New Program: FIRST GRADUATING CLASS IN MAY 2022
Automation & Controls Engineering Technology
Become a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, or Mechatronics Engineer with a bachelor’s completion degree in Automation & Controls Engineering Technology.
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Class topics include:
- Fundamentals of industrial automation
- Autonomous-Guided Vehicles (AGV)
- Advanced industrial controllers
- Engineering project management
- Using machine vision for automated inspection
- Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
Degree Requirements
To view program requirements, including required courses, electives, course descriptions, and credit hours, visit:
College Catalog: Automation & Controls Engineering Technology
Common Job Titles
- Controls Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Mechatronics Engineer
- PLC Programmer
- Robotics Engineer
- Application Engineer
- Process Engineer
- ECAD Designer
Student Organizations
- ISA – International Society for Automation – Dunwoody Chapter (coming soon)
- Robotic Snow Plow Team
Facilities
Automation Engineering Lab
Learn how to program and commission automated control systems in a variety of settings.
- 12 Cognex Machine Vision systems
- 12 Motion-Control Trainers
- 12 RoboTeq Auto-Guided Vehicles
- 12 SCADA/HMI trainers
Programmable Controls Lab
Learn to debug and program programmable logic controllers for use in a variety of control systems.
- 11 Allen Bradley MicroLogix PLCs
- 11 Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLCs
- 11 Siemens S7-1200 PLCs
- 11 ABB VFDs
- 11 Maple Systems HMIs
Industrial Robotics Lab
Learn to program industrial robots.
- 8 FANUC LR Mate Industrial Robots
- 8 Epson T3 SCARA Robots
- 1 FANUC M1-iA Delta Robot
Controls Engineering Lab
Assemble and program the industrial controls used in discrete manufacturing and advanced process control applications.
- 24 Individual Work Stations
- AB CompactLogix PLCs
- PanelView HMIs
- Kinetix Motion Controllers
- Cognex Machine Vision Systems
Basic Electricity Lab
Complete projects that help you learn the fundamentals of electricity, including how to analyze, design, build, and test series, parallel and combination AC and DC circuits.
- 12 Oscilloscopes
- 12 powersupplies and function generators
- 12 Elenco circuit prototyping stations
- 12 Relay Logic control panels