Title: Manipulate data.
Course: Technology of Robotic Design (21009-36) > Section: Manipulating and Controlling Data

Manipulation may include

- explaining how data can be taken from different types of devices, such as computers, sensors, motors, and the environment
- describing how all information acquired is processed and stored so it can be used to improve and analyze different events
- defining data acquisition (DAQ) as the process of using a computer to measure an electrical or physical phenomenon such as voltage, current, temperature, pressure, or sound
- identifying the parts of a DAQ system (e.g., sensors, DAQ measurement hardware, a computer with programmable software).

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is data acquisition important?
- What are the advantages of PC-based DAQ systems, compared to traditional measurement systems?
- How is DAQ used in control and automation?
- What is supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)? What is its role in data acquisition?