COURSE CONTENT

Introduction to Industrial Automation – Sensors and Actuators – Introduction to switching theory, switching algebra and design of switching systems -Electrical automation: elements and systems -Pneumatic automation: valves, pneumatic circuits design -Electropneumatic automation: sequence charts, ladder diagrams, analysis and synthesis of circuits- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC):programming and applications, fuzzy logic based PLC – Communication of sensors and actuators with computers, A/D, D/A, Applications to Industrial Automation – Design of Industrial Automation Systems.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course constitutes a first, comprehensive, introduction to the basic notions of the theory and practice of industrial automation systems. Upon successful completion of the course the student will be in position to:

• Recognize and study industrial automation systems.
• Study and design sensor and actuator systems.
• Analyze and designs basic circuits of electrical automation.
• Study and design pneumatic and hydraulic automation circuits.
• Understand the analysis and synthesis of electropneumatic automation circuits.
• Design common PLC systems and based on Fuzzy Logic.
• Programming PLC.
• Design and programming computer’s communication systems with A/D, D/A.