Industrial Automation

Code:

EIG0014

Acronym:

AI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Automation, Instrumentation and Control Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Engineering and Industrial Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIG	90	Syllabus since 2006/2007	2	-	6	56	160

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

AIMS

BACKGROUND
To provide the future graduates with a set of basic and structuring concepts on Industrial Automation, enabling the dialogue with specialists of the area and the capability of making choices, technically and scientifically based, between several proposed solutions for a given problem. To provide the students with the necessary tools so they can be able to understand, characterize, specify and design industrial automatic systems that use pneumatic or electrical actuating systems.

SPECIFIC AIMS
This course aims to introduce and develop a set of concepts and knowledge in the field of pneumatic drives, electrical and control systems necessary for the selection and implementation of industrial automation systems.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
The students should have basic knowledge of logic, electrical circuits and programming skills.

PERCENTUAL DISTRIBUTION:
Scientific component – 30%
Technological component - 70%

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
• Identify driving and control equipment used in automatic systems;
• Describe the operating principles and applicability of equipment used for driving and control functions in automatic systems;
• Evaluate and specify driving and control solutions;
• Calculate driving and control solutions for pneumatic, hydraulic and electromechanical systems;
•Design control systems based on cabled logic with pneumatic and electromechanical components;
• Develop control solutions using Programmable logic controllers.

Program

Industrial Automation Systems: examples, definitions and concepts; Driving technologies in industrial machines; Introduction to Logical Systems theory; Elements of pneumatic and electromechanical systems: production and distribution of compressed air, pneumatic actuators, valves, symbols, circuits and power command; Elements of electromechanical systems: industrial electrical engines, cut and protection equipment, symbols, circuits and power commands; Industrial sensors; Introduction to oil-hydraulic elements; GRAFCET and Programmable logic controllers; Comparison and discussion of the fields of use of the different driving technologies.

Mandatory literature

Apontamentos desenvolvidos especificamente para esta disciplina

Complementary Bibliography

Hasebrink, J. P.; Técnica de comandos 1
Paul, C. R.; Introduction to electrical engineering. ISBN: 0-07-112907-3
Pires, J. Norberto; Automação industrial. ISBN: 972-8480-05-9
Pinto, Pinto, João R. Caldas; Técnicas de automação, Lidel - edições técnicas lda, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-8480-15-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course unit is based on two different types of classes: theoretical-practical and practical.
Theoretical-practical classes are based on the presentation of the themes of the course and they are supported by audio-visual devices.
Practical classes will take place at the laboratory and they will be based on two different types of approach:
- problem solving by applying the concepts that have been taught; presentation and description of technologies and corresponding support elements that can be observed and manipulated by students.
- Experimental practical assignments related to pneumatic, electrical driving and automator programming.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Control engineering > Automation

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
component A: 3 short exams	Exame	3,00
Component B: case study report	Trabalho escrito	25,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Studies	Estudo autónomo	82
	Total:	82,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students have to be enrolled in the course and do not miss more classes than allowed by the rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is the average mark calculated with the classification obtained in component A (75%) and in component B(25%).
The evaluation component A comprises 3 written exams, being used the following rule
0,4x(1ºexam) + 0,35x(2º exam) + 0,25x(3º exam)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The students with a special status may choose to attend the course as ordinary students, submitting themselves to a similar evaluation.
In alternative, the students must submit to:
- One written exam that represents 50% of the final classification;
- One oral examination that will represent the other 50 % of the final classification.
However, to get access to the oral exam, the student must have a result equal or superior to 7.5 marks (in 20) on the written exam.

Classification improvement

The students may improve their final classification by submitting themselves to:
- One written exam that will represent 50% of the final classification;
- One oral exam that will represent the other 50% of the final classification.
However, to get access to the oral exam, the student must have a result equal or superior to 7.5 marks (in 20) on the written exam.