Course detail

Automatic Control Equipment

FSI-VPRAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course provides a fundamental overview of instrumentation and software-based tools and algorithms used in the automatic control of technological processes. Throughout the course, students will learn the theoretical foundations of electrical, software, and pneumatic tools applied in automation. These theoretical insights are complemented by practical experience, focusing on understanding the principles of these tools and developing the ability to apply acquired skills in real technical tasks. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Automation and Computer Science (ÚAI)

Entry knowledge

Prerequisites include basic knowledge of automatic control, mathematics, and physics at a level covered in prior university courses.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Aims

The objective of the course is to familiarize students with electrical and pneumatic instrumentation and basic data processing algorithms used in control loops, examining their operating principles, roles within control circuits, and potential applications.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to operate, configure, and design control loops using electrical and pneumatic instrumentation, as well as implement basic data processing algorithms.

Study aids

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.
Debeljkovic, D: Time-Delay Systems, InTech, 2011
Fraden, Jacob: Handbook of Modern Sensors - Physics, Designs and Applications (3rd Edition), Springer - Verlag, 2004
Haluza, J.: Prostředky automatického řízení, tekutinové. Studijní opora oboru Aplikovaná informatika a řízení. VUT Brno, FSI, 2002.
Haluza, J.: Prostředky automatického řízení, tekutinové. Studijní opora oboru Aplikovaná informatika a řízení. 1. vyd. VUT Brno, FSI, 2002.
Isermann, Rolf: Mechatronic systems—fundamentals, Springer Netherlands, 2008
Isermann, Rolf: Mechatronic systems—fundamentals, Springer Netherlands, 2008
LabVIEW Measurements Manual, National Instruments, April 2003 Edition, Part Number 322661B-01, dostupné z www.ni.com
Mitchell, H.B: Multi-Sensor Data Fusion - An Introduction, Springer - Verlag, 2007
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...
Rey, G.R., Muneta L. M: Modelling Simulation and Optimization, InTech, 2010
Thomas, C.: Sensor Fusion - Foundation and Applications, InTech, 2011

Recommended reading

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.
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.
Škopán, M.: Hydraulické pohony strojů. Studijní text - sylabus, VUT Brno, 2004.
Švarc, a kol.: Automatické řízení, CERM, Brno, 2011.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization 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

A) Introduction

  • introduction,
  • general properties of automatic control instrumentation.

B) Instrumentation with electrical transmission of signals

  • sensors,
  • instrumentation for signal transformation,
  • controllers,
  • actuators.

C) Instrumentation with pneumatic transmission of signals

  • basic pneumatic elements,
  • basic pneumatic circuits.

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. lessons with examples of control equipments
2. laboratory test with measuring of relay characteristics
3-6. lessons of identification of regulated system
7-12. lessons with examples of different regulated loops
13. discussion, summary.