Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics, 30 cr
Type of the study module
Advanced Studies
Contact
Jose Martinez Lastra, Andrei Lobov
Learning Outcomes
| - | S/he has acquired knowledge in the field of industrial informatics in order to develop and manage large software-intensive automation systems. |
| - | S/he is able to identify and apply standards and technologies to vertically and horizontally integrate industrial system components considering mechanical, electrical and information interfaces. |
| - | The graduate has developed skills for selecting and applying knowledge languages and associated standards to model systems and in order to achieve automated reasoning at runtime. |
| - | The graduate is able to identify, model, program, control, optimize, validate, verify, orchestrate, choreograph and architect factory automation systems. Furthermore, s/he has acquired skills for integrating factory automation systems with building and energy automation systems in order to provide a holistic solution. |
| - | The graduated with major in Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics is capable to apply "system thinking" to: design, develop and integrate factory automation and information systems. |
Prerequisites
| Study block | Credit points | Mandatory/Advisable |
| 24 cr | Advisable | |
| 25 cr | Advisable | |
| 29 cr | Advisable |
Content
Compulsory courses
If MEI-21506 Systems Engineering in Factory Automation is done as a part of BSc studies, MEI-23106 is replaced with MEI-24306 or MEI-24406.
| Course | Credit points | Class |
| MEI-23106 Introduction to Industrial Informatics | 5 cr | IV |
| MEI-24026 Robot Modelling, Control and Programming | 4 cr | IV |
| MEI-24036 Discrete Automation Systems | 4 cr | IV |
| MEI-24046 Distributed Automation Systems Design | 5 cr | IV |
| MEI-24206 Factory Communication Systems | 6 cr | IV |
| Total | 24 cr |
Optional Compulsory Courses
Must be selected at least 6 credits of courses
| Course | Credit points | Class |
| MEI-24306 Advanced Course in Factory Communication Systems | 6 cr | IV |
| MEI-24406 Factory Information Systems | 6 cr | IV |
Complementary Courses
The courses listed here are the ones for Extended Major in Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics. The Extension of Major should be in total 30 cu. Twenty credit units are compulsory courses, while 10 cu should be received as optional compulsory courses that have to be selected from the non-basic courses from departments of TTI or TST faculties (courses starting with MEI, MOL, IHA, ASE, DEE, SGN, ELT or TIE.)
Please select at least 30 credits of courses
| Course | Credit points | Class |
| MEI-25006 Demo Factory | 6 cr | V |
| MEI-25016 Special Assignment in Factory Automation | 7 cr | V |
| MEI-25106 Special Assignment in Industrial Informatics | 7 cr | V |
Additional information
The module provides Fundamental, Professional, and Technological Skills in the multidisciplinary process of Designing, Developing, Deploying and Monitoring of Software-Intensive Automation Systems in Factories, with special attention to the Automatic Gathering, Processing, and Integration of Information from Sensors and Actuators to Enterprise Information Systems. The studies are targeting graduates who will work for any of the Automation Value Chain Stakeholders, including: providers of Run-Time packages, Devices and Automation Suppliers, Machine Builders, System Integrators, and End-users. The studies in addition to provide the student with knowledge on the latest emerging and disruptive technologies within the field, also present the latest societal challenges affecting the field such as the aging of the population, the need for energy efficient Factories, and the integration of Factories in the Future Smart Cities. Contact person for the study module is professor Jose L. Martinez Lastra.