Academic Catalog

ME534 COMPUTER CONTROL OF MACHINES

Course Code: 5690534
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. AHMET BUÐRA KOKU
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Computer organization: Binary logic, instruction and data processing. Computer interfacing: Digital-to-analog conversion, analog-to-digital conversion, interrupt interfacing. Sensors for computer control. Command generation in machine control: Use for linear and cubic polynomials and spline functions, open-loop position control of step motors. Sequential control: Boolean algebra, ladder diagrams, sequential logic design. (R)