MTRE 4710: Instruments and Controls

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ((MTRE 3610 and MTRE 3610L) or EE 4201 or (ME 3501 and ME 4501)) and MTRE 3720 and MATH 2306 and Engineering Standing Requirements MTRE 3110
Concurrent: (MTRE 3110 or ENGR 3343 or EE 3701 or CPE 4010)
Characteristics of instruments used in mechanical systems for determining parameters such as temperature, pressure, and flow are studied. The use of these devices in automated systems is covered. Furthermore, the elements of control theory, selection of control modes, and application to mechanical systems are studied. Exercises illustrating the use of pertinent instrumentation for determining the performance of mechanical equipment are conducted.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Recognize main instruments and controls used in manufacturing automation and process control applications according to Industry 4.0 trends.
Interpret different control methodologies, apply design principles for mechatronic systems, and implement instruments to measure variables such as Pressure (P), Flow (F), Temperature (T), and Vibration (V).
Develop mechatronic systems implementing PLCs and PIDs to control variables such as (P, F, T, and V) in process control and manufacturing automation.
Define the main laws and principles analyzing the physical variables such as (P, F, T, and V) implemented through the main instruments studied.
Apply Design of Experiments in a mechatronic system using statistical and other analytical principles assessing the significance of the main variables (P, F, T, and V) measured.
Make criterion-based judgments using engineering data collection, data regression, and compilation of results in a mechatronic system using the variables (P, F, T, and V) measured.