Courses with Gaps

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Intelligent Agents and Applications of Artificial Intelligence. Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Propositional logic, Theory of first order logic, Inference in First order logic, Forward and Backward chaining, Resolution, Probabilistic reasoning, Utility theory, Hidden Markov Models (HMM), Bayesian Networks. Machine Learning: Supervised and unsupervised learning, Decision trees, Statistical learning models, Learning with complete data – Naive Bayes models, Learning with hidden data – EM algorithm, Reinforcement learning. Pattern Recognition: Introduction, Design principles of pattern recognition system, Statistical Pattern recognition, Parametre estimation methods – Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Classification Techniques – Nearest Neighbour (NN) Rule, Bayes Classifier, Support Vector Machine (SVM), K – means clustering.

Structure of woods and its influence on wood properties; gross characteristics of wood; macro and microscopic features of hardwoods. Wood and water interactions. General consideration of physical and mechanical properties of wood. Identifications of Nigeria wood at the macroscopic level.

Introduction to microbiology and biochemistry. Classification and growth characteristics of micro-organisms. Enzymes Engineering: including enzyme kinetics, aerobic and anaerobic respirations, metabolic pathways, cell growth kinetics and models

Drawing and detailing (by hand and using computer-aided-design skills) of civil engineering structures,for example building structures, highways, pipelines, bridges, dams, foundations, etc. utilizing standard symbols and conventions, dimensions, notes, titles, etc. Relationship to specifications. 300 Level

Introduction to computers and computing; computer organisation – data processing, memory, registers and addressing schemes; Boolean algebra; floating-point arithmetic; representation of non-numeric information; problem-solving and algorithm development; coding (solution design using flowcharts and pseudo codes). Data models and data structures; computer software and operating system; computer operators and operators precedence; components of computer programs; introduction to object oriented, structured and visual programming; use of MATLAB in engineering applications. ICT fundamentals, Internet of Things (IoT). Elements of software engineering.

Classification and ecology of crops in Nigeria. Nutrient requirements and mineral nutrition of plants. Manures and fertilizers. Plant growth and development. Growth stages. Tillage and weed control. Other cultural practices. Cropping sequences and rotation. Farming systems. Production practices for specified crops. Conservation agriculture and sustainability in tropical agriculture.

Electrical Installation: Induction to Health and safety at work act in Nigeria. Electrical safety. First aid. Electricity supply regulations. Lighting and Illumination: Luminous intensity and flux. Maintenance factor. Coefficient of utilisation. Types of light sources. Calculation of lighting requirements. Glare. Stroboscopic effect. Installation materials (cables, junction box, terminations, joints). Conduits and conduiting. Truck and trucking. Electrical installation design in domestic, commercial and industrial environment. Alarm and emergency systems. Earthing and Protection. Purposes of earthing. Faraday cage. Rod electrodes. Earth electrode resistance. Earthing system. Earth fault loop impedance. ICT services: NCC and FCC codes of practice and standards. Telecommunication design and installation: Satellite, VSAT, etc. Telephone design and installation. Computer networking design and installation. Wireless LAN design and installation. Preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement Evaluation. Contract bidding. Consultancy.

Integrated design process of mechatronics systems; components of mechatronics systems, sensors and actuators, fundamental principal of operation for components, strengths and weaknesses, and operational characteristics. The design process; integrated iterative design, sub-systems, component selection and sizing, design considerations, state-of-the-arts and challenges. Design exercises with increasing degrees of complexity. Others are mechatronics design concepts: integrative design, concepts analogies between electrical and mechanical systems, appreciation of components of mechatronics systems, formulation of design requirements, design exercise and justifications, optimal division into sub systems component, selection and sizing prototype development, appraisal of benefit and cost evolution of mechatronics design and challenges. case studies.

Automation: Introduction to automation. Control systems: open-loop and closed-loop, feedback control, logic control, on-off control and linear control systems. Control actions: discrete control (on/off); PID controller; sequential control and logical sequence or system state control; computer control. Automation tools: artificial neural network (ANN); distributed control system (DCS); human machine interface (HMI); robotic process automation (RPA); supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA); programmable logic controller (PLC); instrumentation; motion control; robotics. Programming languages: introduction to programming language; Matlab programming, R programming, C, C# and C++ programming, Java and Java Script programming and Python programming. Sensors and actuators: introduction to sensors, types and applications. Design and selection of sensors. Introduction to actuators, types and applications. Design and selection of actuators. Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): Introduction, types and classification of drones. Architecture (components) of a drone: flight controller; electronic speed controller (ESC); battery; radio transmitter/receiver; antenna; propellers; electric motor; camera and its accessories.; ground station; intelligent sensors; intelligent battery; GNSS and RTK module. Advantages and disadvantages of drones. Design and selection of drones. Working principles of a drone. Performance considerations criteria of a drone. Application of drones in agriculture. Robots: Introduction, types and characteristics of agricultural robots (Agribot). Primary areas of robotics: operator interface; mobility or locomotion; manipulators and effectors; programming; sensing and perception. Advantages and disadvantages of robots. Robot design process. Design of components of agricultural robots: end effectors; grippers; manipulators. Operating principles of an agricultural robot. Performance evaluation of robots: productive time, overhead time and working efficiency index. Accuracy and repeatability of a robot. Application of robot to agriculture.

Basic Electrical Installations; Distribution system, regulations - IEE, NEC, Nigeria standards; Illumination, Cables - types, ratings, wirings system, earth protection; Auxilliary electrical systems - fire alarm, telephone, elevator circuits, proposals, contract document preparation; Design of electrical installations - domestic, industrial, commercial air conditioning.