Industrial Automation Systems

Code:

EIG0017

Acronym:

SAI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

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
LGEI	0	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	2	5	5	56	133
MIEIG	76	Plano de estudos de transiçao para 2006/07	2	-	5	56	133
		Syllabus since 2006/2007	2	-	5	56	133

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Present to the students the most representative elements of technological solutions available for automation of industrial environments. A central aspect will be analysing how each of these elements, either individually or together, can support the manufacturing processes and operations so they will not pose a limitation to the overall objectives and needs of the company or enterprise.

The students should be able of: explaining and evaluating the most recent and relevant elements of automation in production systems; explaining how these elements participate in the decision processes and flows of information of the company; evaluating the possibilities and understanding the limitations of these elements as automation alternatives at the production level; distinguish between applications of these elements of automation beyond production systems.

Program

Introduction to industrial automation systems: examples of industrial systems using automation components; importance and justification for automated solutions; automation at the factory level and at the product level; human element. Industrial Automation Systems: terminology and definitions; structure of an automated system, technical processes and technical systems. Degrees of automation: “off-line”, “on-line” open loop, “on-line” closed loop. Types of automation: dedicated, programmable, flexible. Communication networks: basic concepts and terminology in computer communication systems; Internet, TCP, IP; requirements of industrial communication networks. Automation at the supervising, monitoring and control level: SCADA (“Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition”) type systems; RFID (“Radio Frequency Identification Devices”), bar codes. Automation at the manipulation level: industrial robots and its implications upstream and downstream of the manufacturing processes. Automation at the design and process levels: autonomy and flexibility; assembly and manufacturing; numerical control and flexibility/integration; manufacturing cells; “CAD” and “CAM”; ISO10303 (STEP).
Automation of the flow of materials: manual versus mechanised solutions; conveyors and automated guided vehicles (“AGVS”); automated storage and retrieval systems (“AS/RS”). Overall control architecture of an industrial automation system. Industrial automation and modern manufacturing concepts: flexible production and integrated production.

Mandatory literature

Groover, Mikell P.; Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. ISBN: 0-13-088978-4
Rembold, U.; Computer integrated manufacturing and engineering. ISBN: 0-201-56541-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

There are two main types of lectures:
- one class with all students, where the lecturer present and discuss with the students the subjects making use of audio-visual or other materials available;
- classes in a laboratory, where a limited number of students organised in groups interact with devices representative of industrial automation systems.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
Component B - two 60min written mini-tests	Exame
Home-works	Trabalho escrito	28,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Component A - the performance of the student in carrying out the practical work, complemented by the analysis of several home-works	Frequência das aulas		2008-06-05
Study for written mini-tests	Estudo autónomo	28
	Total:	28,00

Eligibility for exams

Attaining minimum legal number of lectures.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of evaluations:
- component A (30%);
- component B (70%).