Maricopa Community Colleges  GTC273   20036-20062 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/27/03
GTC273 20036-20062 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Industrial Automation Controls and System Integration.
A study in application and implementation of industrial control systems including machine building and system integration. Prerequisites: GTC209.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
GTC273   20036-20062 Industrial Automation Controls and System Integration.
1. Define applications of industrial control. (I)
2. Describe the operation of closed loop and open loop industrial manufacturing systems. (I)
3. Program Human Machine Interface (HMI). (II)
4. Explain methods and applications of traceability. (I, III)
5. Network Industrial automation systems. (IV)
6. Use vision systems in industrial automation systems for inspection and control of automation. (V)
7. Use recognized project planning tools to integrate automation systems. (VI)
8. Describe motor control types and applications(VII)
9. Use Problematic Logic Controllers (PLC)s, Personal Computers (PC)s and micro controllers in industrial automation systems. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
GTC273   20036-20062 Industrial Automation Controls and System Integration.
    I. Applications of Industrial Control
        A. Open loop systems
        B. Closed loop systems
        C. Analog control
        D. Digital control
        E. Control system drawings
        F. Sequential control
        G. Numeric control
        H. Local and remote control
      II. Human Machine Interface
          A. Program commercial and proprietary software packages
          B. Integrate with distributive control networks
          C. Develop program design using flowcharts, pseudo-code and step charts
        III. Traceability
            A. Part tracking
            B. Barcode scanners
            C. Radio frequency technology
            D. Sensors analog/digital
            E. Optical character recognition
          IV. Networking
              A. Ethernet
              B. Device net
              C. Remote IO
              D. IEE 488 Bus
              E. Proprietary networks
            V. Vision Systems
                A. Lighting sources
                B. Machine vision optics
                C. Programming of vision systems
                D. Tooling design
              VI. Project Management
                  A. Project flow
                  B. Technical/business planning
                  C. Commercial software for project management
                  D. Teamwork dynamics
                VII. Motor Controls
                    A. Types of motors
                    B. Types of motor control
                    C. Analog control
                    D. Digital control
                    E. Size motor systems
                    F. Tune motor drive systems
                  VIII. Programming
                      A. Program industrial PLC
                      B. Program industrial PC
                      C. Program microcontrollers
                      D. Programming languages
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