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Industrial automation. [ LMECA2755 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h + 30.0 h   1q 

Teacher(s) Dehez Bruno ; Ronsse Renaud ; Fisette Paul ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Online resources

> https://icampus.uclouvain.be/claroline/course/index.php?cid=MECA2755

Main themes
  • Industrial sensors
  • Pneumatic and electropneumatic systems
  • Industrial Robotics
  • Programmable Logic Controllers
  • Field bus technology
  • Mechanical indexors
Aims

Provide students with basics in the fields of :

  • Industrial sensors
  • Pneumatic and electropneumatic systems
  • Robotics - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
  • Field bus technology
  • 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.

Evaluation methods

Written exam

Teaching methods

Courses + laboratories

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

Other information

Industrial seminars are organized

Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Mechanical Engineering
> Master [120] in Biomedical Engineering
> Master [120] in Electro-mechanical Engineering
Faculty or entity
in charge
> MECA


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