Brock University · IENG 3P12

Principles of Automation and Robotics

Official title : Automation and Robotics Principles of

Credits : 0.5Reference year : 2024-25

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Description

Automation and Robotics Principles of digital controller systems including their architecture, interfacing, communication, interrupts, and power management. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and PLC programming languages. Human-machine interfaces (HMIs). Parameter tuning in industrial feedback control systems. Modelling, path planning, and programming of industrial robots. Safety and ethical considerations in automation. Operating principles of a manipulator, actuators, non-industrial applications of robots, purpose of a layered system for robot programming, major categories of robot programming, robot vision, simulation used in industry, and characteristics of DSSP in Microsoft Robotics Studio. Lectures, 3 hours per week; labs, 2 hours per week. Restriction: open to BEng majors. Prerequisite(s): IENG 2P12 . Corequisite(s): IENG 3P11 . Note: completing a mini-project in conjunction with IENG 3P11 Applied Machine Learning is required.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): IENG 2P12 .

Conditions and arrangements

  • Restriction: open to BEng majors.
  • Prerequisite(s): IENG 2P12 .
  • Corequisite(s): IENG 3P11 .
  • Note: completing a mini-project in conjunction with IENG 3P11 Applied Machine Learning is required.
Reference text in its original language

Automation and Robotics Principles of digital controller systems including their architecture, interfacing, communication, interrupts, and power management. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and PLC programming languages. Human-machine interfaces (HMIs). Parameter tuning in industrial feedback control systems. Modelling, path planning, and programming of industrial robots. Safety and ethical considerations in automation. Operating principles of a manipulator, actuators, non-industrial applications of robots, purpose of a layered system for robot programming, major categories of robot programming, robot vision, simulation used in industry, and characteristics of DSSP in Microsoft Robotics Studio. Lectures, 3 hours per week; labs, 2 hours per week. Restriction: open to BEng majors. Prerequisite(s): IENG 2P12 . Corequisite(s): IENG 3P11 . Note: completing a mini-project in conjunction with IENG 3P11 Applied Machine Learning is required.

  • Prerequisite(s): IENG 2P12 .
  • Restriction: open to BEng majors.
  • Corequisite(s): IENG 3P11 .
  • Note: completing a mini-project in conjunction with IENG 3P11 Applied Machine Learning is required.

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