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Fall 2025 Laboratory Lecture Upper Division
The application of pneumatic motion control systems to industrial motion control and robotics is studied. Circuit design with control logic of both fluid and electronic types is stressed, as applied to pneumatic point-to-point and proportional controls. Control designs are implemented, tested, and evaluated in the laboratory.
Learning Outcomes1Identify the internal parts and the operation of pneumatic components.
2Design pneumatic systems integrating electronic input/output controls.
3Construct single and multiple pneumatic cylinder/motor systems utilizing directional control valve technology.
4Evaluate pneumatic control systems using simulation software.
5Estimate the power loss due to air leakage in a pneumatic system.
6Design closed loop control systems used in diverse pneumatic applications.
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