MTRN 3550 - Automation Sensors

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Utah Tech University

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Description:

Fundamentals of basic sensors used in automated environments. Students learn to implement sensors and actuators into an automated application through lecture and laboratory experiments. Topics include proximity sensors, speed/position encoders, pressure transducers, thermocouples/thermistors, and flow and strain sensors. The course culminates in a major design project that will be presented to the public at Engineering Design Day. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe principles of acquiring measurements of physical phenomena, such as temperature, pressure, velocity, flow, and strain. 2. Manipulate sensor signals for microcontrollers and PLCs. 3. Create microcontroller and PLC programs that acquire and interpret sensor signals. Prerequisite: MTRN 2300 (Grade C- or higher). Corequisite: MTRN 3555. SP

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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