Course Outline

Topics to be covered in the Course:
I. Silicon Controlled Rectifier(SCR)
1. Theory and Operation of SCR
2. SCR Waveforms
3. SCR Gate characteristics
4. Typical Gate charateristics
Quiz No. 1
II. Triacs and Other Thyristors
1. Theory and operations of Triacs
2. Triac Operations
3. Electrical Characteristics of Triacs
4. Triggering methods for triacs
5. Silicon Bilateral Switches
6. Unilateral Breakover Devices
7. Other devices

Quiz No. 2

Prelim Examination
III. circuit Input Transducers
1. Potentiometers
2. LVDT
3. Pressure transducers
4. Thermocouples
5. Thermistors and RTDS
1. Other temperature devices
1. IV. Photocells and photoelectric Devices
2. Optical Fibers
3. Ultrasonic
4. Strain Gages
6. Accelerometers

Quiz No. 3
V. Measuring Devices
5. Tachometers
6. Hall Effect transducers
7. Other flowmeters Quiz No. 4
8. Resolvers
9. Humidity Transducers
Quiz No. 4
Midterm Examination
VII Industrial Weldings
2. Types of Weldings
3. TIG Weldings
4. MIG Weldings
5. Flux Cored Welding
6. Stick Welding
7. Submerged Arc Welding Benefits
8. Resistance Welding
9. Electron Beam Welding
10. Robotic Welding
11. Sequence operation in making a Weld
1. Weld power
Quiz No. 5
VIII.Industrial Robots
1. The Robot concept
2. Mechanical Configurations of Industrial Robots
3. Mechanical grippers
4. Vacuum Holders
5. Pneumatic grippers
Proximity Sensors.

Final Correcting Devices and Amplifiers
2. Solenoid Valves
3. Two Position Electric Motor Driven Valves
4. Proportional- Position Electric Motor driven Valves
5. Electro pneumatic Valves
6. Electro hydraulic Valves
7. Valve flow characteristics
8. Relays and contactors
9. Thyristors
10. Split-Phase Motors
11. AC Servo Motors
12. Solid State AC servo amplifiers
13. DC Servo Motors
6. Amplifiers for DC servo Motors
Quiz No. 6
Final Examination

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