Themed project case study: Quadruple tanks control with PLCs†

J. Carrasco; W. P. Heath; M. C. Rodriguez Liñan; R. Alli-Oke; O. A R Abdel Kerim; S. Rodriguez Gutierrez

doi:10.7227/IJEEE.50.3.8

Themed project case study: Quadruple tanks control with PLCs^†

J. Carrasco, W. P. Heath, M. C. Rodriguez Liñan, R. Alli-Oke, O. A R Abdel Kerim, S. Rodriguez Gutierrez

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Abstract

A themed project based on the control of a quadruple tank rig using PLCs has been successfully carried out as part of the MSc in Advanced Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Manchester. The themed project involves ten students who address a single multivariable control challenge under the supervision of two academics and four PhD students. As every student is required to write their own MSc dissertation, the key point is the possibility of using different control techniques to be implemented on different hardware platforms. © Manchester University Press.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	279-292
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7227/IJEEE.50.3.8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2013

Keywords

control engineering education
group projects
PLCs

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