FLPW2112 Instrumentation of Fluid Power Systems
This course will cover the skills required to utilize instrumentation and test fluid power and motion control systems. Students will be exposed to various instrumentation devices and signals including electrical, pressure, flow, temperature, torque, force, RPM, velocity, vibration and sound. Students will set up, calibrate, configure, and condition signals from instruments for fluid power systems. Persons involved with machine design, industrial and mobile machines, machine maintenance, processing systems and fluid power systems should consider this course.
Prerequisite
FLPW1231 should be taken prior to or concurrent with this course
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course.
Identify analog sensors
Identify digital sensors
Identify digital and analog sound measuring devices
Operate various strain gage transducers
Operate various digital transducers
Demonstrate Digital Volt-Ohm meter usage, signal generator, frequency counters, & frequency to DC convertors
Calibrate various digital and analog readout devices
Operate digital and analog instrumentation
Program data acquisition instrumentation
Record data using data acquisition equipment
Analyze data
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the
campus store and in eServices.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty-two hours for each lab credit and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Credit Details section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at
AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or
https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html.
Campus
Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus: 952-995-1300
Credit Details