CIMEL-105: Sensors and Photoeyes

School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Adv Manufacturing/Fabrication
Department
Electrical Engineering Technol
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Electricity/Electronics
Course Number
105
Course Title
Sensors and Photoeyes
Credit Hours
1.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
CIMEL-104 or Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description

Presents common circuits and sensors to perform the measurement of process flow variables such as pressure, level, temperature, flow, and analytic characteristics. Also develops positional sensors.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Goal Statement

To provide students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Sensors and Photoeyes.

Core Course Topics
  1. Introduction to process control including the measurement of flow, temperature, pressure, level, and analytics and their related transducers.
  2. Industrial positioning sensors including optical and proximity sensors.
  3. Process control test equipment
  4. Target composition, size, shape, and orientation effects on sensor detection.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate the use of common circuits, transmitters and transducers for the measurement of process variables of flow, level, temp, pressure and analytic monitoring on a working process control system. * 2. Construct a circuit to determine the working range of the devices and whether or not they exhibit hysteresis and use optical and proximity sensors,. 3. Determine the programed settings of a transmitter and determine if it is working properly by using common test equipment, process simulators and digital manometers. 4. Determine the operational effect on various sensors by using targets composed of different materials, sizes and part orientation.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

• Pre and Post exams
• Completion of assigned labs evaluated using standard rubrics (see Division).

Texts

See Division for required texts/materials.

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details

Successful completion of current Post Assessment (85%) and instructor assessment of lab activities.

Effective Term
Winter 2014