Review on the Use of PLCs in Control System Education

Sharmila S., Thilaga Devi, P Garg

Abstract


The paper reviews the previous researches devoted to control system education. It shows how academic institutions are utilizing PLCs in education and how it can complement the traditional focus on continuous-based control. A key objective of this paper is to review the PLC use in mechanical engineering education, which traditionally takes place in a control systems engineering course. This paper will also address a proposal by the authors that implementing PLCs into a control systems course for mechanical engineering students can enable a natural integration of continuous and non-continuous control theory.

Keywords: control system, automation, PLC, education, laboratory, controller

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