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Virtual Design of Cyber-physics Systems

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Course Unit Code450-4104/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAC37Ing. Zdeněk Macháček, Ph.D.
HER215Ing. Radim Hercík, Ph.D.
Summary
The digital twin is cybernetic form also known as virtual copy of the real physical system. It is possible to say every real system can be built in form of its virtual nodel. The design of digital twin model is usually started as the very beginning project phase. There is several direction of digital twin model utilisation. E.g. in the case of control system development testing existing digital twin gives possibility to start virtual commisioning much earlier than real HW technology is fully equipped and operating on the site. Digital twin can be also used as the template for particular production system designed. Digital twin in its virtual form does not disappear. It stays alive and as living part connected to the real physical system in the future.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goals of the subject described by a konwledge and competences:
- To explain the needs, practical usability and cyber-physical systems virtual design benefits
- To built the knowledge base and practice development of cyber-physical models
- To go through particular phases of cyber-physical systems development including practical excercises
- To apply gained knowledge and abilities for partial practical tasks fullfillment
- Laboratory excercises schould comply with theory lectured and include defined experimental results.
Course Contents
Lectures
1. Introduction of cyber-physical system design
2. Introduction of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
3. Process and concept of digital cyber-physical model development
4. Risk analysis and analysis of basic approaches of functional safety
5. History of virtual and digital twins
6. Analysis of available products for digitization
7. Virtual commissioning tools
8. Software platforms for creating virtual and digital twins
9. CAD models for virtual and digital twins
10. Basic functions and operations of virtual and digital twins
11. Use and application of API functions within simulations
12. Sensors and connection of PLC and robotic arm with software tools
13. Virtual reality used in industrial automation
14. Documentation and presentation of the cyber-physical system to the customer

Exercises
1. Design and concept of cyber-physical systems
2. Basics of Tecnomatix Process Simulate software tool
3. Creating kinematics of automated system processes in Tecnomatix Process Simulate
4. Sensor simulation in Tecnomatix Process Simulate
5. Generation of robotic operations in Tecnomatix Process Simulate
6. Creation of control system for digital twin in Tecnomatix Process Simulate
7. Basics of Visual Components software tool
8. Creating kinematics of automated system processes in Visual Components
9. Simulation of sensors, simulation of robotic operations in Visual Components
10. Creation of control system for digital twin in Visual Components
11. Use and application of API functions within simulations
12. Virtual commissioning in the system (Tecnomatix Process Simulate, Visual Components)
13. Virtual commissioning in the system (SIMIT)
14. Assignment presentation of the developed program
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
GILCHRIST, Alasdair. Industry 4.0: the industrial internet of things. New York, NY: Springer Science Business Media, [2016]. ISBN 978-1-4842-2046-7.
MAŘÍK, Vladimír. Průmysl 4.0: výzva pro Českou republiku. Praha: Management Press, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7261-440-0.
TOMEK, Gustav a Věra VÁVROVÁ. Průmysl 4.0, aneb, Nikdo sám nevyhraje. Průhonice: Professional Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-80-906594-4-5.
GILCHRIST, Alasdair. Industry 4.0: the industrial internet of things. New York, NY: Springer Science Business Media, [2016]. ISBN 978-1-4842-2046-7.

Recommended Reading:
Siemens PLM Software Release Notes/ Tecnomatix Process Simulate on Teamcenter
Siemens PLM Software Release Notes/ Tecnomatix Process Simulate on Teamcenter
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 10
        ExaminationExamination60 20