Learning objectives
Provide an overview of the main systems used in industrial automation
systems
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Systems and techniques of industrial automation and PLC programming
Full programme
CAP. 1 - ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTOMATION:
Introduction to industrial automation
Automation of production processes
Hardware architectures for the control
CAP. 2 - REAL TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS
Classification of real time systems
Scheduling algorithms
Elements of hardware and software implementation of a real-time system
CHAPTER 3 - CONTROL OF VARIABLE ANALOG
The control loop and specific control
Industrial Controllers: PID controller
Implementative problems of a digital controller
Ch.4 - SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
The sensors
The electric actuators
Chapter 5 - PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER PLC
hardware architecture
software Architecture
Programming languages for PLC
Identifiers, data types, constants and variables
Ladder Diagram
Function Block Diagram
Structured Text
Istruction List
Section 6 - The SEQUENTIAL FUNCTIONAL CHART SFC
Introduction, rules and basic elements
Programming structures
Examples
Bibliography
“Tecnologie informatiche per l’automazione” di P.Chiacchio, F.Basile – Ed.
McGraw-Hill
“Sistemi ad eventi discreti” di A.Di Febbraro e A.Giua - Ed. McGraw-Hill
“Sistemi di Automazione Industriale” di C.Bonivento, L.Gentili, A.Paoli -
Ed. McGraw-Hill
“Regolazione PID” di M.Veronesi – Ed. Franco Angeli
“Manuale di programmazione dei PLC con particolare riferimento alle CPU
Siemens S7-200 e Micro Step 7” di L.Bergamaschi – Ed. Hoepli
“Progettazione di software PLC secondo lo standard IEC 61131-3” di F.
Bonfatti, G.Gadda, P.Monari - Ed. Pitagora Bologna
Teaching methods
Lessons and laboratory applications
Assessment methods and criteria
Written test and practical laboratory test
Other information
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