Systems and Automation

Code:

EEC0136

Acronym:

SA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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	265	Syllabus (Transition) since 2010/2011	2	-	6	63	162
		Syllabus	2	-	6	63	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Get to know application domains of Automation Systems

- Understand Discrete Event Automation Systems

- Know methodologies for design of such systems

- Know underlying Automation Technologies

- Be able to design and implement Automation Systems of low to medium complexity

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the Curricular Unit, the student should:

- Build and Interpret models

- Finite State Machines, Grafcet and Petri Nets

- Implement State Machines in Micro-Controllers and Programmable Logic Controllers

- Use Grafcet/ST to control Automatic Systems of low to medium complexity

- Understand a given "Specifications Contract" that could have been given by a customer

- Design and implement an Event Driven Automatic Control System, for problems of medium complexity

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic algorithmic skills

Program

* Introduction to Automation Systems:

- Main Application Domains

- Case Studies

- Systems types: discrete event vs. continuous time

 

* Methods for analysis and design of Discrete event systems in the scope of Automation Systems

- State Machines: Notion. Moore and Mealy. Extensions and application examples

- Grafcet: Fundamental issues (Stage, Transition, Condition, Action, Evolution). Study of classic problems: concurrency, synchronization, resource sharing and hierarchy). Advanced Notions (macro-actions and macro-Steps). Implementation - synchronous and asynchronous

- Petri Nets: Notion. Differences and modelling power. Introduction to extensions.

 

* Technologies: Principles of operation and applications spectrum of:

- Detectors: - Actuators - electromechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic

- Controllers: Architecture, programming and interfaces

 

Mandatory literature

René David, Hassane Alla; Petri nets and grafcet. ISBN: 0-13-327537-X ((See moodle for other resources))
René David, Hassane Alla; Du Grafcet aux réseaux de Petri. ISBN: 2-86601-325-5
Paulo Portugal and Adriano Carvalho; The industrial information technology handbook 2005 - "The GRAFCET Specification Language" - cap.64 (ver PDFs no moodle) , CRC press - Richard Zurawski, 2004. ISBN: 978-0849319853 (https://moodle.fe.up.pt/1112/file.php/2557/Biblio/Grafcet-9854_C064-Industrial_information_technology_handbook-PPortugal_ACarvalho.pdf)

Comments from the literature

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Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Theoretical classes include active lectures, case studies and exercises

2. Practical Classes are mostly lab

Software

PL7
FEUPAutom

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	68,00	0,00
MidTerm 1	Teste		30,00
MidTerm 2	Teste		40,00
Lab Acessment	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese		30,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Preparation for Mid Term 1	Estudo autónomo	20
	Total:	20,00

Eligibility for exams

- General Attendance Rules of FEUP

Calculation formula of final grade

Out of 20 values:

- Laboratory component: 6

- Written: two midterms (6+8)

- Min of 30% in each component (lab and each midterm)

- Where difference of grading components is larger than 4 out of 20, the highest shall be adjusted so that maximum difference is 4

- Solely for improving grade, works of the Theoretical classes can add up to: 1

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

* Lab component is mandatory

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

* Student that have legal justification for not attending lab classes will have adtional practical exam to acess skills associated with the lab component

Classification improvement

* Mini Tests of the next ocurrence of the course

* Lab classes of the next ocurrence of the course

Observations

Lab Classes:

* 2 students per bench

* Due to restrictions of equipment, students should NOT exchange classes (keep to your schedule!)

* No class changes (except for really exceptional circumstances decided by the teachers)

* No group changes throughout the semester even within classes (except for really exceptional circumstances decided by the teachers)

* Justifications of missed classes to be turned in digitally to the pratical teacher and to the secretary

 

Theoretical Classes:

* Theoretical classes are repeated and are often but not mandatory aligned

* Students can change Theoretical classes freely

 

Obtaining higher grades:

* Lab grade valid for one additional occurrence;

* Students can rise only the grade concerned with written exams (in the following occurrence) -- such students should NOT enroll in practical classes;

* Students can rise only the grade concerned with lab classes (in the following occurrence) -- such students SHOULD enroll in practical classes and notify teachers;

* All students should have valid secretary enrollment