Electrical and Pneumatic Automation Systems (FSI-VAU-A)

Academic year 2022/2023
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Pavel Škrabánek, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚAI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Aims of the course unit:

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

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.
Course contents:
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.
Teaching methods and criteria:
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.
Controlled participation in lessons:

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.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 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 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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Literature - fundamental:
1. Němec, Z.: Prostředky automatického řízení, elektrické. Sudijní opora oboru Aplikovaná informatika a řízení. VUT Brno, FSI, ÚAI.
1. Thomas, C.: Sensor Fusion - Foundation and Applications, InTech, 2011
2. Isermann, Rolf: Mechatronic systems—fundamentals, Springer Netherlands, 2008
3. Debeljkovic, D: Time-Delay Systems, InTech, 2011
4. Mitchell, H.B: Multi-Sensor Data Fusion - An Introduction, Springer - Verlag, 2007
5. LabVIEW Measurements Manual, National Instruments, April 2003 Edition, Part Number 322661B-01, dostupné z www.ni.com
6. Rey, G.R., Muneta L. M: Modelling Simulation and Optimization, InTech, 2010
7. Fraden, Jacob: Handbook of Modern Sensors - Physics, Designs and Applications (3rd Edition), Springer - Verlag, 2004
8. Isermann, Rolf: Mechatronic systems—fundamentals, Springer Netherlands, 2008.
9. Balátě, J.: Technické prostředky automatického řízení. Praha, SNTL 1986.
10. CURTIS, D. Johnson. Process Control Instrumentation Technology. 8. Harlow, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2014. ISBN 978-1-292-02601-5.
Literature - recommended:
2. Beneš, P. a kol.:Automatizace a automatizační technika, díl 3- Prostředky automatizační techniky. Computer Press, Praha, 2000.
3. Kopáček, J.: Pneumatické mechanismy.
4. FESTO Didactic: Pneumatické řídicí systémy.
5. FESTO Didactic: Úvod do řízení programovatelným automatem.
6. Škopán, M.: Hydraulické pohony strojů. Studijní text - sylabus, VUT Brno, 2004.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
CŽV full-time study CZV Bases of Mechanical Engineering -- Cr,Ex 4 Compulsory 1 1 S
M2E-A full-time study M-IND Industrial Engineering -- Cr,Ex 4 Compulsory 2 1 S
N-ENG-Z visiting student --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 4 Elective 2 1 S