Course detail

Mechanisation and Automation

FSI-FMCAcad. year: 2007/2008

The course provides theoretical and practical explanation of automation advances in the metalworking industry - mainly in the metal forming and machining plants. It familiarises students specializing in machining, forming and welding technology with planning of automation, designing the product with automation in mind, and the basic components of automation such as different kinds of feeder, selector, loader, unloader, transfer and transfer devices and numerous other components. These are used in the designing of automation systems in the given technologies. Also dealt with are designing and operation of flexible manufacturing systems, application of numerically controlled machines and industrial robots in production lines and different systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Pavel Rumíšek, CSc.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will acquire necessary knowledge of mechanization and automation in engineering automation workshops and production control. They will be made familiar with the basics and principles of numerical control, industrial robots and NC and CNC machines as well.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of producing mechanization and basic information about machines and equipment in manufacturing technology (mainly in forming, machining and welding technologies).

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The exam has three parts: the first part is written and tests basic knowledge of automation circuits, the second and third parts represent questions related to the area of industrial robots and NC or CNC machines (design, structures and principles)as well as questions concerning practical use of automation systems and automation lines in the industrial plants.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main goal of the subject is to provide students with all necessary information about the aims of automation in the area of metal forming production, machining, casting, welding plants and other similar technological production enterprises.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at lessons is checked. The lecture is different each week, that is why an absence may be compensated for in the same week only. Only one lecture may be missed without penalty.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Chvála,B.: Automatizace, , 0
Čop,V. : Automatizácia, , 0
Kolektiv: Příručka automatizace ve strojírenství, , 0

Recommended reading

Rumíšek, P.: Automatizace výrobních procesů II. - tváření, Brno 1990, VUT - učební texty
Urbánek, J.: Automatizace výrobních procesů - obrábění, Brno 1990 , VUT - učební texty
Kamelander, I.: Mechanizace a automatizace výrobních strojů, Brno 1987, VUT - učební texty

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2307-00 , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Rumíšek, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject, classification of MAZ equipment
2. Solution of mechanization and automation in forming technology
3. Solution of mechanization and automation in welding and cutting metals
4. Mechanization and automation in packaging, brazing, soldering and
adhesive bonding, principles of special kinds of machines
5. NC machines and their application in different technologies
6. Production centres, RTK, automation production lines and systems
7. Industrial robots and manipulators - principles, structure, control
8. Conditions for using the industrial robots at production systems
9. Rotation and translation units, heads
10.Robot equipment
11.Complex automation
12.Automation designing in the production plants
13.Economy and efficiency.

labs and studios

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Bohumil Kandus
Ing. Marek Štroner, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Automation elements - principles, function
2. Automation elements - their use, circuits
3. Pneumatic (air-operated) and hydraulic elements (labs)
4. Equipments for mechanization and automation
5. Basic automation elements and their connection to producing machines
6. Mechanization and automation in the area of sheet metal forming
7. Automation in the bulk forming area
8. Automation in welding plants
9. Progressive solution of automation tasks
10.Production lines and systems on forming and welding shops
11.Production lines and systems on machining shops and foundry
12.Automation producing systems - project (computer-aided designing)
13.Project evaluation, course-unit credits