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15MH317E Industrial Automation

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Co-requisite: Nil
Prerequisite: Nil
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Codes/Standards
Course Category P Professional Core Mechanical Engineering
Course designed by Department of Mechatronics Engineering
Approval 32nd Academic Council Meeting held on 23.07.2016.

To lay foundation on the principles of automating factory operations and their elements with the
Purpose
computer integrated manufacturing support systems.
Instructional Objectives Student Outcomes
At the end of the course, student will be able to
1. Identify potential areas for automation and justify need for automation. a
2. Select suitable major control components required to automate a process. a c
Translate and simulate a real time activity using modern tools and discuss the
3. benefits of automation. a k
4. Identify suitable automation hardware for the given application. a
5. Model and simulate tool for the given manufacturing operation. a c e

Contact
Session Description of Topics C-D-I-O IOs Reference
hours
Unit I: Introduction to Automation 8
Automation in production system, principles and strategies of
1. 2 C 1 1
automation, basic elements of an automated system.
Advanced automation functions, levels of automations, flow
2. 2 C 1 1,3
lines and transfer mechanisms, fundamentals of transfer lines.
Material handling systems: Introduction, principles and design
3. 1 C,D 1 1,3
consideration.
4. Material transport systems: Introduction, conveyors. 1 C,D 1 1,3
5. Industrial robots, automated guided vehicles. 1 C,D 1 1,3
6. Storage systems: Automatic storage and retrieval systems. 1 C,D 1 1,3
Unit II: Automated Manufacturing and Quality Control 9
Automated manufacturing systems: Components,
7. classification and overview of manufacturing systems, 1 C 2 1,3
manufacturing cells.
8. Group technology and cellular manufacturing. 2 C,D 2 1,3
Flexible manufacturing system and its planning and
9. 1 C,D 1 1,3
implementation.
Quality control systems, traditional and modern quality
10. 2 D 2 1,3
control methods.
11. SPC tools, inspection principles and practices. 1 C,D 2 1,3
Inspection technologies, overview of automatic identification
12. 1 C,D 2 1,3
methods.
13. Barcode readers and machine vision systems. 1 C,D 2 1,3
Unit III: Control Technologies in Automation 7
14. Industrial control systems. 1 C 3,4 5
15. Process industries versus discrete manufacturing industries. 1 C,D 3,4 5
16. Continuous versus discrete control. 1 C,D 3,4 5
17. Regulatory control, feed forward control. 1 C,D 3,4 5
18. Adaptive control and online strategies. 1 C,D 3,4 5
19. Computer process and its forms. 2 C 3,4 1,5
Unit IV: Computer Based Industrial Control 8
20. Computer based industrial control automatic process control. 1 C 3,4 2
21. Building blocks of automation systems: LAN, interface. 1 C 3,4 2
22. Computer Networks and Topology. 1 C 3,4 2
Analog and digital I/O Modules, SCADA systems and real-
23. 1 C 3,4 2
time user interface.

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 Contact
Session Description of Topics C-D-I-O IOs Reference
hours
24. Distributed control system, functional requirements. 2 D 3,4 2
25. Configurations of DCS. 1 C 3,4 2
26. Popular distributed control systems. 1 D 3,4 2,3
Unit V: Modelling and Simulation for Plant Automation 9
Modeling and simulation for plant automation: Introduction
27. 1 D 3,5 4
and process.
28. Need for system modeling. 1 D 3,5 4
Building model of a plant: Cement, thermal, water treatment
29. 2 D 3,5 4
and steel plants.
30. Modern tools and future perspective. 1 D 3,5 4
31. Industrial control applications: Cement, thermal plants. 2 D 3,5 4
Industrial control applications: Water treatment and steel
32. 2 D 3,5 4
plants.
Assessment 4
33. Cycle test- I 1
34. Cycle test- II 2
35. Surprise test/Assignment and Quiz 1
Total contact hours 45

Learning Resources
Sl. No. Text Books
M.P.Groover, “Automation, Production Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing”, Pearson
1.
Education, 5th edition, 2009.
Reference Books/Other Reading Materials
2. Krishna Kant, “Computer Based Process Control”, Prentice Hall of India, 2nd edition, 2010.
Tiess Chiu Chang and Richard A. Wysk, “An Introduction to Automated Process Planning Systems”,
3.
Prentice Hall of India, 1985.
Viswanandham, “Performance Modeling of Automated Manufacturing Systems”, Prentice Hall of India,
4.
1st edition, 2009.
5. S.K.Singh, “Computer Aided Process Control”, Prentice Hall of India, 1st edition, 2004.

Course nature Theory

Assessment Method (Weightage 100%)
Assessment tool Cycle test I Cycle test II Cycle Test III Surprise Test Quiz Total
In-semester
Weightage 10% 15% 15% 5% 5% 50%
End semester examination Weightage: 50%

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