A cost effective technique for incorporating distributed control system concepts into the undergraduate curriculum

Author

Leybourne, Allen E. ; Ali, Kamal S.

Author_Institution

Southern Mississippi Univ., Hattiesburg, MS, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1513

Abstract

The electronics and computer engineering programs at the University of Southern Mississippi offer two process control courses. One is based on classical continuous domain techniques while the other utilizes the domain. Historically, Distributed Process (DPC) tasks have required main-frame or mini-computers, usually with proprietary software. Our experience with an LC-4 Controller (micro-computer) which has been effectively utilized in the discrete control course for DPC is described. Other than the host personal computer (PC), the system comprises OPTO 22 distributed controllers connected by an Optomux network. The system´s extended features have a modest cost ($8000.00 for a limited number of controllers) making it attractive for instructional use

Keywords

control engineering education; distributed control; process control; student experiments; continuous domain techniques; discrete control course; distributed control system; distributed controllers; process control courses; undergraduate curriculum; Application software; Communication system control; Control systems; Costs; Digital control; Distributed computing; Distributed control; Laboratories; Microcomputers; Process control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3348-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1996.568556

Filename

568556