Automation

Code:

EEC0143

Acronym:

AUTO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.

Instance: 2018/2019 - 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	132	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 discrete-based 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 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.

Working method

Presencial

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

Registration in the following courses: EEC0005 (PROG1), EEC0013 (TSIN), EEC0014 (ELECT1) and EEC0068 (TCON)
Approval in the following courses: EEC0136 (SA)

Program

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.

Mandatory literature

Hanssen Dag H.; Programmable logic controllers. ISBN: 978-1-118-94924-5

Complementary Bibliography

René David, Hassane Alla; Petri nets and grafcet. ISBN: 0-13-327537-X
Mikell P. Groover; Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. ISBN: 978-0-13-207073-7
ULL; Sistemas Scada (spanish edition).
Jean-Yves Fiset; Human-machine interface design for process control applications. ISBN: 978-1-934394-35-9
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
Weigant Jeff; Creating HMI/SCADA industrial applications. ISBN: 0-9663120-3-1
KLS Sharma; Overview of industrial process automation. ISBN: 978-0-124-15779-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

- 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. 

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	35,00
Teste	15,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

-- Attendence of 75% of classes (University of Porto regulations).

Calculation formula of final grade

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

Examinations or Special Assignments

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

Internship work/project

N/A

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

University of Porto regulations.

Classification improvement

The laboratory part is not subject to a grade improvement.