KURSPLAN
Automation - möjligheter och utmaningar, 5 högskolepoäng
Automation - Possibilities and Challenges, 5 credits
Kursplan för studenter höst 2020
Kurskod: TAUR20
Fastställd av: VD 2020-03-01
Reviderad av: 2020-04-02
Gäller fr.o.m.: 2020-08-01
Version: 2
Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå
Utbildningsområde: Tekniska området
Ämnesgrupp: MT1
Fördjupning: A1N
Huvudområde: Produktionssystem

Lärandemål

After a successful course, the student shall

Kunskap och förståelse

- demonstrate comprehension of common characteristics and challenges of automation in production
- display knowledge of different types of automation solutions including emerging technologies
- display knowledge of how production development and automation solutions interact for an efficient production system

Färdighet och förmåga

- demonstrate the ability to analyze production tasks applicable for automation
- demonstrate the ability to design conceptual automation solutions

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

- demonstrate the ability to reflect upon challenges and opportunities with implementation of automation solutions in production systems

Innehåll

Within the area of increasing automation solutions in production systems there are several challenges as well as opportunities in order to manage to select, develop or order an efficient, flexible and supportive automation solution. In the course different types of automation strategies and possibilities are explored and related to flexibility, cost efficiency and flexibility.

The course includes the following elements:
- Introduction to different automation solutions, e.g dedicated versus flexible, robot or single axis movements, definition, grippers
- Selection of tasks possible to automate
- Technologies within automation, e.g. sensors, gripping technologies, …
- Conceptual design of automation task
- Benchmarking automation technologies

Undervisningsformer

Lectures, seminars, and exercises.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Förkunskapskrav

The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree (ie. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management or Civil Engineering or equivalent, and 15 credits Mathematics. English Language requirements corresponding to English 6 in the Swedish upper secondary school (or the equivalent). The applicant must also have 1 year of qualified work experience. It is possible to apply for exemption from a bachelor's degree and 15 credits Mathematics if the applicant has at least 5 years of qualified work experience.

Examination och betyg

Kursen bedöms med betygen Underkänd eller Godkänd.

The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.

Poängregistrering av examinationen för kursen sker enligt följande system:
ExaminationsmomentOmfattningBetyg
Övningsuppgift2 hpU/G
Seminarier3 hpU/G

Kurslitteratur

The literature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.

Title: Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (3rd Edition)
Author: Mikell P.Groover
Publisher: Pearson Education - Prentice Hall International
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-207073-7
ISBN-10: 0-13-207073-1

Other course material will be provided during the course.