| CODE | IME4107 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Industrial Automation | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit, the following topics will be discussed: - Introduction to industrial automation; - Manufacturing operations and material handling and their relation to the use of automation; - Industrial control systems for automation; - Sensors, analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue converters, input/output devices; - Means of Actuation in Industrial Automation; - Vision Systems in Industrial Automation; - Automated inspection systems; - Industrial and Collaborative Robots; - Work Holding, Power and Controls in Industrial Automation; - Safety and Security in Industrial Automation Systems; - Automated assembly systems and design for automation; - Design and Implementation of automation. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to give a broad overview of many of the aspects of industrial automation, including available technologies and methodologies and their applicability and implementation. This study- unit brings together and applies knowledge, such as mechatronic system design and digital manufacturing, for the design and implementation of industrial automation system. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognize the importance of industrial automation to enhance manufacturing competitiveness, and explain the difficulties faced when automating for customized or personalized production; - Describe qualitatively the various automation technologies that are available, and explain their principles of operation, role, applicability, benefits and drawbacks; - Synthesize various constituent technologies to form overall industrial automation systems which perform various tasks, such as assembly, inspection and material handling; - Design products which facilitate their automated manufacture; - Discuss and describe strategies for the implementation of automation in a manufacturing plant. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to address confidently the challenge as part of a team, in a discrete manufacturing environment, an automated production or assembly process or line must be developed, evaluated and/or set up for a new product or product family. The student will also be able to manage the migration process of a manual production or assembly system to one that is fully or partially automated, overseeing the development, evaluation and implementation requirements. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - S. Manesis and G. Nikolakopoulos, Introduction to Industrial Automation. New York: CRC Press, 2018, ISBN: 9781351069083. - E. Uthayan, Smart Automation to Smart Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, 2019, ISBN: 978-1949449266. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-units: MFE3103; MFE3208 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Emmanuel Francalanza (Co-ord.) Claire Seguna |
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