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Actuators in control systems - course description

General information
Course name Actuators in control systems
Course ID 11.9-WE-AutD-AcinContSys-Er
Faculty Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
Field of study WIEiA - oferta ERASMUS / Automatic Control and Robotics
Education profile -
Level of studies Second-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2018/2019
Course information
Semester 1
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • prof. dr hab. inż. Igor Korotyeyev
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 15 1 - - Credit with grade
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

- familiarizing students with the basic pneumatic, hydraulic and electromechanical automatic systems

- familiarizing students with issues related to automatic systems, forming knowledge of the executive systems in automatic systems

 

Prerequisites

Mathematical analysis, Linear algebra with analytical geometry, Physics for engineers,

Fundamentals of electrical engineering, Fundamentals of electronics, Fundamentals of power electronics, Automatic control technique

Scope

Introduction. Tasks implemented by executive devices in automation systems. Energy carriers used in executive devices. Signals in automatic systems. Examples of applications of executive devices in automatics.

Pneumatic actuators. Physical properties of gases. Compressed air - production and distribution. Elements of pneumatic automation systems. Construction and basic properties of pneumatic drives. Diagrams of pneumatic systems.

Computer aided design of pneumatic systems. Examples of the use of pneumatic actuators in automation.

Hydraulic actuators. Construction, principle of operation and basic properties of hydraulic actuators. Mathematical description of the properties of functional units and hydraulic systems. Supply, control and executive part of hydraulic systems. Graphic symbols of basic functional sets of hydraulic systems. Examples of the use of hydraulic actuators in automatics.

Electric actuators. Electrical machines used in automatics as actuators. Executive engine power supply systems. Position, speed and torque regulation in electric drive systems. DC and AC drives, brushless motors and stepper motors in automation.

Actuators in electrothermics. Examples of the use of electrical and electropneumatic actuators in automatics.

Application of executive devices in automatics. Control devices in automatic systems. Examples of automatic systems with pneumatic, hydraulic,electric and electropneumatic actuators.

Teaching methods

lecture: problem lecture, conventional lecture

laboratory: practical classes, laboratory exercises

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture - the pass condition is to obtain positive grades from written tests or oral conducted at least once a semester.

Laboratory - the condition for passing is obtaining positive grades from all laboratory exercises, foreseen under the laboratory program.

Components of the final grade = lecture: 50% + laboratory: 50%

Recommended reading

1. H. JANOCH. Actuators: Basics and Applications. Springer Science & Business Media, 2004

2. A. Parr. Hydraulics and Pneumatics: A Technician's and Engineer's Guide. Elsevier, 2013

3. M. Winston. Essential Hydraulics: Fluid Power - Basic. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

4. J. Fouladgar. Electrothermics. Wiley-ISTE, 2013

5. J. Hindmarsh, A. Renfrew. Electrical Machines and Drives. Elsevier, 1997

Further reading

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Modified by dr hab. inż. Wojciech Paszke, prof. UZ (last modification: 29-04-2020 11:40)