Industrial Automation

English; Physics; Algebra;

Theoretical lectures of expository type. Laboratory classes with practical exercises with industrial / pedagogical equipment.

Familiarize the students with the knowledge and practices of the areas of pneumatics, automation and robotics.

Develop knowledge and understanding in the fields of pneumatics, automation and robotics;

Provide the student with the ability to apply the knowledge acquired in solving specific problems, supported by argument and own actions, seeking to obtain continuous improvement;
Obtain the student’s ability to work in groups, developing interpersonal relationships;

1. Introduction to automatisms

2. Pneumatics
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Air production and distribution
2.3. Air conditioning unit
2.4. Directional, pressure and flow control valves
2.5. Pneumatic Actuators (linear and rotary)

3. Introduction to Automata and its Programming
3.1. Grafcet level I and II
3.2. Grafcet Ladder Encoding
3.3. Industrial Networks
3.4. Acquisition, control and supervisory systems – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
and Human Interaction Systems – HMI (Human-Machine Interaction)

4. Industrial Sensors and Actuators
4.1. General characteristics and specifications of industrial sensors and actuators
4.2. Operation of the main measuring transducers
4.3. Industrial actuators (electric, pneumatic and hydraulic)

5. Introduction to Robotics
5.1. Main configurations of industrial robots
5.2. Robot Modeling Basics
5.2.1. Direct kinematics of robots
5.2.2. Reverse kinematics of robots
5.3. Programming of robotic systems (robots and work cells with robots)

NAO

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