Factory automation: a controls course for every university

Author

Erickson, K.T.

Author_Institution

Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1167

Abstract

The majority of new control engineering positions is now in manufacturing and involves programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The paper describes two courses developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla to satisfy this demand. Both courses present the subject of programming PLCs with an emphasis on the design of the programs. Both courses contain an integral laboratory component that solidifies the concepts presented in the lectures. The philosophy and pedagogical features of the two courses are first described, followed by the structure of the lecture and the laboratory exercises

Keywords

control engineering education; educational courses; factory automation; philosophical aspects; programmable controllers; PLCs; University of Missouri-Rolla; controls course; factory automation; integral laboratory component; laboratory exercises; lecture; manufacturing; pedagogical features; philosophy; programmable logic controllers; programs design; Aerospace industry; Automatic control; Communication system control; Computer aided manufacturing; Control engineering; IEC standards; Laboratories; Logic programming; Manufacturing automation; Programmable control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Control Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

ISSN

0743-1619

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6495-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACC.2001.945879

Filename

945879