Utah Valley University · Smith College of Engineering & Technology

Fundamentals of Automation Controls

MECH 2510 & MECH 2515 · Fall 2026 · Tim Hakala

Selecting, installing, and troubleshooting sensors in a manufacturing environment — proximity sensing, encoders, pressure, temperature, signal conditioning to PLCs, and the industrial networks that carry it all.

Course materials

Start here Syllabus Grading, policies, outcomes, and how the two courses fit together. Web version plus the official UVU-format PDF and Word file. Reference Weekly schedule All sections, office hours, term dates, and every no-class day on one grid. MECH 2515 Labs Lab sheets and printable checkout cards. Bring the sheet to the bench. MECH 2510 Lectures Notes by week for the online lecture course.

Sections

SectionCRNMeetsRoom
MECH 2510-X0126345asynchronous — no meeting timeonline
MECH 2510-X0241693asynchronous — no meeting timeonline
MECH 2515-20239283Mon / Wed 9:00–10:15GT 517
MECH 2515-80141695Tue / Thu 5:00–6:15GT 517

MECH 2510 and MECH 2515 are corequisites — if you are in the lecture course you are also in a lab section.

Term

Classes19 August – 4 December 2026
Final exams7 – 11 December 2026
No classMon 7 Sep · Thu 10 Sep · Thu 15 Oct · Mon 23 – Fri 27 Nov
Drop with refund9 September
Last day to withdraw27 October

Instructor

Tim Hakalathakala@uvu.edu
OfficeGT 619A
Office hoursMon/Wed 10:30–12:00 · Tue/Thu 6:15–7:15, in GT 517 after each lab