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Programming for Industrial Automation

The programming for industrial automation course focuses on the programming mechanisms for modern devices in the control operations in industry. Topics include functional block diagrams, control system software for PLC and SCADA, programming techniques for PLC, computer based controllers, microcontroller, digital computer interface including isolated and non-isolated digital I/O, ADC, DAC, and engineering applications in selected industry in Ghana.

Applied Optimization Methods

The Applied optimization methods course examines the optimization theory and techniques for practical engineering problems. Topics include classification of optimization problems, linear programming, nonlinear unconstrained optimization, nonlinear constrained optimization including inequality and equality constraints, Lagrange multiplier method, and Kuhn-Tucker conditions and solution methods, dynamic programming, random search algorithms and search methods for optimization, convex optimization methods, and application examples from different engineering disciplines.

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