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Automation of technological processes

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 545-0149/05
Abbreviation ATP
Course title Automation of technological processes
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Pavel Staša, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the automation of technological processes
2. Basic principles of automation
3. Sensors and measuring systems
4. Actuators in automated systems
5. Control circuits and controllers
6. Programmable logic machines (PLC)
7. SCADA and HMI systems
8. Industrial communication networks
9. Robotics in technological processes
10. Safety in automation
11. Optimization of technological processes
12. Simulation and modeling of automated systems
13. Applications of automation in various industries

E-learning

For communication beyond in-person lectures and exercises, the Moodle learning management system (lms.vsb.cz) is used. This platform facilitates communication not only between the instructor and students but also among students themselves.

Literature

FRANKLIN, Gene F.; POWELL, J. David a EMAMI-NAEINI, Abbas. Feedback control of dynamic systems. Eight edition. New York: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-27452-2 .
ALUR, Rajeev. Principles of cyber-physical systems. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-262-02911-7 .
DORF, Richard C. a BISHOP, Robert H. Modern control systems. Fourteenth edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-42237-4 .
LAMB, Frank. Industrial automation: hands-on. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-181645-8 .

Advised literature

MARTIN, Peter a Gregory HALE. Automation made easy: everything you wanted to know about automation and need to ask. Research Triangle Park, NC: International Society of Automation, 2010. ISBN 978-1936007066 .
BARTODZIEJ, Christoph Jan. The concept industry 4.0: an empirical analysis of technologies and applications in production logistics. BestMasters. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, 2017. ISBN 978-3-658-16501-7.
ALBERTOS, P. a MAREELS, Iven. Feedback and control for everyone. Berlin: Springer, 2010. ISBN 978-3-642-03445-9 .
GROOVER, Mikell P. Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Fifth edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2019. ISBN 978-0133499612 .