RT10-205: Instrumentation and Control

The course teaches students about calibration, maintenance, and control strategies for process automation. Students will explore devices that measure temperature, pressure, level, and flow as well as the associated terms and diagrams used in industry. The course will cover workplace safety, process monitoring, controller tuning, device calibration, system maintenance, and adjustable control parameters such as the proportional, integral, and derivatives. Testing and troubleshooting of industrial instrumentation devices and process control applications will be practiced and evaluated. Students will become aware of all areas involved with instrumentation and process control and how it fits in with areas like industrial networking and the larger automation industry.