Course 11:

INTRODUCTION TO MOTION CONTROL

HOURS: 3.5

DESCRIPTION: Review the basic building blocks and design tools required to implement motion control systems.  Performance and specification limitations, environmental/safety considerations, and economic factors that impact the selection of electrohydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical technologies are reviewed.  The tutorial is designed to help motion engineers and technicians to understand system design alternatives based on a variety of available motion technologies.

OUTLINE:

• Defining Motion Control
• Operating Environments and Performance
• Motion Control Technologies
• Hydraulics
• Pneumatics
• Electromechanical
• Mechanical
• Technology Evolution
• Life cost versus component price
• System efficiency
• Motion Controllers
• Interface requirements
• Programming requirements
• Man/machine interface
• Software

SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS: Click on the following links for sample of CMCS Fundamental Exam questions covered by this course:

• Overview sample questions
• Methodology sample questions

Page Revised: July 14, 2003