MET-487 Instrumentation and Automatic Control

Paul I. Lin, Professor
Department of Computer and Engineering Technology & Information Systems and Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

	Date/Activities
Syllabus	June 28, 2010
Lectures	Lecture 1 (6/28) - Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. Electric Circuits and Components Lecture 2 (6/30) - Chapter 2. Electric Circuits and Components * Lecture 3 (7/1) - Chapter 2 Examples, Problems * Lecture 4 (7/6) - Chapter 3 Semiconductor Electronics * Lecture 5 (7/8) - Review Chapters 1- 3 and Hw 1; Chapter 4. System Responses * Lecture 6 (7/12) - Review Exam 1, Chapter 4 - Zero-order, 1st-order, and 2nd-order system. * Lecture 7 (7/13) - Lab 4 RC Low pass filter, Chapter 5 Analog Signal Processing using Operational Amplifiers * Lecture 8 (7/15) - Chapter 5, Chapter 6. Digital Circuits - Digital representation; Lab 5. Light Activated Switch * Lecture 9 (7/19) - Chapter 6. Digital Circuit; Lab 6. Light Activated Single Phase AC Motor * Lecture 10 (7/20) - Overveiw of Lab 7, 8, 9, and related Chapters * Lecture 11 (7/22) - Review Ch 4, 5, 6 * Lecture 12 (7/26) - Intro to PLC, Exam2 * Lecture 13 (7/27) - Ch. 8 Data Acquisition * Lecture 14 (7/29) - Ch. 9 Sensors; Strain Gauge; Ch 10. Actuators * Lecture 15 (8/2) - Ch 9 Sensors, Video demo, Microcontroller-stepper control * Lecture 16 (8/3) - Review
Assignments	HW 5: Problems Ch. 8 - 8.6, 8.9; Ch. 9 - 9.2, 9.3; Ch. 10 - 10.1, 10.8, due 8/2 Monday. Hw 4: Chapter 5 Questions: 5.4, 5.14 (a, b, d), 5.18 (Must copy questions, draw circuits and give detailed step-by-step computation, due 7/22/2010. Hw 3: Chapter 4 Questions and Exercises: 4.1(a, b, g), 4.6a, 4.7a, 4.8, and 4.17, due 7/19/2010 Hw 2: Questions and Exercises 3.1, 3.3, 3.10, 3.14 (Must copy questions, draw circuits and give detailed step-by-step computation, due, 7/12/2010 Hw 1: Questions and Exercises (must copy questions, draw circuits, and give detailed step-by-step computation): 2.3, 2.6, 2.14, 2.15, 2.20, 2.28, 2.30 (a,c), 2.31, 2.33, 2.41, 2.42. - Due 7/6/2010 Read Ch 8, 9, and 10, July 26-Aug. 2 Read Ch 6: Digital Circuits, July 15-19 Read Ch 5: July 13-14 Read Ch 6: July 15-16 Read Ch 3: July 1 - July 5 Read Ch 4 System Response: July 6-8
Labs	Lab 1. Basic Electrical Measurement, 6/29, due 7/1 Lab 2. LED Switch, 7/1, due 7/8 Lab 3. Half-wave and Full-wave Rectifier Circuits, due 7/13 Lab 4: RC Low-Pass Filter, due 7/19 Lab 5: Light Activated Switch, due 7/22 Lab 6: Light Activated Single-Phase AC Motor Lab 7: Programmable Logic Controller Lab 8: Automatic Control of Fluid Flow & Level Lab 9: Strain Gauge on a Cantilever Beam
Text Book Supplimental Materials/References	Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, by David G. Alciatore and Michael B. Histand, http://www.engr.colostate.edu/mechatronics/
Announcement	Final Exam (2 hours 5:30-7:30PM), Thursday, Aug. 5 * Answer 8 questions from 10 given questions * 40% questions from Ch 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 * 60% questions from Ch 8, 9, 10, and 7 Exam 2. (1-hour 5:30-6:30 PM), July 26, covering Ch 4, 5, and 6; Allowed 2-pages of notes, close-book exam. Exam 1 (1-hour 5:30-6:30PM), July 12: allowed two pages of notes, closed book.