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Automation of technological processes

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Course Unit Code545-0149/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
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
STA172doc. Ing. Pavel Staša, Ph.D.
Summary
The course provides an overview of the area of ​​automation of technological processes in industrial practice. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the main concepts of automation and control systems. The course introduces students to the basics of technical cybernetics, informatics and automatic control.
First, students will learn logic control systems, logic functions, logic elements and combinational and sequential logic circuits, including minimization of logic functions. The second part of the course contains basic knowledge of linear control systems. An important part is the basic theory of feedback systems including the investigation of their stability, accuracy and quality of regulation. Attention is also paid to the main technical means, such as sensors and measuring technology, controllers and actuators used for regulation, etc. Last but not least, the course deals with specific cases of automation in technical practice and also the current approach in the form of Industry 4.0 is mentioned.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of technological process control, focusing on automatic and automated control systems of technological processes in the raw material industry. Students will be able to distinguish between different types of control systems, they will be able to design basic control circuits and will gain awareness of the Industry 4.0 concept.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Automation
2. Logic functions and circuits
3. Combination and sequential logic circuits
4. Linear control systems
5. Controllers and stability
6. Technical means of automation I
7. Technical means of automation II
8. Programmable logic controllers
9. Visualization of technological processes (SCADA/HMI)
10. Application of automation technology in technical practice I
11. Application of automation technology in technical practice II
12. Industry 4.0
13. Smart technologies and their applications
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
FRANKLIN, Gene F., J. David POWELL a Abbas EMAMI-NAEINI. Feedback control of dynamic systems. Seventh edition. Boston: Pearson, [2015]. ISBN 978-0133496598.
ALUR, Rajeev. Principles of cyber-physical systems. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, [2015]. ISBN 9780262029117.
DORF, Richard C. a Robert H. BISHOP. Modern control systems. Thirteenth edition. Hoboken: Pearson, [2016]. ISBN 978-0134407623.
LAMB, Frank. Industrial automation: hands-on. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, [2013]. ISBN 978-0071816458.
ZÍTEK, Pavel a Ľubomír SKLENKA. Automatické řízení: sylaby a aplikace. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2016. ISBN 978-80-01-05887-9.
ŠVARC, Ivan. Automatické řízení. Vyd. 2. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011. ISBN 978-80-214-4398-3.
TŮMA, František. Automatické řízení 2: diskrétní systémy, logické systémy, nelineární sytémy, fuzzy systémy. 2., upr. vyd. V Plzni: Západočeská univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7043-569-4.
FRANKLIN, Gene F., J. David POWELL a Abbas EMAMI-NAEINI. Feedback control of dynamic systems. Seventh edition. Boston: Pearson, [2015]. ISBN 978-0133496598.
Recommended Reading:
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.
CHEN, G. a Trung Tat PHAM. Introduction to fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic, and fuzzy control systems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0849316586.
ALBERTOS PÉREZ, P. a Iven MAREELS. Feedback and control for everyone. London: Springer, c2010. ISBN 978-3642034459.
GROOVER, Mikell P. Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Fifth edition. New York: Pearson Education, [2019]. ISBN 978-0133499612.
OLEHLA, Miroslav, Slavomír NĚMEČEK a Ivan ŠVARC. Automatické řízení. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7372-972-1.
BENEŠ, Pavel. Automatizace a automatizační technika: prostředky automatizační techniky. 5., rozš. a aktualiz. vyd. Brno: Computer Press, 2014. ISBN 9788025137475.
BALÁTĚ, Jaroslav. Automatické řízení. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2003. ISBN 8073000202.
ALUR, Rajeev. Principles of cyber-physical systems. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, [2015]. ISBN 9780262029117.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination100 (100)51
        Písemná zkouškaWritten examination60 30
        Ústní zkouškaOral examination40 21