Fundamentals and application of hydraulic, pneumatic and vacuum power as used in current manufacturing plants. Demonstration and operation of fluid power systems. Design and selection of components for specific applications. Computer data acquisition and analysis. Theory and concepts on non-destructive testing of materials, including ultrasonic, magnetic particle, eddy current penetrant and radiographic tests.
Laboratory exercises in the use of non-destructive equipment.
Planning practices, procedures and requirements for laying out industrial facilities. Theory and concepts of programming, hardware configuration, and functional Capabilities of microcomputer systems including peripheral devices. Laboratory exercises in programming microcomputers. Topics included are number systems, microcomputer structure, mnemonic, binary code, peripheral devices operations, stand alone operations, and system operations. Basic concepts of robot manipulators, robot kinematics, robot programming languages.