Lin, C. Y., & Hackworth, J. R. (2012, June), Automation Laborator Development  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21007

\bibitem{asee_peer_21007}
  Lin, C. Y., \& Hackworth, J. R. (2012, June), \emph{Automation Laborator Development}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21007

Cheng Y. Lin P.E. and John R. Hackworth.  "Automation Laborator Development".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21007 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21007}
  Cheng Y. Lin P.E. and John R. Hackworth.
  "Automation Laborator Development".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21007 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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AB  -       AUTOMATION LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON  INDUSTRIAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, SIMULATION SOFTWARE, AND               APPLICATION RESEARCH PROJECTS[Abstract]This paper describes the development of Automation Control Lab at the Department ofEngineering Technology of XXX University. The lab includes pneumatic equipments,workstations, actuators, sensors, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). The majorgoal of the development is to let students gain hand-on industrial experiences byeffectively implementing and testing their designs for each project. The followingprocesses are adopted to reach the goals:   (1) Only three people maximum are allowed to work at a workstation.   (2) All components and wires must be well stored in the drawers of each working       table.   (3) Four discussion tables are located at the center of the lab.   (4) The simulation software of Fluidsim and LogixPro is used to simulate pneumatic       circuits and PLC programming respectively. Students can simulate and correct       their pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical circuits before their implementations.       Therefore, the simulation software can effectively save time for their projects.       Also the software matches the specifications of the PLC and pneumatic       components used in each workstation.For each class, the instructor gives lecture during the first forty-five minute, and usesanother thirty minutes for the students to complete a small project related to the topic ofthe lecture. A sample project related to the lecture will be given. Results show thatstudents can focus more on the lecture, increase in class attendance, and are excited toperform the testing of their programs.In addition, three examples of automation projects from the Technology ApplicationCenter (TAC) are also given so that students can learn more design and implementationknowledge for automation systems. These three projects are System Integration Designfor an Impact-Test Machine, Design of a Pneumatic Valve for Automatic Seat Lifting orDoor Opening Mechanism, and Reactivation of a Six-Degree-of-Freedom RepeatedImpact Machine Using Programmable Logical Controller.
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