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Pneumatic Mechanisms Control

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Course Unit Code338-0508/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
ZAC45Ing. Miloslav Žáček
DVO31Ing. Lukáš Dvořák, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
At the end of the course students will be able to design circuits with pneumatic control, relay control and create PLC program in both textual and graphic languages. The student can build the designed circuit on Festo Didactic and SMC Pneutrainer training simulators and verify the functionality of the designed control. Students also have the opportunity to practically compare the mentioned control methods with the control of pneumatic systems by means of an industrial bus.
Course Contents
Lectures and Exercises:

1st L: Basic terms of control. Structure of control circuit.
E:The signals used in the control and their realisation.
2nd L: Switches and sensors. Symbols of the electrical components. Design of pneumatic control systems.
E:Labelling of pneumatic components and groups.
3rd L: Visualization of the movement. Step and complex diagram of movements and control.
E: Description of operation of various pneumatic circuits.
4th L: Relays, solenoids. Deepening of the knowledge about the program Automation Studio on the field of electro-pneumatic mechanisms and Grafcet.
E: Composition of pneumatic circuit.
5th L: Pneumatic timers. Electro-pneumatic controllers.
E: Festo and SMC Trainer – Program No. 1 (fully pneumatic control). Design and composition of a pneumatic circuit.
6th L: Nozzles. Pressure booster.
E: finalization of program No. 1.
7th L: Program control of pneumatic mechanisms.
E: Trainer FESTO - Program No. 2 – Design a nd composition of a pneumatic circuit with Quickstepper .
8th L: Logic and timing functions.
E: Creation of the line chart.
9th L: Programmable logic controllers. Inputs and outputs. FPC 101, PRG 101, a description of the modes.
E: Festo and SMC Trainer – Program No. 3 (relay control). Composition of electro-pneumatic circuit, a linear diagram.
10th L: Programmable logic controllers. E.FEC 20. PNP and NPN sensors.
E: Programming of FPC 101 through PRG 101 in mode the TEACH-IN.
11th L: Program packages FST 100 and FST FEC.
Programming in a linear scheme - LDR and language statement list - STL.
E: Trainer FESTO – Program No. 4 (control by PLC)
Composition of electro-pneumatic circuit, a control program in STL or LDR.
12th L: Control valves terminals. Fieldbus. Examples of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control.
E: Programming of fieldbus AS-i. Video FESTO (FPC 101, a fully automated line for
paint rollers). Programming of PneuAlpha control unit..
13th L: Position control by proportional valve. Video FESTO (terminals, positioning, vacuum
technology).
E: Experimenting with a pneumatic actuator controlled from Matlab Simulink. Other
programmable systems. (Rexroth Mecman CD-R JoJo Fabrik).
14th L: Consultation.
E: Count programs, credit.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BEATER, P. Pneumatic drives: system design, modelling and control. Berlin: Springer, 2007. 323 pp. ISBN 978-3-540-69470-0.
CAMOZZI COMPETENCE CENTRE. Pneumatic Automation From Basic Principles to Practical Techniques. Brescia: Camozzi Automation S.p.A. 2019. 215 p. Dostupné z: https://www.camozzi.com/sites/default/files/dl_files/MN-Tec%20Did_ENG_2019_LowRes.pdf
KOPÁČEK, J. Pneumatické mechanismy. Díl 2. Řízení pneumatických systémů. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2005. 2. vydání. ISBN: 80-248-0880-3.
KOPÁČEK, J., ŽÁČEK, M. Cvičení z řízení pneumatických systémů. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2004. ISBN: 80-248-0692-4.
KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. SMC Training – Stlačený vzduch a jeho využití. Brno: SMC Industrial Automation CZ s.r.o. 4. vydání. 2019. 344 s.
KOPÁČEK, J. Pneumatické mechanismy. Díl 1. – Pneumatické prvky a systémy. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2005. 265 s. 2. vydání. ISBN 80-7078-306-0.


Recommended Reading:
BLIESENER, R., EBEL, F., LöFFLER, H. et al. Programmable logic controllers basic level: Workbook FESTO, 2002, 530 s.

ŠMEJKAL, L., MARTINÁSKOVÁ, M. PLC řízení a automatizace, díl 1. Základní pojmy, úvod do programování. Praha: BEN technická literatura, 1999. 224 s. ISBN 80-86056-58-9.
SCHMID, D. a kol. Řízení a regulace pro strojírenství a mechatroniku. Praha : Europa-Sobotáles cz., 2005 - 420 s. ISBN 80-86706-10-9.
MANNESMANN REXROTH Der Pneumatik Trainer Band 5. Feldbustechnologie in der Pneumatik. Hannover 1997.
BALÁTĚ, J. a kol. Technické prostředky automatického řízení. Praha: SNTL Praha 1986.
FATURÍK, Š. Prostředky automatického řízení. Základy elektropneumatiky. Praha: ČVUT v Praze, 1991.
BEATER, P. Pneumatic drives: system design, modelling and control. Berlin: Springer, 2007. 323 pp. ISBN 978-3-540-69470-0.
CAMOZZI COMPETENCE CENTRE. Pneumatic Automation From Basic Principles to Practical Techniques. Brescia: Camozzi Automation S.p.A. 2019. 215 p. Dostupné z: https://www.camozzi.com/sites/default/files/dl_files/MN-Tec%20Did_ENG_2019_LowRes.pdf
SMC - eLEARNING. dostupné z https://digital.smctraining.com/?lang=cs (uživatelské jméno a heslo přidělí vyučující, modul Pneumatické systémy - česká a anglická verze).
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
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit35 25
        ExaminationExamination65 26