Course detail
Electrical and Pneumatic Automation Systems
FSI-VAU-A Acad. year: 2021/2022 Summer semester
1) Electrical elements:
The course discusses the elements of automatic control contained in the control loop, ie sensors, signal transmission and transformation elements, central controllers and actuators. These elements explain the principle, function, properties, parameters and design solutions. Increased attention is paid to analog controllers and their implementation using operational amplifiers.
2) Fluid elements:
The subject is devoted to pneumatic and hydraulic elements of automatic control. The substance is divided into two parts, the first deals with theoretical principles, the second deals with practical use. Students will learn various types of sensors, actuators and other parts of fluid systems. The theoretical knowledge is then applied in the practical part of the course.
Practical use of electrical and pneumatic elements is shown and practiced in the laboratory on simple control tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
4
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To gain overview and basic theoretical and practical knowledge about selection and use of sensors, actuators, control systems and communication buses for measurement and control.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of automatic control, mathematics and physics. All at the level of completed courses in the framework of earlier university studies.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of lectures, which are an explanation of the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is complemented by laboratory exercises, where the theoretical knowledge gained from lectures is practically verified. Where possible, lectures will be organized for practitioners and field trips to companies dealing with activities related to the subject matter.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Knowledge and skills are verified by credit and examination.
Credit requirements: attendance at seminars, completion of given laboratory tasks and elaboration of a written report from measurements. Attendance at seminars is obligatory. Laboratory exercises are evaluated by the teacher in terms of activity and the laboratory protocol is evaluated and must be submitted and recognized.
Requirements for the exam, electrical elements: The exam is oral where student compiles two main themes which were presented during the lectures.
Requirements for the exam, fluid elements: the basis is a written part with answers to 2 questions from lectures and 1 question from laboratory exercises.
The answers to the questions are evaluated by points, the evaluation is according to the scale A -F.
Aims
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to gain an overview of the possibilities of selection, design and application possibilities of individual elements of control circuits. The student will be able to operate, adjust and possibly design automatic control circuits.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Controlled participation in lessons: Controlled participation in lessons: 100% attendance at seminars is required. In case of absence, the student is obliged to compensate the lessons.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme M2E-A: Industrial Engineering, Master's
branch M-IND: Industrial Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1.-2 Introduction, general properties of automatic control devices
3.-4 Sensors
5.-6. Signal transformers
7.-8. Regulators and central members of regulators
9.-10. Transmission of information (signals, data)
11.-12. Actuators
Laboratory exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Examples of automatic control elements
2. Measurement of relay properties
3-6. Identification of regulated system, practical implementation
7-12. Demonstration of various control circuits, practical implementation
13. Discussion, summary, credit
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