Course detail

Electrical Automatic Control Equipment

FSI-VEAAcad. year: 2018/2019

Fundamentals of electrical quantities measurement, data processing. Sensors fundamentals, selection, utilization and characteristics of sensors: temperature, proximity, position, velocity and acceleration; force, torque and mass. Selection, utilization, driving and control of actuators: electric heating and cooling, electric drives and piezo actuators. Selection of control systems, DAQ, signal conditioning, communication busses, SMART sensors and complex sensors systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Němec, CSc.

Department

Institute of Automation and Computer Science (ÚAI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students obtain overview and fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge about selection and utilization of sensors, actuators, control systems and communications busses for measurement and control application. Introduction to modern trends in control systems, sensors, actuators and DAQ.

Prerequisites

Theoretical knowledge about control, design of control systems and electronics fundamentals.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course credit award requirements: active participation in laboratories, elaboration and commit of laboratory reports. Examinations: written and oral, classified by ECTS.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduction to electric parts of measuring and control system with accent to sensors, actuators and control systems. Fundamentals o selection and utilization of particular sensors and actuators, fundamentals of control system selection for solved problem. Introduction to signal conditioning parts.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at lectures is recommended, attendance at seminars is monitored. Maximally two absence are compensated by individual missing laboratory reports working out.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Balátě, J.: Technické prostředky automatického řízení. SNTL, Praha, 1986. (CS)
Beneš, P. a kol.:Automatizace a automatizační technika, díl 3- Prostředky automatizační techniky. Computer Press, Praha, 2000. (CS)
Němec, Z.: Elektrické automatizační prostředky. Studijní opora oboru Aplikovaná informatika a řízení. VUT Brno, FSI, ÚAI. Dostupné z http://www.fme.vutbr.cz/elearning... (CS)

Recommended reading

Firemní literatura, katalogy a webovské stránky automatizačních firem. (CS)
Nilsson, J. W.: Electric Circuits. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990. (CS)
Noskievič, P.: Modelování a identifikace systémů. Ostrava, Montanex, 1999. (CS)
Švarc, a kol.: Automatické řízení, CERM, Brno, 2011. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3S-P Bachelor's

    branch B-AIŘ , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to sensors
2. Digital system Inputs and outputs
3. Physical basis of sensors and actuators
4. Temperature sensors
5. Proximity, position and velocity sensors
6. Acceleration, angular rate, force, torque and mass sensors
7. Electric cooling and heating
8. Commutator electric machines
9. Synchronous and asynchronous electric machines
10. Piezoelectric actuators and SMART materials
11. Control systems
12. Communication busses and protocols
13. Sensors and actuators modeling