Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Course Syllabus

1. COURSE IDENTIFICATION

Faculty or Unit: Escuela de Ciencias

Initial: ECBTI
Básicas, Tecnología e Ingeniería
Level: Profesional Training Field: Formación disciplinar
Course: Automatización industrial Code: 299013
Course Type: Metodológico Number of credits: 3
Course Designer: Leonardo Andrés Pérez Course Editor: Leonardo Andrés Pérez
C. C.
Development Day: December 1st 2015 Updating Date: November 18th 2017
Course Description:

Industrial Automation (in Spanish, Automatización Industrial) is a concept of

engineering oriented to develop cutting-edge technology for optimizing industrial
processes. The project-based learning strategy was chosen for the structure of this
course, organized in 3 units denominated as: 1) Foundation of industrial automation,
2) Control of physical-chemical variables, and 3) Computerized supervision and
control. The unit 1 contextualizes the engineering of automation and its components.
The unit 2 points out a control strategy typically applied to an industrial process. And
the unit 3 described a computerized technology used to supervise remotely any
process.

2. TRAINING PURPOSES

Purpose of course training:

 Contextualize and organize a process of automation, by describing the

terminology and flowchart associated to an automation system.

 Design an automatic control by using of the theory of closed-loop (feedback)

control, sensors and actuators.

 Develop a remote supervision system by developing apps implemented on

hardware and software.
Course Competences:
  The student recognizes and organizes a project of automation by means of
definitions, characteristics and flowchart associated to an automation system.

 The student designs the components of an automation system, by using of

concepts and models associated to closed-loop (feedback) control, sensors and
actuators.

 The student develops remote-supervision technologies by programming SCADA

software and PLC hardware.

3. Course Contents

Units/topics Required Bibliographic References

History and foundations of automation

 Burns, R. S. (2001). Advanced Control Engineering.

1. Foundation of
industrial automation
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, Vol.1, pp. 1-10.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=207288&lang=es&sit
e=eds-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_1

Topics: Flow diagram, sensors and actuators

 History and foundations
of automation.
 Ensmenger, N. (2016). The Multiple Meanings of a
 Flow diagram, sensors
and actuators. Flowchart. Information & Culture, 51(3), 321-351.
 Innovation in doi:10.7560/IC51302.
automation. Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=eue&AN=116718385&lang=es&s
ite=eds-live

 Bolton, W. (2004). Instrumentation and Control

Systems. Oxford: Newnes, Vol. 1, Chapter 1.
 Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=187232&lang=es&sit
e=eds-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-11

Innovation in automation
 Vaughan, J. (2013). Technological Innovation:
Perceptions and Definitions. Chicago: ALA
TechSource, Vol. 1, Chapter 2.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=800554&lang=es&sit
e=eds-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-11

OVI – Sensor Technology

 Pérez Cortes, L. (2017). Sensor Technology [video
file].
Source: http://hdl.handle.net/10596/12620

PID Controller

 O'Dwyer, A. (2009). Handbook Of Pi And Pid

2. Control of physical-
chemical variables
Topics:
 PID controller.
 Performance of sensors
and actuators. Performance of sensors and actuators
Controller Tuning Rules (3rd Edition). London:
Imperial College Press, Vol. 3, Chapter 2.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=305139&lang=es&sit
e=eds-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_4

 Bolton, W. (2004). Instrumentation and Control

Systems. Oxford: Newnes, Vol. 1, Chapter 13.
Source:
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e=eds-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-318

 Bolton, W. (2004). Instrumentation and Control

Systems. Oxford: Newnes, Vol. 1, Chapter 2.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=187232&lang=es&sit
e=eds-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-27
LabVIEW programming
 Yang, Y. (2014). LabVIEW Graphical Programming
Cookbook. Birmingham, U.K.: Packt Publishing,
Vol.1. Chapters 1 and 2.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
3. Computerized
supervision and control x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=690400&lang=es&sit
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Topics:
 LabVIEW programming. PLC programming
 PLC programming.
 Bolton, W. (2004). Instrumentation and Control
Systems. Oxford: Newnes, Vol. 1, Chapter 7.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=187232&lang=es&sit
e=eds-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-177
Additional bibliographic references for this course:

Unit 1: Golderber, K. (2012). What is automation?. California: IEEE Transactions on

Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 101-102.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2162/openurl?sid=EBSCO%3aedseee&genre=ar
ticle&issn=15583783&ISBN=&volume=9&issue=1&date=20120101&spage=1&page
s=1-
2&title=IEEE+Transactions+on+Automation+Science+and+Engineering%2c+Autom
ation+Science+and+Engineering%2c+IEEE+Transactions+on%2c+IEEE+Trans.+Au
tomat.+Sci.+Eng.&atitle=What+Is+Automation%3f&aulast=Goldberg%2c+K.&id=D
OI%3a10.1109%2fTASE.2011.2178910&site=ftf-live

Unit 2: Sharma, K. R. (2014). Continuous Process Dynamics, Stability, Control and

Automation. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Vol. 1, Chapter
5.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=95
9926&lang=es&site=eds-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_323

Mathworks (2013). PID Control with Matlab and Simulink (Tutorial).

Source: https://fr.mathworks.com/discovery/pid-control.html

Unit 3: Kehtarnavaz, N., & Kim, N. (2005). Digital Signal Processing System-Level
Design Using LabVIEW. Oxford: Newnes, Vol. 1, Chapters 1 and 2.
Source:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2051/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=13
0264&lang=es&site=eds-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_1

4. LEARNING STRATEGY

Description of learning strategy:

Project-based learning strategy has been adopted for this course. A world-real
problem (or project) contains this strategy, to be solved by theoretical concepts
combined with a practical work. There are 3 main stages in this strategy: 1)
organization and resources, 2) design, and 3) development. We integrated two more
stages (stage 4 and 5) to this strategy, in order to incorporate the practical work
(simulation) and final evaluation of this course.

A primary benefit of adopting this learning strategy is that the competences of the
course are oriented to solve authentic projects. Students will be able to organize and
develop a project of automation, starting from initial requirements to a final result.

5. DISTRIBUTION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE COURSE

Week Contents to develop
Contextualize the concept
1y2
of industrial automation.
Organize an automated
3 and resources):
industrial process.
Define and characterize a
4 sensor and actuator (part
1).
Define and characterize a
5 sensor and actuator (part
2).
Propose innovative ideas
6 (brainstorming) in the field
of automation.
Integrate sensors and
7
actuators.
Describe the method of
8
PID controller.
Design a PID controller on
9  Design a PID controller for the variable of
Matlab (part 1).
Design a PID controller on
10
Matlab (part 2).
Practical work (simulation,
11
not in-situ): Describe the
Activity to develop according to the
learning strategy
Stage 0 - Introduction to the course.
 Describe terminology and characteristics of
industrial automation.
Stage 1 of the learning strategy (organization
 Organize a project of automation.
Stage 1 of the learning strategy (organization
and resources):
 Describe the definition of sensor and
actuator, and explain their characteristics.
Stage 1 of the learning strategy (organization
and resources):
 Socialize with classmates the definition of
sensor and actuators, and its properties.
Stage 1 of the learning strategy (organization
and resources):
Propose innovative ideas for a clean industrial
production or reducing cost of production using
automation technologies.
Stage 2 of the learning strategy (design):
 Describe in a diagram the technical
specification of the sensors and actuators
required in an automation project.
Stage 2 of the learning strategy (design):
 Summarize in a text these concepts: model
of dynamic systems, characteristics of a step
response, definition of PID controller
(including its transfer function) and diagram
R-locus.
Stage 2 of the learning strategy (design):
temperature.
Stage 2 of the learning strategy (design):
 Design a PID controller for the variable of
volume.
Stage 3 of the learning strategy (practical
work):
 LabVIEW peripherals, and Develop a program in LabVIEW (theme:
develop a program. electronic counters).
Conceptualize and develop
Stage 4 of the learning strategy (development):
a program for the
 Summarize in a text these concepts:
12 Programmable Logic
definition of PLC, and architecture of a PLC.
Controller (PLC)
 Develop a program in Ladder-language.
technology.
Stage 4 of the learning strategy (development):
Conceptualize and develop  Summarize in a text these concepts:
13 y
a program for the LabVIEW definition of LabVIEW, description of the
14
software. panel frontal and block diagram.
 Develop a program in LabVIEW.
15 y Presentation of the project Stage 5 (final evaluation)
16 (final evaluation).  Presentation of the project of the course.

6. STRATEGIES OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Description of academic support strategies to apply in this course

In this course, the tutor provides guidance to students in technical and academics
aspects. This guidance is composed of synchronous and asynchronous tutoring,
described as follows:

 Synchronous are real-time (online) tutoring, conducted by Skype and web-

conferences.
 Asynchronous are no-real time (offline) tutoring, carried out by message
exchange via email or forum.

7. COURSE ASSESSMENT PLAN

Highest Evaluatio
Assess
WEEK Products to deliver according to Score/5 n
ment
NUMBER the Learning Strategy 00 Score/50
Stages
points 0 points
Collaborative: Submit a report of the
25 points
1-2 Initial conceptual map containing the 25
(5%)
terminology of industrial automation.
Intermed Collaborative: Submit a report
3-6 iate Unit containing these themes: flow 350 100
1 diagram of an automated system; points
 definitions of sensors, actuators and (20%)
its properties; innovative ideas in the
field of automation.
Collaborative: Submit a report
Intermed containing these themes: technical 100
7-10 iate Unit specification of the sensors and points
2 actuators, the design of a PID (20%)
controller on Matlab.
Practical work (simulation, not in-
situ): Submit a report of the
Intermed LabVIEW application. 150
11-14 iate Unit Collaborative: Submit a report points
3 containing these themes: the ladder- (30%)
language program, the LabVIEW
program.
Collaborative: Submit the 125 125
15-16 Final presentation (video) of the results of points
the project developed in the course. (25%)
500 500
Total Score
Points Points