Automation Systems

Code:

EEC0082

Acronym:

SAUT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Automation, Control and Industrial Production Systems
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEEC	38	Syllabus since 2007/2008	5	-	6	63	160

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit aims to endow students with skills to analyse, design and develop automation systems by using normative requirements and automation technologies.
Students should be capable of presenting solutions in complex systems of automation engineering. Besides, they should also be capable of testing anytime necessary and developing every stages of a project by using a systemic approach and by developing team work, communication and professional behaviour skills.

Program

Industrial processes: concepts and principals
Functionalities and user requirements
Specification of automation systems
Architectures and control hierarchy of industrial processes
Automation systems architectures; IEC 61499, IEC 61804, IEC 15475 standards; Information flow and interaction between subsystems: ISA-95 model and functional blocks
Integration of control, communication and information subsystems
Modelling of automation systems: Petri nets; Analysis of automation subsystems: storage systems, transportation systems, identification systems
Non industrial application of automation systems
Performance analysis of automation systems with application in various areas: domotics, automation of energy systems, automation and building technical management, industrial wastewater treatment, manufacture systems

Mandatory literature

Adedeji B. Badiru (ed.); Hnadbook of Industrial and Systems Engineering, CRC, 2000. ISBN: 10:0-8493-2719-9
Richard Zurawski (ed.); Integration Technologies for Industrial Automated Systems, Taylor & Francis, 2007. ISBN: 10:0-8493-9262-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes are based on the presentation of concepts and methods of systemic integration. They endow students with analysis and synthesis skills of systems supported by distributed architectures, by using technological knowledge acquired.
Students’ training is completed by the development of a group project on an automation system. Students are supposed to take part on the development of the results of the team.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Control engineering > Automation
Technological sciences > Engineering > Project engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	54,00
team work in a project	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	73,50		2010-01-04
Examination	Exame	2,50		2010-01-27
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Theoretical study	Estudo autónomo	32	2010-01-26
	Total:	32,00

Eligibility for exams

Students have to attend classes and have to reach a minimum mark of 50% in the continuous assessment to be admitted to exams.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assignment- 40%
Report- 10%
Teamwork and professional attitude- 10%
Final Exam- 40% (Students have to reach a minimum mark of 10 out of 20).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special exams will comprise a practical component, so that the continuous assessment component can also be assessed.

Classification improvement

According to the rules:
Students can improve their continuous assessment grade in the following year.