Industrial Control (ME 308)

2021 Fall
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Mechatronics(ME)
3
6
Kemalettin Erbatur erbatur@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
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Formal lecture,Interactive lecture,Field work/field study/on-the-job,Laboratory,Other
Interactive,Communicative,Discussion based learning,Project based learning,Task based learning,Guided discovery,Simulation,Case Study
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CONTENT

This is an course that covers industrial control systems. The specific topics include: control systems architectures; transducers and actuators; communications in industrial control systems - industrial LANs; sequential control - programmable logic controllers; direct digital control and supervisory control; structures of SCADA systems; case studies.

OBJECTIVE

To provide the students with the foundations of modern industrial control in the machine automation context.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • List main types of industrial automation systems and industrial actuation and sensor systems
  • Identify the individual design steps in an industrial automation project.
  • Design automation systems with industrial control components.
  • Compare different industrial control strategies.
  • Draw wiring diagrams.
  • Program Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Industrial Robots
  • Develop Graphical User Interfaces
  • Work with industrial communication networks
  • Wire and instrument basic industrial sensors and actuators.
  • Develop skills to adapt industrial control components to their automation design.
  • Develop problem solving and planning skills and work effectively as part of a team

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 3

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 3

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 4

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 4

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 5


1. Possess sufficient knowledge of mathematics, science and program-specific engineering topics; use theoretical and applied knowledge of these areas in complex engineering problems. 4

2. Identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; choose and apply suitable analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. 3

3. Develop, choose and use modern techniques and tools that are needed for analysis and solution of complex problems faced in engineering applications; possess knowledge of standards used in engineering applications; use information technologies effectively. 4

4. Have the ability to design a complex system, process, instrument or a product under realistic constraints and conditions, with the goal of fulfilling specified needs; apply modern design techniques for this purpose. 5

5. Design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results to investigate complex engineering problems or program-specific research areas. 4

6. Possess knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness on innovation; knowledge of sustainable development. 3

7. Possess knowledge of impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, health and societal context; knowledge of contemporary issues; awareness on legal outcomes of engineering solutions; knowledge of behavior according to ethical principles, understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. 2

8. Have the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions. 4


1. Applying fundamental and advanced knowledge of natural sciences as well as engineering principles to develop and design new materials and establish the relation between internal structure and physical properties using experimental, computational and theoretical tools. 1

2. Merging the existing knowledge on physical properties, design limits and fabrication methods in materials selection for a particular application or to resolve material performance related problems. 1

3. Predicting and understanding the behavior of a material under use in a specific environment knowing the internal structure or vice versa. 1


1. Familiarity with concepts in statistics and optimization, knowledge in basic differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, complex variables, multi-variable calculus, as well as physics and computer science, and ability to use this knowledge in modeling, design and analysis of complex dynamical systems containing hardware and software components. 2

2. Ability to work in design, implementation and integration of engineering applications, such as electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, control and computer systems that contain software and hardware components, including sensors, actuators and controllers. 5


1. Formulate and analyze problems in complex manufacturing and service systems by comprehending and applying the basic tools of industrial engineering such as modeling and optimization, stochastics, statistics. 1

2. Design and develop appropriate analytical solution strategies for problems in integrated production and service systems involving human capital, materials, information, equipment, and energy. 1

3. Implement solution strategies on a computer platform for decision-support purposes by employing effective computational and experimental tools. 1

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 30
Midterm 25
Assignment 6
Individual Project 28
Written Report 6
Homework 5

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Readings

Pdf documents related to Siemens S7 300 PLC's

Optional Readings

Title: Automated Manufacturing Systems
Author: S. Brian Morriss
Year: 1994
Publisher: Mc Graw Hill

Title: Automation Systems for Control and Data Acquisition
Author: Lawrence T. Amy
Year: 1992
Publisher: ISA (Instrument Society of America)
Series: Resources for Measurement and Control Series

Title: Practical Process Control
Author: A. M. Seal
Year: 1998
Publisher: Arnold

Hans Berger, Munich, Automating with SIMATIC, Publicis MCD Verlag, Munich
Lawrence T. Amy, Automation Systems for Control and Data Acquisition, ISA