introduction, Some preliminaries, Back Propagation Algorithm,
Summary of the Back Propagation Algorithm, XOR Problem and Heuristics for making the Back
propagation algorithm to perform better, Output representation and decision rule.
7 Hours
5. Multilayer Perceptron-II: Feature detection, Back-propagation and differentiation, Hessian
matrix, Generalization, Approximations of functions, Cross validation, Network pruning
techniques, Virtues and limitations of Back-propagation learning, Accelerated convergence of
Back-propagation learning.
6 Hours
6. Radial Basis Function Networks: Architecture, Cover’s theorem on the separability of Patterns,
Generalized Radial Basis function networks (RBF), Approximation properties of RBF networks,

Comparison of RBF networks and Multi layer Perceptrons, learning strategies, Applications.
7Hours
7. Self-organizing Maps: Introduction, Basic feature mapping models, Self-organizing map (SOM),
Summary of the SOM algorithm, properties of the feature map, Applications
6 Hours
8. Hopfield Networks: Architecture, Storage Capacity of Hopfield models, Energy analysis of
continuous and discrete Hopfield networks, State transition diagram, Pattern storage by
computation of weights.
7 Hours
Text Books:
1. Neural Networks- A Comprehensive Foundation, Simon Haykin, Prentice-Hall India,
Second Edition, 2005.
Reference Books:
1. Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks, S. N. Sivanandam and M Paulraj, Vikas
Publishing, First edition, 2003.
2. Artificial Neural Networks, B. Yegnanarayana, Prentice-Hall India, First edition, 1999.
1. Verify the Sampling theorem.
IT704 DSP LAB (0-0-3)1.5
2. Determine linear convolution, Circular convolution and Correlation of two given sequences.
Verify the result using theoretical computations.
3. Determine the linear convolution of two given point sequences using FFT algorithm.
4. Determine the correlation using FFT algorithm.
5. Determine the spectrum of the given sequence using FFT.
6. Design and implementation of FIR filter using Windowing technique for the given order and
cut-off frequency.
7. Design and implementation of FIR filter using frequency sampling technique.
8. Design and implementation of Butterworth 1 st and 2 nd order low pass filter.
9. Design and implementation of Butterworth 1 st and 2 nd order high pass filter.
10. Design and implementation of Chebyshev 1 st and 2 nd order low pass filter.
11. Design and implementation of Chebyshev 1 st and 2 nd order high pass filter.
12. Generation and detection DTMF signal using MATLAB software only.
Note: Implementation of 1-11 Experiments using DSP Kit and verification of results
using MATLAB.
IT705 PROCESS CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION LAB (0-0-3)1.5
1. Design and test the circuit to display the temperature using RTD with suitable signal
conditioning circuit.
2. Design and test the circuit to display the temperature using THERMISTOR with suitable
signal conditioning circuit.
3. Design and test the circuit to display the temperature using Thermocouple with suitable
signal conditioning circuit

4. Design and test the circuit to display the temperature using AD590 with suitable signal
conditioning circuit.
5. Design and test the circuit to display the load using load cell with suitable signal
conditioning circuits.
6. Design and test the circuit to display the displacement using LVDT with suitable signal
conditioning circuit.
7. Using different controllers obtain the optimum response of the given temperature
controller.
8. Using different controllers obtain the optimum response of the given flow controller.
9. Using different controllers obtain the optimum response of the given level controller.
10. Develop the Ladder diagram for various discrete state systems and simulate using PLC.
11. Develop the ladder diagram for Bottle filling process and conduct an experiment using PLC.
12. Develop the ladder diagram for elevator system and conduct an experiment using PLC.
IT731 MICRO AND SMART SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (3-0-0) 3
1. Introduction to Micro and Smart Systems:
a) What are smart-material systems Evolution of smart materials, structures and systems.
Components of a smart system. Application areas. Commercial products.
b) What are microsystems Feynman’s vision. Micromachined transducers. Evolution of micromanufacturing.
Multi-disciplinary aspects. Applications areas. Commercial products.
5 Hours
2. Micro and Smart Devices and Systems: Principles and Materials
a) Definitions and salient features of sensors, actuators, and systems.
b) Sensors: silicon capacitive accelerometer, piezo-resistive pressure sensor, blood analyzer,
conductometric gas sensor, fiber-optic gyroscope and surface-acoustic-wave based wireless
strain sensor.
c) Actuators: silicon micro-mirror arrays, piezo-electric based inkjet print-head, electrostatic
comb-drive and micromotor, magnetic micro relay, shape-memory-alloy based actuator,
electro-thermal actuator
d) Systems: micro gas turbine, portable clinical analyzer, active noise control in a helicopter
cabin
5 Hours
3. Micromanufacturing and Material Processing:
a) Silicon wafer processing, lithography, thin-film deposition, etching (wet and dry), wafer
bonding, and metallization.
b) Silicon micromachining: surface, bulk, moulding, bonding based process flows.
c) Thick-film processing:
d) Smart material processing:
e) Processing of other materials: ceramics, polymers and metals
f) Emerging trends
4. Modelling:
5 Hours

a) Scaling issues.
b) Elastic deformation and stress analysis of beams and plates. Residual stresses and stress
gradients. Thermal loading. Heat transfer issues. Basic fluids issues.
c) Electrostatics. Coupled electromechanics. Electromagnetic actuation. Capillary electrophoresis.
Piezoresistive modeling. Piezoelectric modeling. Magnetostrictive actuators.
5 Hours
5. Computer-Aided Simulation and Design: Background to the finite element element method.
Coupled-domain simulations using Matlab. Commercial software.
5 Hours
6. Electronics Circuits and Control: Carrier concentrations, semiconductor diodes, transistors,
MOSFET amplifiers, operational amplifiers. Basic Op-Amp circuits. Charge-measuring circuits.
Examples from microsystems. Transfer function, state-space modeling, stability, PID controllers,
and model order reduction. Examples from smart systems and micromachined accelerometer or a
thermal cycler.
5 Hours
7. Integration and Packaging of Micro Electro- Mechanical Systems: Integration of
microelectronics and micro devices at wafer and chip levels. Microelectronic packaging: wire and
ball bonding, flip-chip. Low-temperature-cofired-ceramic (LTCC) multi-chip-module technology.
Microsystem packaging examples.
5 Hours
8. Case Studies: BEL pressure sensor, thermal cycler for DNA amplification, and active vibration
control of a beam.
5 Hours
Text Book:
1. MEMS & Microsystems: Design and Manufacture- Tai-Ran Tsu, Tata Mc-Graw-Hill.
Reference Books:
1. Animations of Working Principles, Process Flows and Processing Techniques- A CDsupplement
with Matlab codes, photographs and movie clips of processing machinery and
working devices.
2. Laboratory Hardware Kits For- (i) BEL pressure sensor, (ii) thermal-cycler and (iii) active
control of a cantilever beam.
3. Microsystems Design- S. D. Senturia, 2001, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, USA.
ISBN 0-7923-7246-8.
4. Analysis and Design Principles of MEMS Devices-Minhang Bao, Elsevier, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, ISBN 0-444-51616-6.
5. Design and Development Methodologies-Smart Material Systems and MEMS: V.
Varadan, K. J. Vinoy, S. Gopalakrishnan, Wiley.
6. MEMS- Nitaigour Premchand Mahalik, Tata McGraw Hill 2007.
IT732 SYSTEM MODELING (3-0-0) 3
1. Fundamental Concepts in Mathematical Modeling: systems, modeling, and analysis.
Abstraction. Physical dimensions and units. Linearity and superposition. A gentle
introduction to differential equations. Scaling in elementary differential equations.
5 Hours
2. Lumped–Element Modeling: introduction, One dimensional translational mechanical
systems; the element comprising simple mechanical systems. Translational springs.
Translational dampers. Mass elements in translational motion. The ideal force and the ideal
displacement inputs. The interrelationship between forces in different elements in a system;
Newton’s second law.
5 Hours
3. Generalizing Lumped-Element Modeling: introduction. A framework for unifying lumpedelement
models; some common approaches. Basic linear graph theory. Relating linear
graph theory to lumped-element models of physical systems. Manipulation of graph theory
rules. Examples. Rotational mechanical systems; the basics of rotational mechanics.
Rotational mechanical system elements.
5 Hours.
4. Thermal and Hydraulic Systems: basic physics of incompressible fluids. Hydraulic system
elements. The pipe element. The tank element. Ideal flow rate and ideal pressure sources.

The rules governing the hydraulic model. Basic concept in heat transfer. Thermal system
elements. The thermal resistance element.
5 Hours.
5. First Order System Models: governing equations for first order systems. Canonical form of
first order systems. Classifications of responses and systems. Solution of governing
equations; free response and forced response. Transient response specifications.
Experimental determination of time constant: free response and forced response.
Application of superposition in first order system models.
5 Hours.
6. Second- Order Models of Systems: governing equations for second order systems.
Canonical form of second-order systems. Classifications of responses and systems. Solution
of governing equations; free response and forced response.
5 Hours.
7. State Space Formulations of Systems Problems: examples of state variables and state
equations. Matrix formulation. Free response and Eigen value problem. Stability. Graphical
solution. Forced response and response to step input. Examples. Phase plane and stability
considerations.
5 Hours.
8. Relating the Time Domain, Frequency Domain, and State Space: introduction. The
pole-zero plot; relating pole zero plot to transfer function, the governing equation, and state
matrix Eigen values. Relating plot location to system parameters. Relating frequency to pole
location; the relationship between the T(s) surface and the frequency response function.
Higher order systems and dominant poles.
5 Hours.
Text book:
1. Fundamentals of modeling and analyzing engineering systems, Philip D. Cha, James
J. Rosenberg and Clive L. Dym, First Edition,2000. Cambridge University Press.
Reference Books:
1. Chemical Process Control an Introduction to theory and practice, George
Stephanopoulos,
PHI,1998, Sixth reprint.
2. Modern Control Engineering, Roy Choudhury, Printice Hall India, 2004-reprint.
3. Digital Control and State variable methods, Madan Gopal, Second Edition, , Printice
Hall India, 2004-reprint.
IT733 WAVELET TRANSFORMS (3-0-0) 3
1 Mathematical Preliminaries: Linear spaces, Vector and vector spaces, basic functions,
matrix algebra & linear transformations, Fourier series, properties And examples of Fourier
transforms
5 Hours
2 Time Frequency Analysis: Window function, STFT, Discrete STFT, discrete Gabor
representation, Continuous wavelet transform, discrete wavelet transform, wavelet series,
WVD and its properties.
5 Hours
3 Continuous Wavelet Transforms: Continuous time wavelets, CWT as correlation, filter
and time resolution operation. Inverse CWT.
5 Hours
4 Discrete Wavelet Transform: Introduction, vector approximations in nested linear vector
subspaces, multi resolution analysis.
5 Hours
5 MRA, Orthonormal Wavelets: Introduction, Definition of MRA, Construction of
orthonormal MRA, wavelet basics for MRA, digital filter interpretation, examples of
orthogonal basics generating wavelets, MRA interpretation for discrete time signals.
5 Hours
6 Wavelet Applications: Data compression; introduction, transform coding, DTWT for image
compression, Audio compression, 1-D signal processing.
5 Hours
7 Wavelet Denoising: speckle removal, edge detection & object isolation, image fusion.
5 Hours

8 Wavelet Packets: Wavelet packet algorithms, Thresholding, 2D wavelets, wavelet packet
algorithms for 2D signals, 3D medical image visualization.
5 Hours
Text Books:
1. Fundamentals of Wavelets: theory-algorithms & applications Goswami and Chan, John
Wiley & Sons, 1999.
2. Introduction to theory and applications – Wavelet transforms Raghuveer M Rao, Ajit S
Bopardikar, Pearson LPE, 2006.
Reference Books:
1. Introduction to wavelets and wavelet transforms-A Primer – C Sidney Burrus, Ramesh A
Gopinath, Guo, Prentice Hall Inc, 1998.
2. Wavelet Theory and its applications-Randy K Young, Kluwer publications, 1963.
IT741 ARM PROCESSORS (3-0-0) 3
1. Introduction to Embedded Systems-I: ARM embedded system, ARM processor
fundamentals: Registers, Current program status register, pipeline, exceptions.
5 Hours
2. Introduction to Embedded Systems- II: Interrupts, the Vector table, Core extensions,
ARM processor families.
5 Hours
3. Introduction to Arm Instruction Set: Data processing instructions, Branch instructions,
load-store instructions, software interrupt instructions, program status register
instructions, and Coprocessor instructions.
5 Hours
4. Introduction to Thumb Instruction Set: Thumb programmer’s model, Thumb branch
instructions, data processing instructions, Single register load-store Instructions, Multiple-
Register load-store instruction, Stack instruction, Software interrupt instruction.
5 Hours
5. ARM assembly language Programming. 5 Hours
6. Architectural Support for High-Level Languages: Data types, Floating-point data types,
The ARM floating point architecture, Expressions, Conditional statements, Loops, functions
and procedures.
5 Hours
7. Introduction to DSP on the ARM, FIR filters, IIR filters, DFT
5 Hours
8. Embedded operating systems: concepts of real time applications. 5 Hours
Text Books:
1. ARM System Developers Guide, Andrew N Sloss, Dominic Symes and Chris wright,
Elsevier, Morgan Kaufman publishers, 2008.
2. Arm-System-On-Chip- Architecture: By Steve Furber-Pearson.
Reference Books:
1 “Embedded system design”, Frank vahid/Tony givargis, John wiley &sons, 2003.
2 “Embedded/Real time systems, Real-Time systems”, Dr.K.V.K.K Prasad, Dreamtech
press, 2004.
IT742 EMBEDDED SYSTEM & RTOS (3-0-0) 3
1 Introduction: An Embedded System; Characteristics of Embedded Systems; Software
embedded into a system; Real Time Definitions, Events and Determinism, Synchronous
& Asynchronous Events, Determinism.
5 Hours

2 Embedded Microcontroller Core and Architecture: 8051 micro controller;
Architecture; Instruction sets; Assembly language programming.
5 Hours
3 I/O Port Programming: Timer / counter programming, Serial Communication;
Interrupts, programming.
5 Hours
4 Real Time Specifications and Design Technique: Mathematical specifications, flow
charts, structure charts, Finite state automata, data flow diagrams, Petri Nets, Warnier
Orr Notation, State charts.
5 Hours
5 Processor and Memory Organization: Structural Units in a Processor; Memory
Devices, Memory selection for an embedded system; Direct Memory Access, DMA
controllers; Interfacing Processor, Memory and I/O Devices.
5 Hours
6 Interrupt Servicing (handling) Mechanism: Context and the periods for context
switching; Deadline and interrupt latency. Language Features: Parameter passing,
Recursion, Dynamic allocation, Typing, exception handling, abstract data typing.
5 Hours
7 Real Time Kernels: Real Time and Embedded Operating Systems; Interrupt Routines
in RTOS environment; co routines, Interrupt driven systems, Foreground/background
systems, Full-featured Real Time Operating Systems.
Inter-Process Communication and Synchronization of Processes: Multiple processes in
an application; Problem of sharing data by multiple tasks and routines; Inter Process
Communication, Mailboxes, Critical Regions, Semaphores, Deadlock.
5 Hours
8 Programming Languages and Tools: Desired Language Characteristics: Data typing;
Control Structures; Packages; Exception Handling; Overloading; Multitasking; Task
Scheduling; Timing specification; Programming environments; Runtime support.
5 Hours
Text Books:
1. Embedded Systems Architecture; Programming and Design-Rajkamal; Tata McGraw Hill
Publications.
2. Real–Time Systems Design and Analysis–-3rd Edition, Phillip A. Laplante. Apr 2004. Wiley-
IEEE Press.
Reference Books:
1. Real Time Systems- C.M. Krishna, Kang G.Shin McGraw-Hill, 1997.
2. An Embedded software primer-David E Simon; Addison Wesley; 2000.
3. An Introduction to Real Time Systems-Raymond J.A. Buhr; Donald L. Bailey; Prentice Hall
International; 1999.
4. Embedded Real Time system-Concepts, Design and Programming, Dr. K. V. K. K. Prasad
Dream Tech Pres, New Delhi 2003.
IT 743-VISUAL BASICS (3-0-0)3
1. Introduction to VB: VB’s background, understanding the program maintenance, eveny driven
programming.
5 Hours
2. Working with VB: basic environment, tool bar, form window, form layout window, properties
window, getting used to the screen.
5 Hours
3. Managing controls: introduction to controls, label control, text box control, command button
control, image control, control focus, event procedure, common control unit.
5 Hou
rs
4. Creating menus: menu editor, adding pull down menu, complementing the menu’s message
submenu.
5 Hours

5 Analyzing VB data: data in VB, variables, VB operators, variables and expressions
conditional operators
5 Hours
6 VB programming: calling general procedures, dialog box control, handling, cancel button,
producing file service dialog box, printing dialog box.
5 Hours
7 Adding power with the mouse and controls responsing to the mouse, list box control, time
control, working with arrays.
5 Hours
8 Reading and writing files, scroll bar, VB projects. 5 Hours
Text Book:
a. Visual Basic 6 by Grag perry, publisher Techmedia..
IT744-VLSI DESIGN (3-0-0)3
1. Introduction to MOS Technology: Moore’s law, speed –power performance, nMOS
fabrication, CMOS fabrication: n-well, p-well processes, BiCMOS, comparison of bipolar &
CMOS.
5 Hours
2. Basic Electrical Properties of MOS & BiCMOS Circuits: Drain to source current versus
voltage characteristics, threshold voltage, transconductance, nMOS inverter, Determination
of pull up to pull down ratio, nMOS inverter driven through one or more pass transistors,
alternative forms of pull-up, CMOS inverter, MOS transistor circuit model, BiCMOS
inverters, latch up.
5 Hours
3. Basic Circuit Concepts: Sheet resistance, area capacitance calculation. Delay unit,
inverter delay, estimation of CMOS inverter delay, driving of large capacitance loads, super
buffers, BiCMOS drivers, propagation delays & wiring capacitances.
5 Hours
4. Mos and Bicmos Circuit Design Processes: MOS layers, stick diagrams, nMOS design
style; CMOS design style, Design rules and layout, λ based design. Scaling of MOS circuits:
Scaling factors for device parameters, limitations of scaling.
5 Hours
5. Subsystem Design & Layout I: Switch logic pass transistor, gate logic inverter, Nand
gates, Nor gates, pseudo nMOS, dynamic CMOS example of structured design, parity
generator, Bus arbitration, Multiplexers, logic function block, code converter.
5 Hours
6. Subsystem Design & Layout II: Clocked sequential circuits, dynamic shift registers, bus
lines. Subsystem design processes General considerations, 4 bit arithmetic processor, 4-bit
shifter.
5 Hours
7. Design Process- Computational Elements: Regularity, design of ALU subsystem, ALU
using adders, Carry look ahead adders, Multipliers, serial parallel multipliers, Braun array,
Bough-wooley multiplier. Pipelined multiplier array, modified Booth’s algorithm, Wallace
tree multiplier.
5 Hours
8. Memory, Register & Aspects of Timing: 3 Transistor Dynamic Ram Cell, Dynamic
Memory Cell, pseudo-static RAM, JK FF, D FF circuits, RAM arrays. Practical aspects and
testability: Some thoughts of performance, optimization, and CAD tools for design &
Simulation.
5 Hours
Text Book:
1. Basic VLSI design-3 rd Edition Douglas A Pucknell, Kamaran Eshraghian, Prentice Hall of
India publication, 2005.
Reference Books:

1. CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits, Analysis and design, 3 rd Edition, Sung-Mo Steve
Kang, Yusuf Leblbici, Tata Mcgraw Hill.
2. VLSI Technology, 2 nd Edition, S.M .Sze, Tata Mcgraw Hill.
IT751-BIOMEDICAL DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (3-0-0)3
1 Introduction To Biomedical Signals: Nature of biomedical signals, examples of biomedical
signals, objectives of biomedical signal analysis, difficulties encountered in biomedical
signal acquisition and analysis
5Hours
2 Filtering For Artifacts Removal I: Random noise, structured noise and physiological
interference, stationary and non stationary processes, typical case study, time domain
filters with application: averaging, moving average filters
5Hours
3 Filtering For artifacts Removal II: Frequency domain filters with examples, removal of
high frequency noise by Butterworth low pass filters, removal of low frequency noise by
Butterworth high pass filter, removal of periodic artifacts by notch and comb filters,
5Hours
4 Event Detection I: P,Q,R,S & T waves detection in ECG, first and second heart sound
detection, EEG rhythms, waves and transients, detection of events and waves, derivative
based methods for QRS detection.
5Hours
5 Event Detection II: Cross spectral techniques: Coherence analysis of EEG channels with
application, P wave detection, homomorphic filtering, homomorphic deconvolution,
5Hours
6 Analysis of Wave Shapes and Waveform Complexity: Wave shapes analysis of ECG with
typical applications, morphological analysis of ECG waves using correlation coefficient,
ECG waveform analysis. Envelope extraction and analysis by synchronized averaging,
5Hours
7 Neurological Signal Processing I:ECG signal and its characteristics, EEG analysis using
PSD, Parametrical model, Phenomenological model, linear prediction theory, correlation
canceller realization, first order prediction filter, autoregressive method
5Hours
8 Neurological Signal Processing II: Definition of sleep, data acquisition and classification of
sleep stages, dynamic sleep-wake transition hypnogram model parameters,
5Hours
Text Books:
1. Biomedical signal analysis- A case study approach by Rangayyan Rangaraj published by
Wiley Interscience (IEEE Press)-2005 [Units-1,2,3,4,5,6]
2. Biomedical signal processing- Principles and techniques by D.C.Reddy published by
TMH Co. Ltd. (2005) [Units-7,8]
Reference Books:
1. Digital signal processing- signals, systems and filters by Andreas Antoniou published by
TMH Co. Ltd. (2006)
2. Biomedical Digital signal processing by Willis. J. Tompkins published by PHI (Fourth
Indian Reprint 2002)
IT752 SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING (3-0-0) 3
1 Digital Models for Speech Signals: Process of Speech Production, Lossless tube
models,Digitalmodels for Speech signals.
5 Hours
2 Time Domain Models For Speech Processing: Time dependent processing of speech,
Short time Energy and average magnitude, Short time average zero crossing rate,
Speech Vs silence discrimination using energy and zero crossing.
5 Hours
3 Pitch period estimation, Short time autocorrelation function, Short time average
magnitude difference function, Pitch period estimation using autocorrelation function.
5 Hours
4 Short Time Fourier analysis: Linear filtering interpretation, Filter bank summation
method, Design of digital filter banks, Implementation using FFT, Spectrographic
displays.

5 Hours
5 Digital Representations of the Speech Waveform: Sampling speech signals, Review of
the statistical model for speech, Instantaneous quantization, Adaptive Quantization,
General theory of differential quantization, Delta modulation.
5 Hours
6 Linear Predictive Coding of Speech: Basic principles of linear predictive analysis,
Solution of LPC equations, Prediction error signal, Frequency domain interpretation,
Relation between the various speech parameters, Applications of LPC parameters.
5 Hours
7 Speech Synthesis: Principles of Speech synthesis, Synthesis based on waveform
coding, analysis synthesis method, speech production mechanism, Synthesis by rule,
Text to speech conversion.
5 Hours
8 Speech Recognition: Principles of Speech recognition, Speech period detection,
Spectral distance measures, Structure of word recognition systems, Dynamic time
warping (DTW), Word recognition using phoneme units.
5 Hours
Text Books:
1. Digital Processing of Speech Signals- L R Rabiner and R W Schafer, Pearson
Education 2004.
2. Digital Speech Processing- Synthesis and Recognition, Sadoaki Furui, 2 nd Edition,
Mercel Dekker 2002.
Reference Books:
1. Introduction to Data Compression- Khalid Sayood, 3 rd Edition, Elsivier Publications.
2. Digital Speech-A M Kondoz, 2 nd Edition, Wiley Publications.
IT753 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTATION (3-0-0) 3
1. Aircraft Instruments: Introduction-Qualitative and quantitative displays, basic T grouping
of instruments, basics of Attitude Director Indicator (ADI) & Horizontal Situation Indicator,
flight deck of modern aircraft (glass cockpit).
5 Hours
2. Air Data Instruments: pneumatic type and air data computers, International Standard
Atmosphere (ISA), basic pneumatic air data system, combined pitot-static probe, separate
static probe, air speed indicator, altimeters, and instantaneous vertical speed indicator.
5 Hours
3. Air Data Warning System: Mach warning system, altitude alerts system, airspeed warning
system.
5 Hours
4. Directional Systems: Earth’s total magnetic field, horizontal and vertical components of
total field direct reading compass and its limitations, fluxgate detector units. Gyro
stabilized direction indicating systems.
5 Hours
5. Gyroscopic Flight Instruments: types of gyros-mechanical, ring laser gyros, fiber optic
gyros and their limitations, basic mechanical gyro and its properties namely rigidity and
precision, gyro horizon, direction indicator, turn and bank indicator.
5 Hours
6. Engine Instruments-I: pressure measurement (EPR), Temperature measurement
(EGT), capacitance type volumetric fuel quantity indicator, densitometer, fuel quantity
indicator by weight.
5 Hours
7. Engine Instruments-II: Engine speed measurement, torque measurement, integrated
impellor type flow meter
5 Hours
8. Aircraft Safety and Warning Systems: basic principles and block schematic
descriptions of stall warning system, ground proximity warning systems, traffic collision
avoidance system.
5 Hours

Text Book:
1. Aircraft Instruments and Integrated Systems- EHJ Pallet, Longman Scientific &
Technical, 1992.
Reference Books:
1. Aircraft Instruments- C A Williams Galgotia Publications, New Delhi.
Aircraft Propulsion- Bhaskar Roy, Elsevier publications, New Delhi
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VIII SEMESTER
IT801 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES (4-0-0)4
1 Management: Introduction – Meaning – nature and characteristics of Management, Scope
and Functional areas of management – Management as a science, art of profession –
Management & Administration – Roles of Management, Levels of Management,
Development of Management Thought – early management approaches – Modern
management approaches.
7 Hours
2 Planning: Nature, importance and purpose of planning process – Objectives – Types of
plans (Meaning Only) – Decision making – Importance of planning – steps in planning &
planning premises – Hierarchy of plans.
6 Hours
3 Organizing and Staffing: Nature and purpose of organization – Principles of organization –
Types of organization – Departmentation – Committees- Centralization Vs Decentralization
of authority and responsibility – Span of control – MBO and MBE (Meaning Only) Nature
and importance of staffing–Process of Selection & Recruitment (in brief).
6 Hours
4 Directing & Controlling: Meaning and nature of directing – Leadership styles, Motivation
Theories, Communication – Meaning and importance – coordination, meaning and
importance and Techniques of Co –Ordination. Meaning and steps in controlling –
Essentials of a sound control system – Methods of establishing control (in brief).
7 Hours
5 Entrepreneur: Meaning of Entrepreneur; Evolution of the Concept, Functions of an
Entrepreneur, Types of Entrepreneur, Intrapreneur - an emerging Class. Concept of
Entrepreneurship – Evolution of Entrepreneurship, Development of Entrepreneurship;
Stages in entrepreneurial process; Role of entrepreneurs in Economic Development;
Entrepreneurship in India; Entrepreneurship – its Barriers.
6 Hours
6 Small Scale Industries: Definition; Characteristics; Need and rationale; Objectives; Scope;
role of SSI in Economic Development. Advantages of SSI Steps to start and SSI –
Government policy towards SSI; Different Policies of SSI; Government Support for SSI
during 5 year plans. Impact of Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization on SSI Effect of
WTO/GATT Supporting Agencies of Government for SSI, Meaning, Nature of support;
Objectives; Functions; Types of Help; Ancillary Industry and Tiny Industry (Definition Only)
7 Hours
7 Project management techniques: Gantt Charts-Bar Chart,Gantt Progress Chart,Critical
Path Method(C.P.M)-Network Techniques,CPM,Basic Network Construction. P.E.R.T-
Introduction,Difference between C.P.M and P.E.R.T,Three Time Estimates for
PERT.Some definitions,Probability of achieving completion date.
6 Hours
8 Preparation of Project: Meaning of Project; Project Identification; Project Selection; Project
Report; Need and Significance of Report; Contents; Formulation; Guidelines by Planning
Commission for Project report; Network Analysis; Errors of Project Report; Project Appraisal
Identification of Business Opportunities: Market Feasibility Study; Technical
Feasibility Study; Financial Feasibility Study & Social Feasibility Study.
7 Hours
Text Books:
1. Principles of Management – P.C.Tripathi, P.N.Reddy – Tata McGraw Hill,

2. Entrepreneurship Development – Poornima.M.Charantimath – Small Business
Enterprises – Pearson Education – 2006
Reference Books:
1. Industrial Engineering And Management Science – T.R.Banga,N.K.Agarwal,S.C.Sharma-
Khanna Publishers.
2. Management and Entrepreneurship–Prof.Ramesh R.Burbure-Rohan Publishers.
IT802-INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (3-0-0) 3
1. Basics of Intellectual Property and Principles of Patent Law: Concept of property,
evolution of patent system, basics for protection, invention, criteria for patentability, non
patentable inventions, rights of a patent owner
5Hours
2. Patent Procedures in India: Main steps for prosecution application, preliminary scrutiny
of document, publication of patent application, consequences of publication.
consequences of examination, pre grant opposition, grant and sealing of patent, post grant
opposition.
5Hours
3. Drafting of Patent Specification : Patent specification, kinds of patent specification,
parts of patent specification, claims
5Hours
4. Drafting of Patent Specification (continued): patentable aspects of invention in
specification, restrictions on patentability imposed by act.
5Hours
5. Understanding Copyright Law:, justification of copyright law, subject matter of copy
right, terms of protection, concepts, acquisition in India, rights of a copyright owner,
transfer of copyright.
5Hours
6. Basic Principles of Trademark: Justification, trademark, rights of trademark owner,
transfer of trademarks, infringement of trademarks, passing off,
5Hours
7. Basic Principles of Design Rights: Justification, subject matter, definition of design,
excluded subject matter, rights of design owner, assignments of design rights,
infringement of designs
8. Case Studies: Typical case studies involving patents, copyrights, trade mark, design
rights.
5Hours
Text books:
1. Basic principles of acquisition of IPR (3 rd edition 2007)-Dr. T. RAMAKRISHNA
Pub: CIPRA, NLSIU, Bangalore.
2. Ownership of enforcement of IPRs (3 rd edition 2007)-Dr. T. RAMAKRISHNA
Pub: CIPRA, NLSIU, Bangalore.
Reference books:
Gearing up for patents: the Indian scenario-Prabudda Ganguli
Pub: University press (reprinted 1999)
Law relating to IP: Dr. B L Wadhera, 4 th edition, Universal law Publishing Company
IT803- SEMINAR ON ADVANCED TOPICS (0-0-2) 2

Topics must be selected by the student in consultation with relevant course faculty and the topic
must reflect recent advances in Engineering and technology and it should be of current trends and
relevance. The topics must be approved by the departmental committee and must be selected from
recent IEEE papers OR standard journals.
Report: 15 marks.
PPT Slides: 10 marks.
Oral presentation: 15 marks.
Quality of the selected paper and Viva: 10 marks.
Total: 50 marks.
Seminar must be conducted during the VIII semester in a phased manner
IT804- PROJECT WORK & SEMINAR-9
GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF B.E. PROJECT REPORTS
• Project reports should be typed neatly only on one side of the paper with 1 .5 or double
line spacing on a A4 size bond paper (210 x 297 mm). The margins should be: Left - 1.25”, Right -
1, Top and Bottom - 0.75”.
• The total number of reports to be prepared are
• One copy to the department
• One copy to the concerned guide(s)
• Two copies to the sponsoring agency
• One copy to the candidate.
3. Before taking the final printout, the approval of the concerned guide(s) is mandatory and
suggested corrections, if any, must be incorporated in the thesis.
4. For making copies dry tone Xerox is suggested.
5. Every copy of the report must contain
• Inner Title page (White)
• Outer Title page with a plastic cover
• Certificate in the format enclosed both from the college and the organization where the project is
carried out.
• An abstract / synopsis not exceeding 100 words, indicating salient features of the work
carried out must be included
• Four copies of the abstract are to be submitted to the Department on the date of
submission separately
6. The organization of the report should be as follows
Inner title page
Abstract or Synopsis
Acknowledgments
Usually numbered in roman
Table of Contents
List of table & figures (optional)
Chapters (to be nunthered in Arabic) containing Introduction-, which usually specifies the
scope of work and its importance and relation to previous work and the present
developments, Main body of the report divided appropriately into chapters, sections and
subsections.
The chapters, sections and subsections may be numbered in the decimal form for e.g.
Chapter 2, sections as 2.1, 2.2 etc., and subsections as 2.2.3, 2.5.1 etc.
The chapter must be left or right justified (font size 16). Followed by the title of chapter
centered (font size 18), section/subsection numbers along with their headings must be
left justified with section number and its heading in font size 16 and subsection and its
heading in font size 14. The body or the text of the report should have font size 12.

The figures and tables must be numbered chapter wise for e.g.: Fig. 2.1 Block diagram of
the proposed model, Table 3.1 Normal ECG, range, age group etc.
The last chapter should contain the summary of the work carried, contributions if any, their
utility along with the scope for further work.
Reference OR Bibliography: The references should be numbered serially in the order
of their occurrence in the text and their numbers should be indicated within square
brackets for e.g. [3]. The section on references should list them in serial order in the
following format.
• For textbooks - Simon Haykin, Neural Networks- A Comprehensive Foundation, Prentice-Hall
India, Second Edition, 2005.
• For papers – G.E. Chirstensen, S.C. Joshi and M.I. Miller, “ Volumetric transformation of brain
anatomy”, IEEE Transaction of Medical Imaging, pp.864-877, 1997.
Only SI units are to be used in the report. Important equations must be numbered in
decimal form for e.g. V=IZ ……………….(3.2)
All equation numbers should be right justified.
The project report should be brief and include descriptions of work carried out by
others only to the minimum extent necessary. Verbatim reproduction of material
available elsewhere should be strictly avoided. Downloaded material should not be used in
case used properly be acknowledged.
Where short excerpts from published work are desired to be included, they should be within
quotation marks appropriately referenced.
Proper attention is to be paid not only to the technical contents but also to the
organization of the report and clarity of the expression. Due care should be taken to avoid
spelling and typing errors. The student should note that report-write-up forms the important
component in the overall evaluation of the project.
Hardware projects must include: the component layout, complete circuit with the component
list containing the name of the component, numbers used, etc. and the main component data
sheets as Appendix. At the time of report submissions, the students must hand over a copy of
these details to the project coordinator and see that they are entered in proper registers
maintained in the department.
Software projects must include a virus free disc, containing the software developed by them
along with the read me file. Read me file should contain the details of the variables used, salient
features of the software and procedure of using them: compiling procedure, details of the computer
hardware/software requirements to run the same, etc. If the developed software uses any public
domain software downloaded from some site, then the address of the site along with the module
name etc. must be included on a separate sheet. It must be properly acknowledged in the
acknowledgments.
Sponsored Projects must also satisfy the above requirements along with statement of accounts,
bills for the same dully attested by the concerned guides to process further, They must also
produce NOC from the concerned guide before taking the internal viva examination.
The reports submitted to the department/guide(s) must be hard bounded, with a plastic
covering.
Separator sheets, used if any, between chapters, should be of thin paper.
(On a separate sheet)
MALNAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
HASSAN- 573201
Department of Instrumentation Technology
CERTIFICATE
This is to Certify that the project work

………………………………Title ………………………………...
is a bonafide work carried out by
Mr./Ms …………………………………..,USN ………………………….......
Mr./Ms …………………………………..,USN ………………………….......
Mr./Ms …………………………………..,USN ………………………….......
Mr./Ms …………………………………..,USN ………………………….......
in partial requirement for the award of Bachelor of Engineering of Instrumentation Technology
in of the Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, an autonomous institution affiliated to
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum during the year…………………… It is certified
that all corrections/suggestions indicated for Internal Assessment have been incorporated in the
Report. The project report has been approved as it satisfies the academic requirements in respect
of Project work prescribed for the said Degree.
Name & Signature of the Guide
Name of the examiners
1.
2.
Signature of the Principal
External Viva
Name & Signature of the HOD
Signature with date
The project work is to be cared out in three phases
Project Phase – I Duration of two weeks between VII and VIII semesters. Candidates in
consultation with the guides shall carry out literature survey / visit premier institutions/
laboratory/ industry to finalize the topic of the project. Evaluation of the project and its
feasibility is evaluated in the concerned department in the beginning of the VIII semester.
Total credits shall be 02
Project Phase – II Eight weeks duration during the VIII semester students are expected to
finalized the project work and indicate intermediate results, design carried out/ algorithms
developed must be validated. Total credits shall be 03
Project Phase – III Project evaluation shall be taken up during this phase. At the end of
the semester project work evaluation and Viva – Voce examination shall be conducted.
Total credits shall be 04
The working condition of the project work carried out must be shown to the committee
The continues evaluation of the project phase – I, II, and III shall be carried out by the
committee consisting of Head of the department, Senior Faculty and guide.
In general the project work of good standard
Relevance of the topic for the project in the present context
Problem formulation / methodology / limitation / existing methods / proposed
method / comparisons / selection criteria
A comprehensive Literature Survey is to be conducted based on the topic
Experimental observation / theoretical modeling / Hard ware design / algorithms
developed for implementation
Results — Presentation & Discussion
If description of the work is explained with a snap shot give Figure no and indicate
the internal details. Using tables, graphs give relevant explanation and highlight the
findings
Conclusions and scope for future work / limitation of the project work / merits /
demerits
DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS FOR B.E.
PROJECT REPORT EVALUATION
Sl. No. Particulars Max. Marks
1. Relevance of the subject in the present context 10
2. Literature Survey 10
3. Problem formulation / methodology / limitation 10
4. Experimental observation / theoretical modeling 10

5. Results — Presentation & Discussion 10
6. Conclusions and scope for future work 10
7. Overall presentation of the Report and Oral
40
presentation
Total Marks 100
IT861 SMART SENSORS (4-0-0)4
1. Basics of Smart Sensors & Micromachining: Introduction, Mechanical-Electronic
transitions in sensing, nature of sensors, overview of smart sensing and control systems,
integration of micromachining and microelectronics, introduction to micromachining, bulk
micromachining, wafer bonding, surface micromachining, other micromachining techniques.
7 Hours
2. Sensor Information to Mcu: Introduction, amplification and signal conditioning, separate
versus integrated signal conditioning, digital conversion.
6Hours
3. Mcus and Dsps to Increase Sensor Iq: Introduction, MCU control, MCUs for sensor
interface, DSP control, Software, tools and support, sensor integration.
6 Hours
4. Communications for Smart Sensors : Introduction, definitions and background, sources and
standards, automotive protocols, industrial networks, office & building automation, home
automation, protocols in silicon, other aspects of network communications.
7Hours
5. Control Techniques: Introduction, state machines, fuzzy logic, neural networks, combined
fuzzy logic and neural networks, adaptive control, other control areas.
6Hours
6. Sensor Communication & Mems: Wireless zone sensing, surface acoustical wave devices,
intelligent transportation system, RF-ID, Microoptics, microgrippers, microprobes,
micromirrors, FEDs.
6 Hours
7. Packaging, Testing and Reliability of Smart Sensors: Introduction, Semiconductor
packaging applied to sensors, hybrid packaging, packaging for monolithic sensors, reliability
implications, testing smart sensors. Unit Standards for Smart Sensors: Introduction, setting
the standards for smart sensors and systems, IEEE 1451.1, IEEE 1451.2, IEEE P1451.3,
IEEE 1451.4, extending the systems to network.
7 Hours
8. Implications of Smart Sensor Standards and Recent Trends: Introduction, sensor plugand-play,
communicating sensor data via existing wiring, automated/remote sensing and web,
process control over the internet, alternative standards, HVAC sensor chip, MCU with
integrated pressure sensors, alternative views of smart sensing, smart loop.
7Hours
Text Book:
Understanding Smart Sensors- Randy Frank, 2 nd Edition. Artech House Publications,
2000.
Reference Book:
Smart Sensors- Paul W. Chapman, ISA Press.
IT862 ROBOTICS (4-0-0)4
1. Introduction and Robotic technology: automation and robots, brief history, the
technology of robots, economic and social issues, present and future applications.
Robot Arm Kinematics: Introduction, The direct Kinematics Problem, Rotation matrices,
Composite Rotation matrix, Rotation matrix about an arbitrary axis, Kinematic equations
for manipulators.

7 Hours
2. Robot classification: classification, arm geometry, degrees of freedom, power sources,
types of motion, path control, and intelligence level.
6Hours
3. Robot system analysis: robot operation, hierarchical control structure, line tracking,
dynamic properties of robots, modular robot components.
6Hours
4. Robot and effectors: types of end effectors, mechanical grippers, gripper force analysis,
other types of grippers, special purpose grippers, gripper selection and design, process
tooling, compliance.
6 Hours
5. Low level Vision: Image acquisition, illumination Techniques, Imaging geometry, some
basic transformations, perspective transformations.
Camera model, camera calibration stereo imaging, some basic relationships between pixels,
Preprocessing, Smoothing, Edge detection.
7Hours
6. High-Level Vision: Segmentation, Edge linking and Boundary detection, Thresholding.
Safety: robot safety, safety standards, system reliability, human factor issues, safety sensors
and monitoring, safeguarding, training, safety guidelines.
7Hours
7. Industrial applications: automation in manufacturing, robot applications, materialhandling
applications, processing operations, assembly operations, inspection operations,
evaluating the potential of a robot application.
6 Hours
8. Sensors: robot sensors, inductive sensors, Hall effect sensors, sensor classification, micro
switches, solid state switches, proximity sensors, photoelectric sensors, rotary position
sensors, usage and selection of sensors.
7 Hours
Text Book:
1. Robot Technology Fundamentals - James G.Keramas, Cengage learning
2. Robotics control sensing Vision and Intelligence- K S Fu, R C Gonzalez, C S G
Lee, Mc Graw Hill, 1987.
Reference Book:
1. Applied robotics (an introduction book 1)- Edwin Wise, Cengage learning
2. Applied robotics (an introduction book 2)- Edwin Wise, Cengage learning
3. Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and control- John J Craig, 2 nd Edition,
Pearson education, 2003.
IT-863 NANO TECHNOLOGY-(4-0-0)4
1. Introduction: nano and nature, our technologies and world we live in, nano-the beginning.
6Hours
2. Investigating and Manipulating Materials in Nanoscale,: introduction, electron
microscopies, scanning probe microscopies, optical microscopies for nanoscience and
technology, other kinds of micriscopies, x-ray diffraction.
7Hours
3. Carbon Nanotubes: introduction, synthesis and purification, filling of nanotubes, mechanism
of growth, electronic structure, transport properties, physical properties, mechanical
properties, applications and nanotubes of other materials.
6Hours
4. Nanobiology: introduction, interaction between biomolecules and nanoparticle surfaces,
different types of inorganic materials used for the synthesis of hybrid nano-bio assemblies,
applications of nano in biology, nanoprobes for analytical applications, current status of
nanobiotechnology, future perspectives of nanobiology
7Hours
5. Nanosensors: introduction, nanosensors, order from chaos, characterization, perception,
nanosensors based on quatum size effects, electrochemical sensors, sensors based on physical
properties, nanobiosensors, smart dust.

6Hours
6. Nanomedicines: introduction, approach to developing nanomedicines, various kinds of nano
systems in use, protocols for nanodrug administration, nanotechnology in diagnostic
applications, materials for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
7Hours
7. Molecular Nanomachines: introduction, covalent and non-covalent approaches, molecular
motors and machines, molecular devices, practical problems with molecular devices.
6Hours
8. Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: introduction, from first
industrial revolution to nano revolution, implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology on
society, issues, nano policies and institutions, nanotech and war, public perception and public
involvement, harnessing nanotechnology for economic and social development.
7Hours
Text book:
NANO the Essentials - T. Pradeep, McGraw-Hill Education, 2007 edition.
Reference books:
Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications by Jurgen
Schulte
IT864 LASERS & OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION (4-0-0)4
LASER I:
1. Emission and absorption of radiation, Einstein relation, absorption of radiation, population
inversion threshold conditions, Line shape function, population inversion and pumping
threshold condition.
7HOURS
2. Laser modes: Axial modes, Transverse modes, Classes of Laser: Doped insulator lasers,
semiconductor lasers, Gas lasers, Liquid dye lasers.
6HOURS
LASERS II:
3. Single mode operation, frequency stabilization.
4. Q-switching, mode locking, lasing threshold.
7HOURS
6HOURS
5. Application of lasers-i: Measurement of distance: Interferometric methods, Beam modulation
telemetry, Pulse echo techniques, Holography: Applications of holography, Holographic computer
memories.
6HOURS
6. Application of lasers-ii: Application of lasers in engineering and medicine.
7HOURS
7. Fiber optics: Modulation schemes (Analog & Digital), Total internal reflection, optical fibers,
losses in fibers.
6HOURS
8. Non-communication applications of fibers: multimode passive fiber sensors, multimode active
fiber sensors, Single mode fiber sensors, Light guiding fibers.
7HOURS

Text Books:
1.Optoelectronics an Introduction-Wilson & Hawkes, Prentice Hall of India.
2.Lasers Theory and Application-K.Thyagarajan, A.K. Ghatak, Macmillan India limited.
Reference Books:
1.Laser Fundamentals- William T. Silfvast, Cambridge University Press.
IT871 COMPUTER VISION (3-0-0)3
1.Shape Representation and Description: Region identification, contour based shape
representation and description, region based shape representation and description, shape
classes
5 Hours
2.Object Recognition: Knowledge representation, statistical pattern recognition, neural nets,
syntactic pattern recognition, recognition as graph matching, optimization techniques in
recognition, fuzzy systems
5 Hours
3.Image Understanding: Image understanding control strategies, active contour modelssnakes,
point distribution models, pattern recognition methods in image understanding,
scene labeling and constrain propagation, semantic image segmentation and understanding,
hidden Markov models
5 Hours
4.3-D Vision, Geometry and Radiometry: 3D vision tasks, geometry for 3D vision,
radiometry and 3D vision.
5 Hours
5.Use of 3D Vision: Shape for X, full 3D objects, 3-D model based vision, 2D view based
representation of a 3-D scene
5 Hours
6.Mathematical Morphology: Basic morphological concepts, four morphological principles,
binary dilation and erosion, gray scale dilation and erosion, skeletons and object marking,
granulometry, morphological segmentation and watersheds.
5 Hours
7.Texture: Statistical texture description, syntactic texture description methods, hybrid
texture description methods, texture recognition method applications
5 Hours
8. Motion Analysis
Differential motion analysis methods, optical flow, analysis based on correspondence of
interest points, Kalman filters
5 Hours
TextBooks:
(1) Image Processing, Analysis and Machine Vision, Milan Sonka,Vaclav Hlavac VIKAS
(2) Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, Earl Gose, Richard Johnsonbaugh, Steve Jost ,
PHI
Reference Book :
1. Introduction to Antification Neural Networks, S.N. Sivanandam, M. Paul Raj, VIKAS
IT 872 - Java and Introduction to J2EE (3-0-0)3
1. Introduction to Java: Java and Java Applications, Java Development Kit (JDK), Java is
Interpreted, Byte Code, JVM, Object-Oriented Programming, Simple Java Programs. Data
Types and Other Tokens: Boolean Variables, int, long, char, operators, arrays, white spaces,
literals, Assigning Values, Creating and Destroying Objects, Access Specifiers.
Operators and Expressions: Arithmetic Operators, Bitwise Operators, Relational Operators,
The Assignment Operator, The Operator, Operator Precedence, Logical Expression, Type
Casting, Strings.
Control Statements: Selection Statements, Iteration Statements, Jump Statements.
5 Hours

2. Classes, Inheritance, Exceptions: Classes: Classes in Java, Declaring a Class, Class Name,
Super Classes, Constructors, Creating Instances of Class, Inner Classes, Inheritance: Simple,
Multiple, and Multilevel Inheritance, Overriding, Overloading. Exception Handling: Exception
Handling in Java.
5 Hours
3. The Applet Class: Two Types of Applets, Applet Basics, Applet Architecture, An Applet
Skeleton, Simple Applet Display Methods, Requesting Repainting, Using the Status Window,
The HTML APPLET tag, Passing Parameters to Applets, getDocumentbase() and getCodebase(),
ApletContext and showDocument(), The AudioClip Interface, The AppletStub Interface, Output
to the Console.
5 Hours
4. Multi Threaded Programming: Multi Threaded Programming: What Are Threads How to
Make the Classes threadable, Extending Threads, Implementing runnable, Synchronization,
Changing State of the Thread, Bounded Buffer Problems, Read-Write Problem, Producer-
Consumer Problems.
5 Hours
5. Event Handling: Two Event Handling Mechanisms, The Delegation Event Model, Event
Classes, Sources of Events, Event Listener Interfaces, Using the Delegation Event Model,
Adapter Classes, Inner Classes.
5 Hours
6. Swings: The Origins of Swing, Two Key Swing Features, Components and Containers, The
Swing Packages, A Simple Swing Application, Create a Swing Applet, Jlabel and ImageIcon,
JTextField, The Swing Buttons, JTabbedpane, JScrollPane, JList, JComboBox, JTable.
5 Hours
7. Java 2 Enterprise Edition Overview, Database Access: Overview of J2EE. The Concept of
JDBC, JDBC Driver Types, JDBC Packages, A Brief Overview of the JDBC Process, Database
Connection, Associating the JDBC/ ODBC Bridge with the Database, Statement Objects,
ResultSet, Transaction Processing, Metadata, Data Types, Exceptions.
5 Hours
8. Servlets: Background, The Life Cycle of a Servlet, Using Tomcat for Servlet Development, A
Simple Servlet, The Servlet API, The Javax.servlet Package, Reading Servlet Parameter, The
Javax.servlet.http Package
5 Hours
Text Books:
1. Herbert Schildt, “Java The Complete Reference”, 7 th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2007.
(Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 21, 22, 29, 30, 31)
2. Jim Keogh, “J2EE The Complete Reference”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2007.
(Chapters 5, 6, 11, 12, 15)
Reference Books:
1. Y. Daniel Liang, “Introduction to JAVA Programming”, 6 th Edition, Pearson Education, 2007.
2. Stephanie Bodoff et al, “The J2EE Tutorial”, 2 nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.
IT873 PATTERN RECOGNITION (3-0-0)3
1 Introduction: Machine perception, an example, Pattern recognition systems, The design
cycle, Learning and adaptation
5 Hours
2 Bayesian Decision Theory: Introduction, Bayesian decision theory, Continuous features,
Minimum error rate classification, Classifiers, Discriminant functions and decision theory.
5 Hours
3 Bayesian Decision Theory (Cont..): The normal density. Discriminant functions for the
normal density, Bayesian decision theory – discrete features.
5 Hours
4 Maximum likelihood and Bayesian Parameter Estimatiuon: Introduction, Maximum
likelihood estimation, general principle, The Gaussian case, Bayesian estimation, the class
conditional densities.
5 Hours
5 Linear Discriminant Functions: Introduction, linear discriminant functions and decision
surfaces, generalized discriminant functions, the two category linearly separable case,

minimizing the perception criterion function, relaxation procedures, non separable
behaviour, minimum squared error procedures.
5 Hours
6 Unsupervised Learning: Introduction, mixture densities and identifiability, maximum
likelihood estimates, application to normal mixtures, unsupervised Bayesian learning , Data
description and clustering, Similarity measures.
5 Hours
7 Clustering and Applications of Pattern recognition: Criterion functions for clustering,
Scatter criteria, Iterative optimization, Hierarchical clustering, Applications: Optical character
recognition.
5 Hours
8 Applications: Introduction to Biometric techniques, Fingerprint verification, Face
recognition, Iris recognition, Retina identification.
5 Hours
Text Book:
1. Pattern classification , DUDA , HART and STORK, Second edition, John Wiley
2. Biometrics Personal identification in a networked society, L.C. Jain and S.
Ponkanti, First edition, Elsevier Publications.
Reference Book:
1.Pattern recognition and image analysis- Earl Gose, R.Johnsonbough and Steve Jost, PH
India, 1999.
IT874 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS (3-0-0)3
1 X-RAYS I: Interaction between X-Rays and matter, Intensity of an X-Ray, Attenuation, X-Ray
Generation and Generators, Beam Restrictors and Grids, Intensifying screens, fluorescent
screens and Image intensifiers.
5 Hours
2 X-RAYS II:X-Ray detectors, Conventional X-Ray radiography, Fluoroscopy, Angiography,
Digital radiography, Dynamic spatial reconstructor, X-Ray image characteristics, Biological
effects of ionizing radiation.
5 Hours
3 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: Conventional tomography, Computed tomography principle,
Projection function Generations of CT machines, Electron beam CT, Reconstruction algorithms,
Helical CT.
5 Hours
4 ULTRASOUND IMAGING: Acoustic propagation, Attenuation, Absorption and Scattering,
Ultrasonic transducers, Arrays, A mode, B mode, M mode scanners, Tissue characterization,
Color Doppler flow imaging.
5 Hours
5 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING: Angular momentum, Magnetic dipole moment,
Magnetization, Larmor frequency, Rotating frame of reference, Free induction decay, Relaxation
times, Pulse sequences. Introduction to functional MRI.
5 Hours
6 BLOCK OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER: Slice selection, Frequency encoding, Phase
encoding, Spin-Echo imaging, Gradient-Echo imaging, Imaging safety.
5 Hours
7 RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING: Interaction of nuclear particles and matter, Nuclear sources,
Radionuclide generators, Nuclear radiation detectors, Rectilinear scanner, scintillation camera,
SPECT, PET.
5 Hours
8 THERMAL IMAGING: Medical thermography, Infrared detectors, Thermographic equipment,
Pyroelectric vidicon camera.

5 Hours
TEXT BOOKS:
2. Principles of Medical Imaging- Kirk shung, Academic Press.
3. Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation- Khandpur, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company Ltd., 2 nd Edition, 2003.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Medical Imaging Signals and Systems- Jerry L Prince and Jonathan M Links, Prentice
Hall of India/Pearson Education.
2. Fundamentals of medical Imaging- Zhong Hicho and Manbir singh, John Wiley.