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Contol Systems of the Fluid Power Drives

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Course Unit Code352-0332/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
MAH011doc. Ing. Miroslav Mahdal, Ph.D.
Summary
During the course students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the field of control systems for fluid power drives. They will be acquainted with basic concepts in the field of control, schematic symbols of pneumatic and hydraulic elements, sensors used in hydraulic and pneumatic drives with practical examples. They will also familiarize themselves with the elements for controlling the pressure, flow, direction of movement of the hydraulic motor (pneumatic motor) and the connection of these elements to the control system. Through the form of protocols, the students gain practical knowledge of the acquired knowledge.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The objective of this course is the control of the fluid power actuators – the pneumatic and hydraulic drives. The lectures are focused on the different kinds of control of hydraulic and pneumatic drives, on/off control using the flow directional valves, their connection to the control system and programming of the control system, design and realization of different control algorithms in dependence on the controlled technological process.
Course Contents
1. Subject content, basics from control, logical control, logic variables and operations.
2. Basic components and symbols of drawings, drawings of the pneumatic, hydraulic and control circuits.
3. Design of the control algorithm, description of the working cycle, description using function diagram, control chart and displacement – step diagram.
4. Sensors in the hydraulic and pneumatic drives, their connection to the control system.
5. Control of the hydraulic drives. Structure of the hydraulic power unit and their control.
6. Components for pressure control and for control of the direction of the movement of the hydraulic drive, connection to the control system.
7. Structure of the pneumatic circuit and components for pressure and flow control of the compressed air.
8. Pneumatic components with pneumatic control, design of the pneumatic control circuit.
9. Pneumatic components with electric control, design of the control circuit.
10. Valve terminals and programmable control systems.
11. Relay control, PLC. Design of the control for more axis drive.
12. Error analysis of the control circuits of the hydraulic and pneumatic drives.
13. The use of the fluid power drives in mechatronic systems.
14. Safety of the operation of the hydraulic and pneumatic drives.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Electropneumatic FESTO. [online], from https://www.festo.com/cms/cs_cz/55072.htm, accessed on 2018-01-17.
ESPOSITO, A. Fluid power with applications. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. ISBN 978-0135136904.
Chapple, P. Principles of Hydraulic System Design. Coxmoor Publishing Company, Oxford, 2002, 248 pp. ISBN 978-1901892154.
Jelali, M., Kroll, A. Hydraulic Servo-systems: Modelling, Identification and Control. Springer Science & Business Media, 2003, 355 pp. ISBN 978-1-4471-0099-7.
WOLF, W. Computers as components: principles of embedded computing system design. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann, 2001. ISBN 1-55860-541-X.
Jelali, M., Kroll, A. Hydraulic Servo-systems: Modelling, Identification and Control. Springer Science & Business Media, 2003, 355 pp. ISBN 978-1-4471-0099-7.
Kopáček, J. Pneumatické mechanismy. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita, 1996. ISBN 80-7078-306-0.
Kopáček, J. Pneumatické mechanismy. 2. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0879-X.
Kopáček, J. Pneumatické mechanismy. Řízení pneumatických systémů. Skripta VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1999. ISBN 80-7078-498-9.
Nevrlý,J., Vaďura,J. Inovovaný pneumatický stend FAP. CERM s.r.o, Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7204-299-8.
NOSKIEVIČ, P. Modelování a identifikace systémů. Ostrava: Montanex, 1999. ISBN 80-7225-030-2.
Recommended Reading:
Chapple, P. Principles of Hydraulic System Design. Coxmoor Publishing Company, Oxford, 2002, 248 pp. ISBN 978-1901892154.
Chapple, P. Principles of Hydraulic System Design. Coxmoor Publishing Company, Oxford, 2002, 248 pp. ISBN 978-1901892154.
Jelali, M., Kroll, A. Hydraulic Servo-systems: Modelling, Identification and Control. Springer Science & Business Media, 2003, 355 pp. ISBN 978-1-4471-0099-7.
WOLF, W. Computers as components: principles of embedded computing system design. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann, 2001. ISBN 1-55860-541-X.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, 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
        CreditCredit35 20
        ExaminationExamination65 16