Course Catalog 2006-2007

TTE-5416 AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, 2 cr
Automation Technologies for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

Courses persons responsible
Jose Martinez Lastra

Lecturers
Jose Martinez Lastra
Armando W. Colombo

Objectives
One of the significant challenges for current and future manufacturing systems is that of providing rapid reconfigurability in order to evolve and adapt to mass customization. This challenge is aggravated if new types of processes and components are introduced. The objective of the course is to provide in-depth knowledge on new automation technologies for solving the mentioned problems.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Formal specification of flexible production systems applying High-Level Petri Nets       
2. Intelligent supervisory systems       
3. Industrial applications of multi-agent systems for manufacturing control       

Requirements for completing the course
To complete and pass the set of assignments

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is passed / failed

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    The course is offered for students enrolled in the final years of the M.Sc. degree programme having Factory Automation as Major OR for doctoral students of the Departments of Automation, and Mechanical Engineering

    Remarks

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moddle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 20 %
    - Distance learning: 80 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 0 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 56
    Assignments 40
    Total sum 96

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    Last modified 27.03.2007
    Modified byNina Suni