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Production System Automation, 6 credits
Automation av produktionssystem, 6 hp
TMPS42
Main field of study
Mechanical EngineeringCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Luis RibeiroDirector of studies or equivalent
Mats BjörkmanEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 0 hRecommended self-study hours: 160 h
Available for exchange students
YesECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Mechanical EngineeringCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering, Master's programme
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Production Engineering. Manufacturing Engineeering.
Intended learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide a theoretical and practical overview on computerized manufacturing equipment focusing on system level automation.
After the course the students should be able to:
- Understand the logic based formalism that supports the programming of industrial controllers
- Design programs for industrial controllers that are able to interpret the information collected from a set of sensors and convert that information into the corresponding actuation.
- Design programs that can communicate with other programs and therefore control a complex system.
- Understand the main programming principles for large automated systems.
- Understand the current and emerging automation and system architectures as well as their application context.
Course content
The course focuses on the principles, concepts and technologies required/used to automate current manufacturing systems containing different equipment: robots, conveyor belts, automated guided vehicles, etc. The automotive industry is a known example of a sector applying these systems. Good automation practices, allied with the latest technology, are fundamental in improving production efficiency. This is a precondition for sustaining and/or increase industrial production in Sweden.
The initial part of the course covers the basics of programmable logic controllers (PLC) programming and communication, the formal models that support them and how these relate to the most common sensors, actuators and equipment found in large automated manufacturing systems..
In addition the course introduces emerging technologies such as automation based in service oriented architectures and multiagent systems as the new approaches to create highly reconfigurable systems and therefore substantially tackle the mass customization concept.
The following topics are covered:
- Boolean Algebra
- PLC Programming (using the IEC 61131-3)
- iPLC communication
- Sensors & Actuators
- System architectures for automation
Teaching and working methods
The course will consist of lectures and laboratory exercises. The lectures covering the different topics provide the supporting conceptual background that will be applied in the laboratory exercises. The laboratory exercises consolidate the knowledge acquired on the lectures by providing an “hands on” experience whereby the students programs a set of mini-factories.
Examination
| LAB1 | Laboratory work | 3 credits | U, G |
| TEN1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Course literature
Selected Literature on the different topics provided by the examiner and freely available.
Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Mats BjörkmanExaminer
Luis RibeiroCourse website and other links
Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 0 hRecommended self-study hours: 160 h
Course literature
MODERN Produktionsteknik del 2, Liber utbildning. Vid institutionen prducerade laborations-PM.| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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| LAB1 | Laboratory work | 3 credits | U, G |
| TEN1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
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LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
MODERN Produktionsteknik del 2, Liber utbildning. Vid institutionen prducerade laborations-PM.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
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