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MECH 2480 - Automation Systems

4 Credit(s)
This course is a study of automation applications and techniques utilized within complex mechatronic systems. Topics covered will include: manufacturing technologies, microcontrollers and programming, assembly robots, and interfacing those robots with PLCs. This class will use microcontrollers, robotics, computer simulation, man/machine and machine/machine interfaces to introduce learners to the capabilities and applications of modern automation systems. Emphasis is on writing, executing, and troubleshooting programs designed to automate manufacturing processes and systems.

Prerequisite(s): Reading Learning Support, if required. Corequisite(s): None. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MECH 1340 .

General Education Requirement: No
TN Transfer Pathway: No


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