Kicklighter, B. L. (2020, June), Design and Development of a Sensor/Actuator Module to Enhance Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory Activities  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34389

\bibitem{asee_peer_34389}
  Kicklighter, B. L. (2020, June), \emph{Design and Development of a Sensor/Actuator Module to Enhance Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory Activities}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34389

Bradley Lane Kicklighter P.E..  "Design and Development of a Sensor/Actuator Module to Enhance Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory Activities".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34389 Internet.  18 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_34389}
  Bradley Lane Kicklighter P.E..
  "Design and Development of a Sensor/Actuator Module to Enhance Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory Activities".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34389 Internet.  18 May, 2024

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AB  - In industry, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are used to automate industrial processes or machines. Typically, the processes or machines being automated perform a series of steps that require the activation of actuators based on feedback from sensors. PLCs are programmed to carry out these steps or sequences. To effectively teach students how to automate a process or machine using a PLC, an apparatus with a set of actuators and sensors that interact with each other is needed. This paper presents the design and development of a compact Sensor/Actuator Module to be used with an existing PLC trainer. The module will expose the students to four different sensor types that interact with a pair of DC motors with bi-directional drive. The sensor types include inductive proximity, capacitive proximity, retroreflective photoelectric, and through-beam (opposed) photoelectric.
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