Kicklighter, B. L. (2021, July), On the Development of a Next-Generation Sensor/Actuator Module for Automation Labs  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37535

\bibitem{asee_peer_37535}
  Kicklighter, B. L. (2021, July), \emph{On the Development of a Next-Generation Sensor/Actuator Module for Automation Labs}
  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
  10.18260/1-2--37535

Bradley Lane Kicklighter.  "On the Development of a Next-Generation Sensor/Actuator Module for Automation Labs".  2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/37535 Internet.  19 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_37535}
  Bradley Lane Kicklighter.
  "On the Development of a Next-Generation Sensor/Actuator Module for Automation Labs".
  \emph{2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/37535 Internet.  19 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - We have experienced university courses shifting to fully online with little notice, students needing to quarantine, and students avoiding the sharing of equipment. Due to these experiences, it was realized that portable lab equipment that can be assigned to a student is needed. When a student has access to a portable module with sensors and actuators that can be used with a portable PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) trainer, then they are able to complete automation labs wherever they need to with a similar experience to a face-to-face lab.

PLCs, sensors, and actuators are used to automate industrial processes and equipment. Automation labs should provide the opportunity for students to use lab equipment that has sensors and actuators that interact with each other. Such a sensor/actuator module [1] was designed and prototyped, but not deployed to the lab in quantity due to the closure of campus in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This paper presents the design and development of a next generation Sensor/Actuator Module that is portable that will be used in an automation course along with a portable PLC trainer. This module combines the functionality of the previous design using smaller components and adds closed-loop feedback control capability and an analog distance sensor.

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