Measurement and Control Engineering
Choosing a university is an important decision and selecting a major in which to study is equally important. Love for the discipline and a passion to learn are important in selecting a career path. It is also important to know there are satisfying professional opportunities available for graduates. Hopefully, the following information will assist you as you plan your future.
MS Program in MCE
The College of Engineering at Idaho State University offers an Master of Science in Measurement and Control Engineering (MCE). This program is designed to provide advanced study in measurements, modeling, simulation, adaptive, intelligent, nonlinear, optimal, robust control, and robotics. The program prepares the student for advanced placement in the measurement and control engineering field in industry, research, or development areas. Additionally, this program provides a suitable base for entrance into a Ph.D. program in a field related to Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. The program is offered both at the Pocatello and the Idaho Falls campuses, primarily through the use of telecommunications/distance learning, which includes partial in-class instruction. There are 32 credit hours required for an MS in MCE. The required thesis project should consist of study and research that complements the course work selected. Each student must also complete two semesters of seminar, an important component in developing research and communication skills.
Majors in our Program
Students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in Measurement and Control Engineering have a wide spectrum of backgrounds, i.e. students with an undergraduate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a Physics degree have been enrolled in the MCE program.
Job Outlook
The program prepares student for careers in the aerospace, biomedical, automotive engineering, computer industry, or governmental laboratory work. In addition, the MCE program allows students to pursue further graduate studies in their respected fields, thus allowing the student’s background to become versatile, interdisciplinary, and appealing for a variety of different industries.
Research Opportunities
The MCE program is closely associated with the Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (MCERC). This center focuses on advancing the state-of-the-art in MCE technology by promoting a multidisciplinary systems perspective that emphasizes the relationship between measurement science and control theory in applications. Through its activities, the Center connects educators, researchers, and practitioners from universities, national laboratories, industry, and government. Current research at the Center is addressing issues in biomedical, aerospace, structural engineering, measurement and control theory, and thermal fluids topics.
These Activities include:
- Biomedical Engineering: The biomedical engineer-ing research group is addressing issues that have direct impact to the daily live of persons with disability, illness, and hardship. Research is currently conducted in biomechanics, biomaterials, bio-signals, and controls.
- Aerospace Engineering: Aerospace related research at MCERC addresses issues ranging from attitude de-termination of satellites, vibration mitigation of space structures, guidance and control of various habited and inhabited vehicles, aerobraking, active flow control, to hybrid rockets.
- Structural Engineering: The structural engineering research group investigates issues of vibration and its mitigation in civil structures using smart materials and a synergy of intelligent and traditional control techniques.
- Measurement and Control Theory: Current investigations in this field deal with developing a unified approach to optimal control theory, singular perturbations and time scales, system identification, intelligent control, and smart sensors.
- Thermal Research: The objective of the thermal group is to apply advanced measurement techniques
to thermal/fluid problems such as the development of a novel liquid/interface sensor and a triple point
thermal storage unit. Control issues are as well addressed for example for HVAC applications.
- Other research areas include controls in manufacturing, nuclear engineering, mechatronics, and robotics.
About the Faculty of MCE
The hall mark of the program and its associated research center for being interdisciplinary is also well reflected by the faculty that work in the MCE program and are active in the MCERC.
Arya Ebrahimpour
Jay Kunze
Solomon Leung
Subbaram Naidu
Habib Sadid
Marco Schoen
Brian Williams
Select Courses
MCE 640 - System Modeling, Identification and Simulation
MCE 642 - Advanced Control Systems
MCE 643 - Advanced Measurement Methods
MCE 644 - Measurements and Controls Laboratory
MCE 645 - Advanced Control Theory
MCE 646 - Intelligent Control Systems
MCE 647 - Nonlinear Control Systems
MCE 649 - Robotics and Automation
MCE 653 - Optimal Control Systems
MCE 654 - Adaptive Control Systems
MCE 656 - Robust Control Systems.
Research Center
The mission of Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (MCERC) is to advance the theory and applications of Measurement and Control Engineering and the related fields. Click here to visit the MCERC homepage.
Contact Us!
Measurement and Control Engineering
921 S. 8th Avenue, Stop 8060
Idaho State University, Pocatello ID, 83209
Phone: 208-282-2902; Fax: 208-282-4538
Email: engineering@isu.edu
http://www.engr.isu.edu/