IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject (*) AUTOMATION Code 17204103
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Electronic and Automation Engineering (2010)
 Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Fourth 1Q
Language
Català
Department Electronic, Electric and Automatic Engineering
Coordinator
LEYVA GRASA, RAMON
 E-mail ramon.leyva@urv.cat
joanpere.fibla@urv.cat
david.alvarez@urv.cat
david.carpintero@urv.cat
Lecturers
LEYVA GRASA, RAMON
FIBLA BIOSCA, JOAN PERE
ALVAREZ CAMPOS, DAVID
CARPINTERO PLEGUEZUELOS, DAVID
Web http://https://moodle.urv.cat/docnet/
General description and relevant information <p>SUBJECT DESCRIPTION: Learning the industrial&nbsp; enviroment from an automation perspective, as well as notions of industrial instrumentation. Learning Automation Method as GRAFCET (Sequential Flow Charts), as well as Programable Logic Controllers and relay logic.&nbsp;</p>

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A1 Have the ability to draw up, sign and develop projects in the field of industrial engineering, specialising in electricity, with the aim of constructing, refurbishing, repairing, preserving, demolishing, manufacturing, installing, assembling or using: structures, mechanical equipment, energy installations, electrical and electronic installations, industrial installations and plants and manufacture and automation processes.
 A3 Have the knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the necessary legislation when working in the profession of industrial technical engineer, specialising in electricity.
 RI6 Have knowledge of the fundamentals of PLCs and control methods.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B3 Be able to solve problems with initiative, make decisions, be creative, use critical reasoning and communicate and transmit knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of industrial engineering, specialising in electricity.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A1 Detect and identify operational failures in the automation of a process.
Apply knowledge of analysis and design to correct errors in process automation.
Know the different alternatives for PLCs available on the market.
Select the appropriate PLC for an application.
Know the sensors and actuators for the automation of industrial plants.
Know the functioning electro-pneumatic elements.
Design the automation of a plant.
 A3 Know how to interpret the corrent regulations
 RI6 Analyse flow and block diagrams of control.
Know the structure and functioning of a programmable logic controller.
Program a PLC.
Know the basis of the GRAFCET description.
Describe an automation using GRAFCET.
Apply the GEMMA guide.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B3 És capaç de resoldre problemes de forma enginyosa, amb iniciativa i creativitat, tenint en compte els conceptes de l'assignatura.
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Introduction to Industrial Automation Classification of types of processes and automation systems.
Relay Logic Automation based on relay logi.
Automation Methods: GRAFCET and GEMMA Introduction. Mealy and Moore Methods. The GRAFCET Method. GRAFCET implementation in relay logic. The GEMMA methodology.
Sensors Sensor Introduction. Sensors in the Automation Market.
Electroneumatics Devices and basic systems.
Programmable Logic Controllers Principles. Programation languages. Structure and connexions.
Programmable Logic Controller (Siemens S7 314) Structure. Connexions. Memory Map. Periferals. Digital and Analog I/O. PLC Cycle. Programming with S7-GRAPH. Aplications.
Introducció a les comunicacions industrials Elements. Aplicació de les comunicacions en l´automatizació. Model de referència OSI. Xarses d´àrea local (LAN). Capa física. Normes EIA RS-xxx. Capa d´enllaç. Normes IEEE 802.x. Capa d´aplicació. Busos de camp: profibus, SINEC L2 (Siemens). Introducció al control distribuït. Programes SCADA.
Other programming design methods Flux diagrams

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 1 2
Lecture
A3
RI6
EI11
 26 29 55
Laboratory practicals
A1
A3
RI6
EI11
 30 60 90
Personal attention
1 0 1
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Introducing the Subject in the regular classroom. Presentation of the laboratory tasks.
Lecture Description in the regular classroom of main concepts. Solving examples and problems related with the main concepts.
Laboratory practicals Real Exercises using Simatic S7.
Personal attention Attending the students in the office and by means of email.

Personalized attention
Description
<p>Students will be attended, once an email requirement have been answered.</p>

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Laboratory practicals
A1
A3
RI6
EI11
 Laboratory task developing, reports and in certain circumstances and lab exam will be used for assessing this kind of tasks.
50
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

Sources of information

Basic José Ramón López López , Apuntes de Automatización Industrial , Sense especificar editorial , 2007
Enrique Mandado Pérez,Jorge Marcos Acebedo,..., Autómatas programables entorno y aplicacion, THOMSON, 2007
Jean-Claude Bossy, Paul Brand, GRAFCET Práctica y aplicaciones, EDICIONS UPC, 1997
Boix, sudrà i Bergas , Automatització industrial amb GRAFCET, Editorial UPC, 1993
Pimentel, J.R. , Communications Networks for Manufacturing, Prentice Hall , 1990

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