Control and Instrument System Modelling and Design
Description
Upon successful completion of this module the learner should be able to design, model and optimise overall instrumentation and control systems, and simulate their performance using appropriate mathematical models and computer software.
Learning Outcomes
Understand and explain complex concepts, principles and behaviours pertaining to control and instrument systems.
Source, research and comprehend technical information and data pertaining to instrumentation and control systems.
Select appropriate techniques to model instrument and control systems.
Analyse operational needs for control and/or instrument systems and/or elements and produce detailed specifications for same.
Design/model/optimise instrumentation and/or control systems or system elements and simulate their performance using appropriate mathematical models and computer software.
Select suitable sensors, transducers, signal conditioning, actuators and controllers to enable overall system design specifications to be achieved.
Assess the performance of industrial or scaled down versions of instrumentation and control systems and perform virtual and/or physical optimisation routines.