AUTOMATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY
Program Chair

Nguyen Tran Minh Nguyet

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 AUTOMATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

I. CURRICULUM

1st Semester

No. Course ID Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 LLCT130105E Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism 3
2 IEAC130046E Introduction to Automation and Control 2+1
Engineering Technology
3 MATH132401E Calculus 1 3
4 PHYS130902E Principles of Physics 1 3
5 GCHE130603E General Chemistry 3
6 PHED110513E Physical Education 1 0(1)
7 EHQT130137E Academic English 1 3
8 EHQT230237E Academic English 2 3
Total 21

2nd Semester

No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 LLCT120405E Scientific socialism 2
LLCT120205E Political economics of Marxism and
2 2
Leninism
3 MATH132501E Calculus 2 3
4 ELCI140144E Electrical Circuits 4
5 PHYS111202E Physics - Laboratory 1 1
6 PHYS130502E Physics 2 3
7 Elective Social Science 2
8 EHQT330337E Academic English 3 3
9 TEEN120145E Technical English 1 2
10 PHED110613E Physical Education 2 0(1)
Total 22

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3rd Semester

No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 MATH132601E Calculus 3 3
AMEE341944E Applied Mathematical in Electrical 4
2
Engineering
3 BAEL340662E Basic Electronics 4
4 PHYS111302E Physics - Laboratory 2 1
5 ELPR210644E Electricity in Practice 1
6 CPRL130064E C programming language 3
7 EHQT230437E Academic English 4 3
8 TEEN230246E Technical English 2 3
9 PHED130713 Physical Education 3 0(3)
Total 22

4th Semester

No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 MATH132901E Mathematical Statistics for Engineers 3

2 DIGI330163E Digital Systems 3
3 POEL330262E Power Electronics 3
4 ACSY330346E Automatic Control Systems 3
5 ELMA230344E Electrical Machines 3
6 ELPR320762E Electronics In Practice 2
7 Elective Fundamental course 1 3 Sensors

8 Elective Fundamental course 2 3

9 LLCT120314E Ho Chi Minh’s ideology 2
Total 25

5th Semester

No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

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 1 MICR330363E Microprocessor 3
2 PLCS330846E Programmable Logic Controller 3
3 PRDI310263E Digital Systems in Practice 1
4 PREM211244E Electric Machine in Practice 1
5 POEP320262E Power Electronics in Practice 2
6 PACS320246E Automatic Control System in Practice 2
7 ARPR310746E Project on Automatic Control 1
8 GELA220405E General Laws 2
9 LLCT220514E History of Vietnamese communist party 2
10 Elective Advanced course 1 3 FMS and CIM

11 Elective Advanced course 2 3 IMAGE

Elective Advanced course 3 3 Modeling

Total 20

6th Semester

No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 ROBO330246E Robotics 3
2 IASC323346E Identification and System Control 2
3 INCO 321546E Intelligent Control 2
PPLC311146E Project on Programmable Logic 1
4
Controller
5 PRMI 320463E Microprocessor in Practice 2
6 EEPN 333746E Electrical Equipment and Pneumatic 3
PPLC321346E Programmable Logic Controller in 2
7
Practice
8 Elective Advanced course 2 3
Total 18

7th Semester

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 No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 SCDA430946E SCADA Systems 3

2 RBPR310846E Project on Robotics 1

3 ROPR311246E Robotics in Practice 1

PMEM310846E Electrical Equipment and Pneumatic in 1
4
Practice
Elective Advanced course 3 3
5

6 ININ442346E Industry Internship 4

Enterprise Relations in Automation
7 ERAC423446E 2
Control Field
Total 15

8th Semester

No. Course id Course Title Credits Prerequisite

1 FIPR472546E Graduation Thesis 7

Total 7

Elective Fundamental Courses (6 credits)

No. Course ID Course Title Credits Note
1 ELFI230344E Electromagnetic Field 3
Select 2 courses

2 EEMA330544E Electronic and Electrical Materials 3

3 ELPS330345E Electrical Power Supply 3
4 SISY330164E Signals and Systems 3
5 EMSE232244E Instrumentation and Sensors 3

Elective Advanced course (9 credits)

No. Course ID Course Title Credits Note
1 ELDR330545E Automatic Electric Drive 3
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 2 CADA430546E CAD for Automation and Control Engineering 3
3 IMPR 432446E Image Processing in Industrial 3
4 EMSY437764E Embedded Systems 3
5 MASC330146E Modelling and Simulation using Computer 3
6 PRCO431846E Process Control 3
7 FMCI431746E FMS and CIM 3
8 ELPS330345E Power Supply System 3
9 RENE321745E Renewable Energy 3

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Electronic and Electrical Materials Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Chemistry, Principles of Physics 1, and Mathematics Foundation Executive
Course Description: This course provides the learner with the following contents: technology type,
manufacturing electrical materials, electronic materials featuring electrical com in the electricity
sector, electronics, the electrical, mechanical, chemical nature of materials: conductive, insulating,
superconductors, semiconductors and power flow control properties.
Textbook:
1) Jones, Ian P. Materials Science for Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Oxford University
Press, 2001.
Reference books:
1) Callister, W. D. Materials, Science and Engineering. Willey, 2000.
2) Morgan, D. V., and K. Board. An Introduction to Semiconductor Microtechnology. Wiley, 2002.
3) Ohring, M. Engineering Materials Science. Academic Press, 2001.
4) Shackelford, J. L. Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering. Prentice Hall, 2003.
5) Smith, W. F., and J. Hashemi. Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering. 3rd ed.,
McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Electricity in Practice Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Electrical Safety, Electrical Circuits
Course Description: In this course, learners will be introduced to contents related to basic electrical
installation technology, such as calculation method for constructing and installing, quality
inspection, electrical machine installation technology, and operating common electrical machines.
Textbook:
1) Jackson, Herbert W., Dale Temple, and Brian E. Kelly. Introduction to Electric Circuits Lab
Manual, 9th ed., 2013

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Automatic Control Systems Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Electrical Circuits, Electrical Measurement and Instruments, Complex Functions
and Laplace Transforms, Basic Electronics
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge of the components of an
automatic control system and the method of building mathematical models of the automatic control
system including: transfer function, signal graph and equation of state, the problem of control and
observation, the stable survey methods of automatic control systems, survey methods of quality of
control system (accuracy, time domain, frequency domain), and the design methods of automatic
control system.
Textbooks:
1) Golnaraghi, Farid, and Benjamin C. Kuo. Automatic Control Systems. 9th ed., John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 2009.
2) Nise, Norman S. Control Systems Engineering. 6th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010.
Electrical Machines Credit: 4
Prerequisites: Electrical Circuits
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge about basic structure,
working principle, meaning of the electromagnetic relations of a DC machine, transformers,
asynchronous machines, synchronous machines, special machines and electrical instruments. It
also provides an understanding of the methods for calculating variables, technical parameters of
electrical machines and electrical instruments, work characteristics (rule) of electrical machines
and electrical instruments, the method of implementation, and control modes of electrical
machines and electrical instruments.
Textbook:
1) Sen, P. C. Principles of Electrical Machinery and Power Electronics. 2nd ed., John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. 1997.
Reference books:
1) Fitzgerald, A. E., C. Jr. Kingsley, and C. D. Umans. Electrical Machinery. 6th ed., McGraw-
Hill, 2003.
2) Kelemen, J. A. ECE 3300 Laboratory Manual. 2nd edWMU IEEE Student Branch, 2003.
3) Say, M. G. Alternating Current Machines. 5th ed., Halstead Press, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
1983.
Instrumentation and Sensors Credit: 3

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Prerequisites: Electrical Circuits
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge about concept of
measurement, electrical measurement and sensors, measurement of electrical quantities structure,
the method of measuring the electrical quantities such as current, voltage, resistance, capacitance,
inductance, frequency, phase angle, power, how to analyze and estimate measurement errors and
understand the principles and operation of the electrical measurement system, the measuring
instruments, as well as the principle of sensors and its applications in the industry.
Textbooks:
1) Loughlin, C. Sensors for Industrial Inspection, Springer, 1993.
2) Purkait, P., et al. Electrical and Electronics Measurements and Instrumentation. McGraw Hill,
2013.
Power Supply System Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Electrical Circuits, Electric-Electronic Instruments; Electronic Measurement and
Instrumentation; Electrical Safety
Course Description: This course equips learners with knowledge about the method for determining
the load calculation and the ability to calculate voltage loss, power loss, and short circuit
calculations, as well as select the number and transformer capacity. The students are also
introduced to the concepts of diagrams distribution substations and redundant power, function and
operating principle of the switchgear, medium and low voltage protection, the method selected
conductors, cables, switchgear protect-sectioning measurement, distribution cabinet low and
medium voltage, offset low voltage network power plant, and industrial lighting calculations.
Textbook:
1) Sivanagaraju, S. Electric Power Transmission and Distribution. Pearson, 2008.
Reference books:
1) Gonen, T. Electric Power Distribution Engineering. 3rd ed., 2008.
2) McDonald, John D. Electric Power Substations Engineering. CRC Press, 2012.
3) Miller, Robert, and James Malinowski. Power System Operation. 3rd ed., McGraw Hill, 1994.
4) Pansini, Anthony J. Electrical Distribution Engineering. 3rd ed., Fairmont Press, 2006
5) Short, T. A. Electric Power Distribution Equipment and Systems. CRC Press, 2004.
Basic Electronics in Practice Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Basic Electronics
Course Description: In this course, learners will be introduced to instruments in electronics and
will engage in the following practical activities: recognition of basic electronic components such
as R, L, C, diode, BJT, FET, Opam; verification of basic application circuits of the electronic
components in theory and reality, analysis of circuit operation, and analysis of operation of basic
electronic circuit.
Textbook:
1) Kybett, Harry, and Earl Boysen. All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide. 3rd ed., Wiley

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Microprocessor Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Digital Systems
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge about the role and functions
of a processor and the processor system; historical development of processor generations, the basic
parameters to assess the ability of the processor; the structure and role of the components in the
block diagram of 8-bit microprocessors, principles of operation of 8-bit microprocessors; historical
development of microcontrollers, advantages and disadvantages of using microcontrollers, internal
and external structure of 8-bit microcontroller; function of peripheral devices: timer/counter,
interrupts, data transfer of microcontroller, assembly language, C language to program a
microcontroller.
Textbooks:
1) Barnett, Richard H., Sarah Cox, and Larry O'Cull. Embedded C Programming and the
Microchip PIC. Delmar Publishers Inc., 2003.
2) Bates, Martin P. PIC Microcontrollers: An Introduction to Microelectronics. 3rd ed., Newnes,
2011.
Automatic Electric Drive Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Mathematics, Computer Science Basic, Electric, Electric Tools, Basic
Electronics, Power Electronics
Course Description: This course introduces students to the content related to the characteristics of
the electric drive system, methods of adjusting the motor speed, direct current and alternating
current, the calculation method features, engines in the different working state, characteristic
construction methods, and instructs students on how to choose equipment for power transmission
and working principles of the new powertrain.
Textbook:
1) El-Sharkawi, Mohamed A. Fundamentals of Electric Drives. Brooks/Cole, 2000.
2) Nisit, K. D., and Prasanta K. Sen. Electric Drives. India, Prentice-Hall, 1999.
3) Veltman, Andre, Duco W. J. Pulle, and R. W. de Doncker. Fundamentals of Electrical Drives.
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Electrical Machine in Practice Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Electrical Machine
Course Description: In this course, the students will take part in practical work in the following
areas related to electrical machines: installation technology of basic electricity, calculation method
for constructing and installing, quality inspection, repairing, installing technology of electrical
machine, manufacturing technology of winding in detail, assembling and operating common
electrical machines.
Textbook:
1) Chaturvedi, D. K. Electrical Machines Lab Manual with MATLAB Programs. I K International
Publishing House, 2015.
2) Kothari, D. P., and B. S. Umre. Laboratory Manual for Electrical Machines. I K International
Publishing House, 2014.
Programmable Logic Controller Credit: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course provides students with contents regarding the method for
determining the output of the sensors, how to calculate the value of output as required, the type of
sensor connection and actuators with PLC controllers, functional and operational principles of
PLC, and application scripts.
Textbook:
1) Bryan, L. A., and E. A. Bryan. Programmable Controllers: Theory and Implementation. 2nd
ed., American Technical Publishers, 2002.
2) Jack, Hugh. Automation Manufacturing Systems with PLCs. April 14, 2005.
Digital Systems in Practice Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Electricity in Practice and Electronics in Practice
Course Description: This course instructs students on how to use digital electronic circuits such
as logic gates, Flip-Flops, counters, registers, integrated circuit designs and sequential circuits,
memory ICs, ADC, DAC circuits, and applications.
Textbook:
1) Maini, Anil K. Digital Electronics. John Wily & Sons, 2007.
2) Tocci, Ronald J., and Neal S. Widmer. Digital Systems: Principles and Applications. 12th ed.,
Prentice Hall, 2015.
Power Electronics in Practice Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Basic Electronics, Electronic and Electrical Materials
Course Description: This course provides learners with knowledge about the installation of

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circuits, operating of circuits, waveforms of circuits, DC-DC converter, DC-AC converter, AC-
DC converter, and IGBT. The learners will be able to recognise and repair faults in the power
electronics system, and design PWM circuits.
Textbook:
1) Arora, O. P. Power Electronics Laboratory: Theory, Practice, and Organization. Alpha Science
International Ltd., 2006.
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Electrical Circuits, Electrical Machine-Instrument; Electrical Measurement and
Instrument; Programmable Logic Controller
Course Description: The course content provides knowledge of the following concepts:
components of SCADA in automatic system; actuator system; input/output remote terminal units
(RTU) or Programmable Logic Controllers, center monitor and control station; communication
system; Human-Machine Interface (HMI); hardware and software integrated method, in order to
build a SCADA system in practice.
Textbook:
1) Maurizio, Di Paolo Emilio. Data Acquisition Systems: From Fundamentals to Applied Design.
Springer, 2013.
2) Radvanovsky, Robert, and Jacob Brodsky. Handbook of SCADA/Control Systems Security. 2nd
ed., CRC Press, 2013.
Project on Programmable Logic Controller Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Programmable Logic Controller
Course Description: This course provides the opportunity for solving some practical problems in
the field of automation, including designing PLC and the process as automated packaging systems,
traffic light systems, conveyor systems, heat oven system, conveyor control systems, drive
systems, and systems related to temperature, pressure, flow, level, and volume.
Textbooks:
1) Bryan, L. A., and E. A. Bryan. Programmable Controllers: Theory and Implementation. 2nd
ed., American Technical Publishers, 2002.
2) Jack, Hugh. Automation Manufacturing Systems with PLCs. April 14, 2005.
3) Johnson, Curtis D. Process Control Instrumentation Technology. 8th ed., Pearson New
International Edition, 2014.
Microprocessor in Practice Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Electricity in Practice and Electronics in Practice
Course Description: This course gives students hands-on experience programming the
microcontroller used to control objects to display information such as LED, LED 7-segment, LCD,
GLCD, and matrix LED. The students will also get the opportunity for practical work related to
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sensor, motion sensor, and communication devices such as standard I2C real-time clock, serial
EEPROM memory, ADC/DAC, as well as counting pulses and counter, timing control and timer,
step motor and DC motors control, and PWM modulation.
Textbooks:
1) Barnett, Richard H., Sarah Cox, and Larry O' Cull. Embedded C Programming and the
Microchip PIC. Delmar Publishers Inc., 2003.
2) Bates, Martin P. PIC Microcontrollers. An Introduction to Microelectronics. 3rd ed., Newnes,
2011.
Programmable Logic Controller in Practice Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Programmable Logic Controller
Course Description: This course provides learners with knowledge about sensors connecting to
controllers. The learners will get the opportunity to design and choose programmable equipment
and program for demanding industrial systems.
Textbooks:
1) Anderson, Gary D. PLC Programming Using RSLogix 500: Ladder Logic Diagnostics &
Troubleshooting. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015.
2) Pawla, Andrzej M. Sensors and Actuators in Mechatronics: Design and Applications. CRC
Press, 2006.
CAD for Automation and Control Engineering Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Electrical Circuits, Electrical Machines
Course description: This course introduces the learner to the basic principles of design and
simulation, CAD applications, the method of solving problems of specialized techniques in design,
creating electrical technical drawings, etc.
Textbook:
1) Eplan user guide, 2017
2) Visio 2010
Automatic Control System in Practice Credit: 2
Prerequisites: Automatic Control System, Microprocessor
Course Description: This course provides the learner with an understanding of how to survey and
control automatic control systems including temperature control, pressure control, flow control,
control position and velocity. It also provides knowledge of process control, the effect of the
additional stage of an automatic control system, and the method of communication in an
automation control system.
Textbook:
Embedded Systems Credit: 3
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Course Description: This course provides students with basic knowledge of embedded systems,
including the basic concepts of embedded systems, the properties of embedded applications; basic
components of an embedded system; embedded system design process; ARM microcontroller;
ARM instruction set; C programming language for embedded systems; and embedded
programming for arm microcontroller.
Textbooks:
1) Crowley, Patrick, and Peter Barry. Modern Embedded Computing – Designing Connected,
Pervasive, Media-Rich Systems. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., 2012
2) Lee, Edward A., and Sanjit A. Seshia. Introduction to Embedded Systems – A Cyber-Physical
Systems Approach. MIT Press, 2014.
References:
1) Vahid, Frank, and Tony Givargis. Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software
Approach. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2002.
2) Valvano, Jonathan W. Embedded Systems: Introduction to Arm®. Cortex(TM)-M
Microcontrollers (Volume 1). 5th ed., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012.
3) Valvano, Jonathan W. Embedded Systems: Real-Time Interfacing to Arm®. Cortex™-M
Microcontroller. 2nd ed., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012.
Yiu, Joseph. The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M3. Elsevier Newnes, 2007.
Electrical Equipment and Pneumatics Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Electrical Machines - Electrical Equipment
Course Description: This course provides students with basic knowledge about the elements of
electrical equipment, electronics, pneumatics, inverters, control circuit terminals, control inverter,
control of machine tools, etc.
Textbook:
Measurement and Control by Computer Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Microprocessor, Automatic Control System
Course Description: This course provides students with basic knowledge about the structure,
system, and method of communication between computers with peripherals used in the field of
measurement, monitoring, and automatic control.
Textbook:
FMS and CIM Credit: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course provides students with basic knowledge about FMS and CIM in
automation, such as automatic feeders, automatic processing, automatic assembly, and automatic
storage.
Textbook:
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Prerequisites: Automatic Control System
Course Description: This course introduces the learner to the initial intelligent control systems,
logic synthesis and application of control systems, neural network training algorithm with
applications in the synthesis of automatic control systems, control scheme combined with logic
trends, neural networks, and genetic algorithms in intelligent control systems.
Textbook:
Image Processing in Industry Credit: 3
Prerequisites: Modelling and Computer Simulations, Automatic Control System, Microprocessor,
Robot Technology
Course Description: This course provides the learner with the following contents: fundamentals
of image processing, noise removal, smoothing, edge detection, color recognition, segmentation,
and motion detection. Besides, students will be introduced to the ideas of applying image
processing to a real-life situation.
Textbook:
1) Gonzalez, R. C., and R. E. Woods. Digital Image Processing. 3rd ed., Pearson, 2007.
Robotics in Practice Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Robotics
Course Description: This course provides the learner with a practical understanding of robotics,
types of suture joints in robots, robot sensors, and robot programming.
Textbook:

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