Electronics, Robotics, & Automation

Learn the technical knowledge and hands-on skills for careers in robotics, electronics, communications, and electronics fabrication.

With a mixture of in-class instruction and hands-on training, students receive comprehensive training in installation, fabrication, testing, maintenance, and repair of computers, electrical systems, electronics, and robotics systems.

Career Possibilities

ERA technicians are employed in a variety of careers and are vital to many high technology industries. Graduates have found employment in positions within the computer industry, audio and pro-audio industry, test equipment manufacturing and calibration, automation and motor control, and the computer networking segment of the electronics industry.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

Safely operate equipment and evaluate situations for safety issues.
Work as members of a team in an office or industrial setting.
Determine quantitative solutions to AC/DC electronic circuits.
Apply common theorems and instrumentation to safely troubleshoot complex circuits.
Design, implement and maintain automated systems using Programmable Logic Controllers and industrial sensors.
Integrate modern microcontrollers into robotic systems to retrieve data and produce specified results.
Obtain, process and articulate visualizations of sets of data from industrial equipment, and use that data to propose logical system improvements.
Think independently to obtain solutions, and to recognize the need to pursue results which exceed the minimum standards whenever possible.

Electronics, Robotics, & Automation Education Plan

Degree: Associate in Applied Science
Emphasis: Electronics, Robotics & Automation
Total Credits: 96-98

First Year
First Term	TRDS 101 Career & College Success - 3 credits TRDS 100 Industrial Safety - 5 credits TRDS 120 Mechanical Systems - 5 credits IT 117 Intro to Windows OS or BTEC 214 Excel I - 3-5 credits
Second Term	TRDS 140 Fluid Systems - 5 credits TRDS 150 Print Reading- 2 credits TRDS 160 CAD for Industry - 2 credits TRDS 180 Electrical Systems - 5 credits DET 102 Forklift - 1 credit
Third Term	BTEC 191 Work Experience Seminar - 1 credit ENGL& 101 English Composition I or WRT 105 Writing in the Workplace - 5 credits HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness - 3 credits ERA 119 Intro to Industrial Systems - 3 credits Quantitative Distribution - 5 credits

Second Year
First Term	ERA 117 Advanced AC/DC Electronics - 4 credits ERA 170 Solid State Electronics - 4 credits MEC 270 Industrial Robotics - 5 credits ERA 212 Digital Electronics - 4 credits
Second Term	ERA 230 Robotic Controllers - 4 credits ERA 240 Amplifiers - 5 credits MEC 260 Allen Bradley PLCs - 5 credits
Third Term	ERA 235 Communication Sytems - 3 credits ERA 276 Robotics Capstone - 3 credits MEC 220 Sensors & Instruments - 5 credits ERA Elective - 5 credits

Notes:

AAS Students: Take certificate and AAS course.
CHoose either WRT 105 or ENGL& 101,
ERA Electives: Courses with PPO, ERA, MEC, CS&, IT 101, Natural Science w/ Lab
Students must complete 5 credits of college-level math This can include BTEC 120 Applied Business Math, MA 130 Medical Math, or any course designated as a quantitative distribution.

Mechatronics

Mechatronics exposes students to computer operation, networking and repair; mechanical and hydraulic system design and maintenance; industrial robotic programming and simulation; Allen Bradley and Siemens control system programming; and electronics troubleshooting, instrumentation, and repair.

Contact

Career & Technical Education
Tech (TEC) Building, Room 114
360-623-8963
cte@centralia.edu

Aman Gill
Associate Professor
Office: TEC 158
360-623-8398
Email Aman Gill