Industrial Automation
| Course unit title | Industrial Automation |
| Course unit code | 024506056203 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory optional |
| Teaching hours per week | 45 |
| Year of study | 2026 |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Benedikt REICK, Robert AMANN |
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| Degree programme | Mechatronics |
| Subject area | Engineering Technology |
| Type of degree | Bachelor full-time |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory optional |
| Course unit code | 024506056203 |
| Teaching units | 45 |
| Year of study | 2026 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Benedikt REICK, Robert AMANN |
- Control engineering System theory (linear systems in the time and frequency domain, requirements for control systems, controller design, stability).
- Electrical machines (function of important drive systems, operating characteristics)
- Programming knowledge
- Structure and mode of operation of programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
- Languages and program organisation units (according to DIN EN 61131-3)
- Design patterns for control programs (logic controllers, sequential controllers, discrete controllers)
- Implementation of sample applications on a PLC
- Selected sensors and actuators of automation technology
- Drive systems (parameterisation, connection to PLC)
- Industrial image processing (application examples, image acquisition, filter, segmentation, feature analysis)
The students can
- develop and implement solutions for automation technology tasks.
- explain how programmable logic controllers (PLCs) work, explain possibilities of program structuring and write programs in different programming languages.
- use design patterns for control programs.
- integrate and parameterise electric drive systems in real automation applications.
- describe possible applications of industrial image processing systems and explain how the underlying algorithms work.
Lectures
Laboratory exercises
- Written exam
- Laboratory protocol
None
- John, Karl-Heinz; John, Karl Heinz; Tiegelkamp, Michael (2010): IEC 61131-3: programming industrial automation systems: concepts and programming languages, requirements for programming systems, decision-making aids. 2nd edition. Berlin: Springer.
- De Doncker, Rik W. e.a. (2020): Advanced Electrical Drives: Analysis, Modeling, Control. 2nd edition. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Demant, Christian; Streicher-Abel, Bernd; Garnica, Carsten (2013): Industrial image processing: visual quality control in manufacturing. 2nd edition. Berlin: Springer.
- Nise, Norman S. (2015): Nise’s control systems engineering. 7th edition. Singapore: Wiley.
Face-to-face instruction, partly with mandatory attendance