Course detail

Electrical and Pneumatic Automation Systems

FSI-VAUAcad. year: 2022/2023

1) Electrical elements:
The course discusses the elements of automatic control contained in the control loop, ie sensors, signal transmission and transformation elements, central controllers and actuators. These elements explain the principle, function, properties, parameters and design solutions. Increased attention is paid to analog controllers and their implementation using operational amplifiers.
2) Fluid elements:
The subject is devoted to pneumatic and hydraulic elements of automatic control. The substance is divided into two parts, the first deals with theoretical principles, the second deals with practical use. Students will learn various types of sensors, actuators and other parts of fluid systems. The theoretical knowledge is then applied in the practical part of the course.
Practical use of electrical and pneumatic elements is shown and practiced in the laboratory on simple control tasks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Automation and Computer Science (ÚAI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

At the end of the course, the students will be able to operate, adjust, and design automatic control circuits using electrical and fluid instrumentation.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of automatic control, mathematics and physics. All at the level of completed courses in the framework of earlier university studies.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught in the form of lectures, which are an explanation of the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is complemented by laboratory exercises, where the theoretical knowledge gained from lectures is practically verified. Where possible, lectures will be organized for practitioners and field trips to companies dealing with activities related to the subject matter.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Knowledge and skills are verified by credit and examination.
Credit requirements: attendance at seminars, completion of given laboratory tasks and elaboration of a written report from measurements. Attendance at seminars is obligatory. Laboratory exercises are evaluated by the teacher in terms of activity and the laboratory protocol is evaluated and must be submitted and recognized.

Examination requirements, electrical equipments: oral exam covering the whole curriculum.

Requirements for the exam, fluid elements: the basis is a written part with answers to 2 questions from lectures and 1 question from laboratory exercises.
The answers to the questions are evaluated by points, the evaluation is according to the scale A -F.

Course curriculum

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Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To acquaint students with electrical and fluid instrumentation used in automatic control circuits in the terms of its principle, function, and utilization.

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

Attendance at lectures is recommended, attendance at seminars is required. It is at the teacher`s discretion to decide how to make up for missed seminars.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Balátě, J.: Technické prostředky automatického řízení. Praha, SNTL 1986.
Beneš, P. a kol.:Automatizace a automatizační technika, díl 3- Prostředky automatizační techniky. Computer Press, Praha, 2000. (CS)
CURTIS, D. Johnson. Process Control Instrumentation Technology. 8. Harlow, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2014. ISBN 978-1-292-02601-5.
Němec, Z.: Prostředky automatického řízení, elektrické. Studijní opora oboru Aplikovaná informatika a řízení. VUT Brno, FSI, ÚAI.2016 Dostupné z http://www.fme.vutbr.cz/elearning... (CS)

Recommended reading

FESTO Didactic: Pneumatické řídicí systémy.
FESTO Didactic: Úvod do řízení programovatelným automatem.
Firemní literatura, katalogy a webovské stránky automatizačních firem.
Kopáček, J.: Pneumatické mechanismy.
Nilsson, J. W.: Electric Circuits. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990. (EN)
Škopán, M.: Hydraulické pohony strojů. Studijní text - sylabus, VUT Brno, 2004.
Švarc, a kol.: Automatické řízení, CERM, Brno, 2011.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-AIŘ-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme LLE Lifelong learning

    branch CZV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.-2 Introduction, general properties of automatic control devices
3.-4 Sensors
5.-6. Signal transformers
7.-8. Regulators and central members of regulators
9.-10. Transmission of information (signals, data)
11.-12. Actuators

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Tomáš Hůlka, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Zdeněk Němec, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Examples of automatic control elements
2. Measurement of relay properties
3-6. Identification of regulated system, practical implementation
7-12. Demonstration of various control circuits, practical implementation
13. Discussion, summary, credit
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Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course