Application Of Computers In Process Control

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This course studies industrial process control systems. Topics include: continuous and discrete-state process control; analyzing process characteristics and controller tuning; closed loop control system characteristics, system stability, open loop and closed loop transient response; single, multivariable and cascade control systems; supervisory, direct computer control, and distributed control systems; virtual instrumentation and graphical software tools; analogies between electrical and mechanical systems; mathematical modeling of electromechanical systems; concepts of cam motion and inertia ratio; statistical process control (SPC); introduction to computer aided control software and hardware applied to process control. (Not open to students with credit in ECET 46200.) Typically offered Fall. Prerequisite(s): ECET 36200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Course Learning Outcomes 1. Apply discrete-state process control 2. Apply control strategies: process characteristics, control modes, composite control modes 3. Apply digital and analog controllers, computer in process control and control softwares 4. Analyze control loop characteristics: control system configuration, multivariable control system 5. Analyze stability of a control system using computer aided software tools 6. Model static and dynamic electromechanical devices and systems 7. Perform process control loop tuning: feedback, feedforward and cascade control. 8. Apply computer based hardware and software tools for process control (NI’s LabVIEW Software Tools) 9. Apply statistical process control techniques for quality assurances (Statit Express QC) 10. Apply statistical process control techniques to determine process capability (Statit Express QC) View Class Schedule