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Operation and Maintenance of Robotic Workplaces

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Course Unit Code354-0638/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 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
KRY01Ing. Václav Krys, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will be acquainted with activities related to the operation of robotic workplaces, management of operational documentation, verification of functionality of workplace safety features and training of workplace staff. Further, aspects of maintenance, service and improvement of workplaces will be discussed as well as definition of responsibilities in relation between supplier and operator of workplace. The commissioning and takeover of the workplace is also an important stage.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Activities and procedures related to the operation and maintenance of robotic workplaces.

Solution of operational conditions of workplaces with ABB robots.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1) Definition of problems related to operation and maintenance of robotized workplaces. Obligations of the robotic workplace (RW) operator arising from the legislation.

2) Requirements and related documentation of the RW operator.

3) RW operating modes and status parameter monitoring.

4) Tools for efficient operation and maintenance of RW.

5) Reporting of RW operating parameters.

6) Ideas for RW optimization.

7) Co-operation in automation orders.

8) Contract for work and its conditions in terms of operation and maintenance.

9) Remote monitoring of robots and production machines. Problems of cyber security.

10) RW configurability and requirements for its sub-components - unification.

11) IoT, I4.0 and Digital Twins.

12) Tools for big data processing - data analysis.

13) Augmented reality for RW operation and maintenance.

14) Robot rentals, Outsourcing services, Modularity.


Seminars:
1) Analysis of RW documentation and its parts important for operation and maintenance.

2) Maintenance instructions for components of RW.

3) Error conditions of the workplace and reactions to them.

4-5) Robot calibration and TCP definition.

6) Test.

7-12) Detailed analysis of workplaces in the laboratory in terms of operation and maintenance.

13) Test.

14) Credit.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] HAROUN, A. E. and S. O. DUFFUAA. Maintenance Organization (Handbook of Maintenance Management and Engineering). London: Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84882-471-3.

[2] Dinwiddie, K. Basic Robotics, Cengage Learning; 1 edition, 2015, 352p., ISBN 978-1133950196.
[1] BURKOVIČ, J. Projektování a provoz RTP. 1. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2004. 110 s. ISBN 80-248-0709-2.

[2] HELEBRANT, F., HRABEC, L. a J. BLATA. Provoz, diagnostika a údržba strojů. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. 217 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3028-5.
Recommended Reading:
[1] MOUBRAY, J. Reliability - Centred Maintenance. 2nd edit. New York: Industrial Press, 1997. 448 p. ISBN 0-8311-3146-2.

[2] DUFFUAA, Salih O. Planning and control of maintenance systems. 2. vyd. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-37181-8.
[1] HAROUN, A. E. and S. O. DUFFUAA. Maintenance Organization (Handbook of Maintenance Management and Engineering). London: Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84882-471-3.

[2] LEGÁT, Václav. Management a inženýrství údržby. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7431-119-2.

[3] BURKOVIČ, Jan. Spolehlivost, diagnostika, jakost. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita, 2001. ISBN 80-7078-838-0.

[4] DUFFUAA, Salih O. Planning and control of maintenance systems. 2. vyd. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-37181-8.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
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 15
        ExaminationExamination65 36