Code: | EEC0143 | Acronym: | AUTO |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst. |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIEEC | 132 | Syllabus | 3 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
The main goal of this course is to provide students with skills to design and develop control and supervision applications for discrete-based industrial automation systems.
a) Understand the characteristics and requirements of automation systems employed by different types of industries.
b) Develop control applications for automation systems based on computational platforms and languages specific for industrial systems.
c) Understand complementary technologies used in automation systems: process controllers, industrial sensors and automatic identification systems.
d) Develop supervisory and monitoring applications for industrial automation systems.
a) Modelling discrete event systems using Grafcet.
b) Programming model for industrial controllers: IEC 61131-3.
c) Supervision and monitoring systems: human-machine interfaces (industrial consoles) and SCADAS.
d) Platforms for control applications: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), SoftPLC, Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
e) Industrial sensors and automatic identification systems: barcodes and RFID.
f) Automation systems. Types of industries and processes. Types of control. General requirements for control and supervision applications.
- Theoretical classes: discussion of the topics addressed in the course.
- Tutorial classes: modelling discrete event systems using Grafcet
- Laboratory classes: develop a control and supervision application for a manufacturing cell.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 35,00 |
Teste | 15,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 50,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 60,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 52,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 50,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
-- Attendence of 75% of classes (University of Porto regulations).
Formula for calculating the final grade (F):
-- Theoretical part (T): 35% (exam) + 15% (midterm exam)
-- Practical (P) : 45% (laboratory) + 5% (individual work during classes)
-- F = 0.50*T + 0.50*P
The pratical part has the following components:
-- Control application: 70%
-- Supervision application: 30%
Individual work during classes:
-- Micro exams
-- individual performance evaluation
-- Coherence between individual and group grade: the grade in the laboratory part (P) must not exceed five (5) values of the theoretical part (T) grade (the reverse does not apply).
-- Grades equal or above 18 are conditioned to the realization of an oral examination.
-- Final grade(F):
IF (P>=7.00 E T>=7.00) THEN
IF (P>T+5) THEN P=T+5
F = 0.50*T + 0.50*P
ELSE
F=RFC
END_IF
Students who have not completed the laboratory part during the semester must perform an equivalent exam during the exam period.
University of Porto regulations.
The laboratory part is not subject to a grade improvement.