Instrumentation & Measurement Lab

Location: B22-419

Courses Taught: CIE 312 Lab, CIE 438 Lab

Major Apparatus: Process Control Trainers, Transducer Trainers, Force & Strain Trainers, NI cDAQ

Software in use: Matlab, Labview

IT-5927 Transducer & Instrumentation Trainer introduces students to input sensors output actuators signal conditioning circuits and display devices through a wide range of hands-on practical activities This self-contained trainer has all the necessary power supplies light sources and compressed air supplies to carry out the range of hands-on experimental work It is possible to build and test complete closed loop control systems for rotary speed and position making the trainer ideal for use in control engineering teaching The trainer is supplied with a detailed curriculum manual that provides background theory practical activities and student assessment questions The bench-mounted trainer features the following devices and circuits:

IT-5200 Process Control Trainer contains an educational board with a pressurized vessel and a set of sensors and actuators for level pressure temperature and flow A control module containing the interface circuits for the sensors and the actuators and the ON/OFF proportional integral and derivative control circuits (PID)

Force and Strain Measurement Trainer is an ideal setup for introducing strain gauge measurement to students. It introduces the operation principle of strain gauges and the conversion methods between electronic raw data and strain and force. Students will learn how to connect bridge type sensors, strain in bending, torsion, and tension, force measurement using load cells and measurements using the LVDT.

NI cDAQ-9172 is run using the NIDAQmx driver software, which is compatible with software packages/application development environments (ADEs) such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, or Measurement Studio. The device can be verified using the Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) tool.