Basics of Automation Technology (3cr)

Objective

The students understand the significance of automation for industry and know the various levels of automation applications in an industrial plant. They know the operating principles applied in control technology and can design and implement a simple control system utilizing typical hardware structures, connection and data transfer solutions, and programming tools.

Content

Common industrial automation systems, e.g. programmable logics, control rooms, decentralized automation systems, PC-based systems, programming tools used in automation applications.

Qualifications

Basics of mathematics, physics, digital technology, and electrical engineering

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assignments and laboratory work