ECE4305

Industrial control and automation ( 4 points, SCA Band 2, 0.083 EFTSL)

Leader: F Crusca

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Computer control. Fault tolerant control. Characteristics of process control actuators and sensors. Control instrumentation. Industrial PID controllers. Control of electrical drives. PLC's. Data communications for industrial control - fieldbusses. DCS (Distributed Control Systems), SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition). Chemical process control. Electro-hydraulic control.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 70% + Laboratory and assignment work: 30%

Contact Hours: 26 lectures, 26 hours of practice classes and laboratory classes

Prerequisites: ECE3301