Study Guide

Objective

Students will be able to differentiate between various automation systems and identify the components used in them. They will understand how automation systems works. Students will be knowledgeable of the structure, function and connections of relays and PLC drivers and the more common types of sensors and actuators. They will learn the idea behind the logic needed in automation technology.

Content

- Development of automation and automation technology
- What is automation?
- Control and regulation, control systems for automation, sensors, actuators, programmable logics, components for a control system
- Common connections for sensors and actuators into programmable logics
- Practice making connections in the lab
- Familiarisation with various automation control system.

Materials

- Lecturer's material
- Lecture demonstrations
- Exercises
- Product and programming manuals
- Lessons in industrial instrumentation handbook (free PDF book)

Teaching methods

Contact or distance teaching (lectures). Distance teaching is scheduled (bound to contact teaching timing) but lecture recordings will be available.
Independent work (Excercises)

Exam schedules

Exam will be arranged at second last contact lesson. One exam retake will be available after the course.

Student workload

Total 81 hours of work of which 28 is contact teaching and rest independent work.

Content scheduling

Development of automation and automation technology. What is automation. Control and regulation, automation control systems, sensors, actuators, relay circuits, programmable logics, control system components. The most common connections of sensors and actuators to programmable logics. Possibly visit(s) in the laboratory. The course introduces various automation control systems via simulation environment

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student know the basics and terminology, but he/she have shortcomings in applying the key things. However, student can satisfactorily implement the basic controls of automation circuits.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student know the basic components of automation technology and know how to make holistically justified choices between them. He/She understand very different connections of automation circuits. Student know how to use the programming environment so well that you can make a working application and modify existing larger programs according to good practices.
He/She know how to use tools to monitor and simulate a program well and are able to locate simple faults in the system.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student manage key issues and are able to apply them creatively from system entities to the field device level. You can make a critical comparison between solution options.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam. Home exercises give extra points for examination.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.