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Provide students with basics in the fields of :
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Industrial sensors
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Pneumatic and electropneumatic systems
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Robotics - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
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Field bus technology
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Mechanical indexors
Give students the opportunity to practice in the field of sequential automation, via seven laboratories dealing with pneumatic and electropneumatic logics, as well as programming an industrial conveyor.
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| Content |
1. Introduction (1 lecture) : What is industrial automation and what does it involve ? - course organization - grading - illustrations (video) 2. Industrial sensors (2 lectures) Types and characteristics of sensors Presentation of different types of sensors - principle and technology: - displacement/position sensors - velocity/acceleration sensors - force/torque sensors - pressure sensors - '3. Pneumatic and electropneumatic systems (3 lectures, 5 labs) Pneumatic systems : - compressed air : production, filtering, lubrication - valves and cylinders: technology, applications, dimensioning - pneumatic logics : simple circuits - study of signal problems - bi-stable /mono-stable devices - Installation : layout and dimensioning Electropneumatic systems: - electro-valves, relays, ': technology, dimensioning - electropneumatic logics : simple circuits - study of signal problems - bi-stable /mono-stable devices 4. Robotics (3 lectures) Introduction: industrial robots, economic/statistical aspects Robot classification, performances Robot components : - actuators - transmission elements - effectors (grippers, ') 5. Programmable Logic Controllers (3 lectures + 2 labs) Introduction : origins, PLC versus electropneumatic logic Technology, functioning, peripheral devices Programming languages Ladder programming : principles, practical examples Grafcet programming : origins, principles, practical examples Functional approach to sequential programming (Grafcet based) 6. Field bus (1 lecture) Origins, principle - economic aspects Technology, description of widespread field buses (Profibus DP, ASI, ') Fieldbus and pneumatic systems 7. Mechanical indexors (1 lecture) Applications, advantages, limitations Technology : paradromic and globic cams Characteristic parameters (dwell, index, stops, double index) Static and dynamic dimensioning - practical examples
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