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ME3242 Automation

By A/Ps CL TEO and GS HONG

CONTROL & Mechatronics Group
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Rm:E2-02-26 (CL TEO) EA-05-24 (GS HONG)

email: mpeteocl@nus.edu.sg , mpehgs@nus.edu.sg

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Module Learning Outcome

Have a good appreciation of practical industrial

pneumatic and electromechanical logic
components.
Able to read and understand pneumatic circuits and
electromechanical ladder diagrams.
Able to design and implement such circuits for
sequencing problem.
Explain major functions of a programmable logic
controller.
Able to program a PLC.

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ME 3242 Industrial Automation

Reference Text
D. Pessen, Industrial Automation, John Wiley, 1989
F.D. Petruzella, Programmable Logic Controllers, 2005

Lectures: (ME3242)
Tuesday 1000-1200 LT6
Thursday 1100-1200 LT5

Examination
- Saturday 2 Dec 2017, 1pm

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Course Outline
Introduction
Boolean Algebra
Switching Elements
Design of Sequential Control Systems
Purely Pneumatic Circuits
Systems with Random Inputs
Programmable Logic Controllers

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Assessments

Examination 70%
Lab Assignment 10% + 10% + 10%

Lab Experiments:
Lab 1: Electromechanical Circuit
Lab 2: Pneumatics Circuit
Lab 3: PLC programming
Will be scheduled after mid-term Break.

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Industrial Automation Example I

C D

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Industrial Automation Example I

Cans
Counter
Cyl D with Cyl C with
Limit
suction pads suction pads
Switch
Cyl B

Cyl A

Cyl E

Paper stack Box

B+A+A-B-B+A+A-B-B+A+A-B-B+A+A-E+C+VC+C-E-C+VC-C-B-
D+VD-D- D+VD+D-

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Industrial Automation Summary I

Industrial automation involves, given an automation

process, .
Breaks down the process into various tasks
For each task, analyze on the types of actions needed to
accomplish the task
Arrange these action in a sequential manner

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Industrial Automation Summary II

For a given automation task, it involves:

Actuators to activate the corresponding action in the task
Electromechanical actuators
Pneumatics and hydraulic actuators
Sensors to ensure completion of activation
Limit switches
Pneumatics switches
Systematic approach to ensure each action is activated in a
desired order.
Boolean Algebra
Huffman Method
Cascade Method
PLC

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The End

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