Industrial Automation
Semester 1, 2019
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Automation technologies widely used in manufacturing and processing industries. Topics include industrial robotics; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); pneumatics; machine vision systems; automated assembly; design for automation; and Industry 4.0. Students will participate in a number of hands-on labs throughout the course.
Prerequisite: MECHENG 270Restriction: MECHENG 409, 710
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Pneumatics: The student will be able to design a pneumatic system using the standard penumatic components. They will be able to construct pneumatic systems from a given schematic. They will be able to use PLC with pneumatics as electro-pneumatic system to replace a pure pneumatic system and increase versatility. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA09: individual and team work (3) ENGA12: lifelong learning (3) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (2) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) |
Pneumatics Lab (Week 3) Test 2 Automation Project |
Programmable Logic Controller: The student will be able to program the PLC using ladder programming method. They will be able to understand the different input and output configurations of the PLC. Apply PLC as an electro-pneumatic system. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (1) ENGA04: investigation (1) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA09: individual and team work (3) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) |
PLC Lab (Week 4) Test 2 Automation Project |
Industry 4.0 and Machine-to-Machine Communications (OPC UA): By the end of the course, the students will have learnt, (i) the system architecture of OPC UA, (ii) How to design an OPC UA compliant information model, e.g. cyber-physical machine tools (CMPT), (iii) How to access real-time data from a system as well as historical data from a database, (iv) How to visualize data. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (1) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA09: individual and team work (3) ENGA12: lifelong learning (3) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (1) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (2) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) |
Test 2 OPCUA Assignment |
Machine Vision: The student will be able to use OpenCV or any other programming platform to develop the required routine to perform the necessary image analysis or processing of a given image in an industrial setting. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (1) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (1) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA09: individual and team work (3) ENGA10: communication (1) ENGA12: lifelong learning (3) ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (1) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (1) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) |
Machine Vision Lab (Week 5, 6 and 7) Test 1 Machine Vision Assignment |
Industrial Robot: The student will be able to use the KUKA robot to perform a complex task. They will be able to use the available sensors around the KUKA robot cell to ensure a safe working environment is achieved while performing the required task. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (1) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA04: investigation (1) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA09: individual and team work (3) ENGA10: communication (1) ENGA11: project management and finance (1) ENGA12: lifelong learning (3) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (1) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (0) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (0) |
Robotics Lab (Week 8 and 9) Test 2 Automation Project |
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