Automation

Code:

EEC0143

Acronym:

AUTO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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	113	Syllabus	3	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main goal of this course is to provide students with skills to design and develop control and supervision applications for industrial automation systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

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 (e.g PLCs) and languages specific for industrial systems (IEC 61131-3).

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.

Working method

Presencial

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

Programming skills. Electronics (basic level)

Program

a) Automation systems. Types of industries and processes. Types of control. General requirements for control and supervision applications.

b) Platforms for control applications: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), SoftPLC, Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).

c)  Programming model for industrial controllers: IEC 61131-3.

d)  Introduction to PID controllers and variable speed drives.

e)  Industrial sensors and automatic identification systems: barcodes and RFID.

f) Supervision and monitoring systems: human-machine interfaces (industrial consoles) and SCADAS.

Mandatory literature

KLS Sharma; Overview of Industrial Process Automation, Elsevier, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-124-15779-8
Flavio Bonfatti, Paola Daniela Monari, Umberto Sampieri; IEC 1131-3 programming methodology. ISBN: 2-9511585-0-5
R.W. Lewis; Programming industrial control systems using IEC II3I-3. ISBN: 0-85296-950-3

Complementary Bibliography

Mikell P. Groover; Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. ISBN: 978-0-13-207073-7
D. A. Coggan, ed.; Fundamentals of industrial control. ISBN: 1-55617-863-8
Kelvin T. Erickson; Programmable logic controllers. ISBN: 0-9766259-0-3
ULL; Sistemas Scada (spanish edition).
Jean-Yves Fiset; Human-machine interface design for process control applications. ISBN: 978-1-934394-35-9
Julià Monsó i Bustio; Sistemas de identificación y control automaticos. ISBN: 84-267-0923-30

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical classes: discussion of the topics addressed in the course.

- Laboratory classes: develop a control and supervision application for a manufacturing cell that exists in the laboratory. 

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering
Technological sciences > Engineering > Control engineering > Automation
Technological sciences > Engineering > Process engineering > Process control

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Trabalho laboratorial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	8,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	3,00
Estudo autónomo	62,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	175,00

Eligibility for exams

Completion of the laboratory work. Minimum grade of  7.00 (seven) in all parts (theoretical and practical)

Calculation formula of final grade

- Formula for calculating the final grade: 60% (exam) + 40% (laboratory) 

- Coherence between individual and group grade: the grade in the laboratory part must not exceed five (5) values of the exam grade (the reverse does not apply).

 

- Grades equal or above 18 are conditioned to the realization of an oral examination.

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students who have not completed the laboratory part during the semester must do an equivalent exam during the exam period.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Does not apply.

Classification improvement

The laboratory part is not subject to a grade improvement.