Thursday, 2 January 2014

What is instrumentation engineering?

          Instrumentation is the vast multi-disciplinary branch of engineering that comprises of Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Computer Science and Communication in it. Instrumentation engineering deals with measuring, monitoring & controlling various processes in industries and other automation sectors. Hence instrumentation field plays an important role in modern industries that requires high productivity, better quality and improved safety. 
         An instrumentation engineer is responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of entire monitoring and control systems such as sensors, motors, valves, actuators, robots etc. 

 Core Subjects:

Sensors and  Transducers

Control Systems and Process Control

Microcontrollers, PLC, DCS, SCADA, VFD, HMI

Signal Conditioning Circuits

Industrial Instrumentation

Instrumentation System Design

Electrical Machines and Power Converters

PC interfacing and Telemetry

Robotics 




No comments:

Post a Comment