Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AS30312: Instrumentation and control |
 Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Honours |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: |
CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites: |
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| Description: | Aims: The aims of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of instrumentation systems consequently they will investigate process control systems/controllers and regulating units. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should be able to: * Evaluate a range of sensors/transducers used in control systems in terms of their performance, limitations and suitability for given applications; * Evaluate techniques and theories used in process control; * Justify the use of appropriate regulating units in terms of their specifications and performance characteristics. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual * gathering, processing and critically analysing technical information (F,T,A) * synthesise and evaluate information in order to formulate outcomes (F,T,A) Professional * making appropriate judgements, written presentations (A) Practical * developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A) * carrying out practical and evaluative investigations of engineering systems (F,A) Key * writing reports (A) * applying analytical techniques (T,A) * using graphs and tables to present experimental results (F,A) Content: This unit focuses on: * construction and operation of sensors for temperature, speed, pressure, level, flow; * signal conditioners; * display units; * process control terminology; * tuning/calibration; * standard/block diagrams - open/closed loop control; * parts of regulating units; * performance characteristics of hardware including manufacturers specifications. |