About the Lecture

Author

Thomas M. Rudolf

General Information about the lecture

Schedules

  • Theory: Mon / Wed, 12:30-14:00 hrs

  • Laboratory:

    • G001 Fri 11:00-14:00 hrs

    • G002 Fri 16:00-19:00 hrs

Lecturers

  • Prof. Thomas M. Rudolf (theory)
  • Prof. Claudia Victoria Olivar Jiménez (laboratory)

Location

  • Aula LMINT

Description and Objetives

  • Address concepts related to Industrial Automation systems.
  • Control methods applied mainly to sequential processes and the theory related to Grafcet will also be studied.
  • Application of emerging technologies to automate industrial processes. The structure and programming logic for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) will be studied.

What is covered in this lecture:

What is not covered in this lecture:

  • It is not a lectur about pneumatics nor hydraulics.
  • It is not a fluid dynamics lecture.

Evaluation

Type percentage

2 Parcials:

  • 1st partial: 30/09/2024 or 02/10/2024 (1 hr, 20 min)

  • 2nd partial: 04/11/2024 or 06/11/2024 (1 hr, 20 min)

 25 % each
Final Project (Exam final: tbd (LMINT)) 30%
Laboratory 20%

Course rules

  • Maximum 10 minutes delay.
  • NO re-examinations.
  • Sanction for plagiarism according to the regulations
  • Food is not allowed in the lab

Topics

  • Introduction to automation

  • Pneumatic and Electro-pneumatic Automatization

  • PLC programmable controllers

  • Grafcet

  • State Flow

  • Industrial Robots (optional)