TransfermaticELCT at Merced College

    ELCT 43A - Industrial Instrumentation

    Recent Professors
    Jeffrey M. Nagano
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Previously taken ELCT-31 ELCT-34 ELCT-42A ELCT-42B and ENGL-C1000 (formerly ENGL-01A) is advised.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ELCT 43A
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    <b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br>This course is designed to study instrumentation, sensors and controls that are used in industrial process control and automation. The course includes the study of the principles of operation and the practical applications of instrumentation in industry. Topics such as: decibels, micro-controllers, levers, friction, clutches and brakes, tooth rotor tachometers, vision sensors, dynamic braking of Direct Current (DC) motors, linear motors, and flux vector Alternating Current (AC) drives may be addressed.
    Usually Held
    Tue 5:00pm–6:40pm, Tue 6:50pm–9:50pm