ECE4305 - Industrial control and automation

Leader: F Crusca

Offered

Malaysia Second semester 2007 (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