ENME443-09S2 (C) Semester Two 2009

Computer Control and Instrumentation

12 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2009

Description

Computer control architecture and components, transducers and interfaces, actuators, programmable logic controllers, instrumentation techniques, data acquisition, supervisory control.

The course introduces students to sensors, instrumentation system error and analysis, instrumentation techniques, and instrumentation and control applications. The instrumentation and control concepts are reinforced through a series of six laboratories. These labs include: data acquisition and sequence control, process automation, and sensing and control of actuators. At the end of course, students will:

• Understand and apply instrumentation and control techniques.
• Understand and implement Programmable Logic Control.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Course Coordinator

For further information see Mechanical Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 50% Final Exam
Laboratory Assessments 30% 5 x laboratory assessments at 6% each
Test 20% Test

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Zaks, Rodnay; Programming the Z80 ; 3rd rev. ed; SYBEX, 1982.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $536.00

International fee $2,570.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

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