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Instrumentation and control engineering is a branch of engineering that studies the measurement and control of process variables, and the implementation of such control to design systems. It combines two branches of engineering. Instrumentation engineering is the science of the measurement and control of the process variables within a production or manufacturing area.^[1] Process variables include pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, pH, force, and speed. Meanwhile, control engineering, also called control systems engineering, is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with desired behaviors. Control engineers are responsible for the research, design, and development of control devices and systems, typically in manufacturing facilities and process plants. Control methods employ sensors to measure the output variable of the device being controlled and provide feedback to the controller so that it can make corrections toward desired performance. When a device is designed to perform without the need of human inputs for correction, such as cruise control for regulating a car's speed, it is called automatic control. Control systems engineering activities are multi-disciplinary in nature. They focus on the implementation of control systems, mainly derived by mathematical modeling of systems of a diverse range. Because instrumentation and control play a significant role in gathering information from a system and changing its parameters, they are a key part of control loops.

As profession

Instrumentation and control engineering can be a specialization of engineers. High demand for such professionals is found in fields associated with automation, where instruments created by them can automate work processes and reduce the required amount of labor. Areas of expertise of an instrumentation and control engineer include industrial instrumentation, system dynamics, process control, and control systems. Additionally, technological knowledge, particularly in computer systems, is greatly beneficial to the job of an instrumentation and control engineer; important technology-related topics include human–computer interaction, programmable logic controllers, and the application SCADA. The tasks of an instrumentation and control engineer center around designing, developing, maintaining, and managing control systems.^[2]

The goals of the work of an instrumentation and control engineer are to maximize:

Productivity
Optimization
Stability
Reliability
Safety
Continuity

Future developments

As an inter-disciplinary branch of engineering, future developments in instrumentation and control engineering draw from discoveries and inventions from many sources. Engineers in the field are developing products like intelligent sensors, smart transducers, and microelectromechanical systems. Bluetooth is a technology that has already been developed in part due to instrumentation and control engineering. Bhujanga Rao, Professor of Instrumentation Engineering at Andhra University, states that as the industrial demand for instrumentation and control engineering grows, departments specializing in instrumentation and control engineering will be included in almost every company in the process industry or manufacturing industry. He also says that "automation is the core job of instrumentation and control engineers. Hence, the demand for instrumentation will always be there."^[3]

As academic discipline

Many universities teach instrumentation and control engineering as an academic discipline at the graduate and postgraduate levels.

References

^ "Instrumentation ", The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology., Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "Instrumentation and Control Engineering is for Perfectionists", Diksha P Gupta
^ "Instrumentation engineering in demand", The Hindu, April 16, 2012

External links

Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technology Alliance

[1] "Instrumentation ", The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology., Retrieved 17 October 2012.

[2] "Instrumentation and Control Engineering is for Perfectionists", Diksha P Gupta

[3] "Instrumentation engineering in demand", The Hindu, April 16, 2012

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-'''Instrumentation and control engineering''' is a [[List of engineering branches|branch of]] [[engineering]] that studies the measurement and control of [[process variable]]s, and the implementation of such control to design [[system]]s. It combines two branches of engineering. [[Instrumentation#Instrumentation engineering|instrumentation engineering]] is the science of the measurement and control of the [[process variable]]s within a production or manufacturing area.<ref>[http://www.nait.ca/program_home_78211.htm "Instrumentation "], ''The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.'', Retrieved 17 October 2012.</ref> Process variables include [[pressure]], [[temperature]], [[humidity]], [[Fluid dynamics|flow]], [[pH]], [[force]], and [[speed]]. Meanwhile, [[control engineering]], also called control systems engineering, is the engineering discipline that applies [[control theory]] to design systems with desired behaviors. Control engineers are responsible for the research, design, and development of control devices and systems, typically in manufacturing facilities and [[Oil production plant|process plants]]. Control methods employ sensors to measure the output variable of the device being controlled and provide feedback to the controller so that it can make corrections toward desired performance. When a device is designed to perform without the need of human inputs for correction, such as cruise control for regulating a car's speed, it is called automatic control. Control systems engineering activities are multi-disciplinary in nature. They focus on the implementation of control systems, mainly derived by mathematical modeling of systems of a diverse range. Because instrumentation and control play a significant role in gathering information from a system and changing its [[parameter]]s, they are a key part of [[control loop]]s.
+'''Instrumentation and control engineering''' is a [[List of engineering branches|branch of]] [[engineering]] that studies the measurement and control of [[process variable]]s, and the implementation of such control to design [[system]]s. It combines two branches of engineering. [[Instrumentation#Instrumentation engineering|Instrumentation engineering]] is the science of the measurement and control of the [[process variable]]s within a production or manufacturing area.<ref>[http://www.nait.ca/program_home_78211.htm "Instrumentation "], ''The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.'', Retrieved 17 October 2012.</ref> Process variables include [[pressure]], [[temperature]], [[humidity]], [[Fluid dynamics|flow]], [[pH]], [[force]], and [[speed]]. Meanwhile, [[control engineering]], also called control systems engineering, is the engineering discipline that applies [[control theory]] to design systems with desired behaviors. Control engineers are responsible for the research, design, and development of control devices and systems, typically in manufacturing facilities and [[Oil production plant|process plants]]. Control methods employ sensors to measure the output variable of the device being controlled and provide feedback to the controller so that it can make corrections toward desired performance. When a device is designed to perform without the need of human inputs for correction, such as cruise control for regulating a car's speed, it is called automatic control. Control systems engineering activities are multi-disciplinary in nature. They focus on the implementation of control systems, mainly derived by mathematical modeling of systems of a diverse range. Because instrumentation and control play a significant role in gathering information from a system and changing its [[parameter]]s, they are a key part of [[control loop]]s.
 == As profession ==