Course syllabus for Logic control project

Course syllabus adopted 2020-02-05 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameStyrprojekt
  • CodeLEU076
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTIMEL
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyAutomation and Mechatronics Engineering
  • DepartmentELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 67112
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0114 Project 7.5 c
Grading: UG		 7.5 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

The courses LEU432 Introduction to computer engineering and LEU471 Electrical circuits, or equivalent competence.

Aim

The aim of this course is to give the student knowledge about methods and equipment for binary control of processes and machines. The main part of the course is a work in project form where the students starts from a function specification and continue with designing, troubleshooting and testing a construction of some cooperating hardware and software components. In the end of the project the students get exercise in presentation and report writing.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • work in a group to plan and realize a joint project.
  • present logic solutions for two different types of controllers, programmable logic controller and microcontroller.
  • manage program environments and design control programs for this equipment.
  • design components and circuit diagrams and realise the electric circuits.
  • find errors and verify the function.
  • write a well structured report.
  • present discipline-specific content verbally.

Content

  • Project planning and project realization.
  • Basic structure of control, regulating and monitoring system.
  • Structure, function and programming the microcontroller (MCU) and programmable logic controllers (PLC).
  • Orientation of some sensors and actuators for binary control and design and dimensioning of signaling adaptation between these and the control electronics.
  • Based on the functional descriptions formulate control conditions based on basic logical functions, memory, time and counter functions.
  • Transfer of sequential control specifications to function charts (Grafcet).
  • Realization of control functions with PLC and MCU. Task complexity typically involves extensive troubleshooting, and functional tests.
  • The language training part of the course includes written and oral assignments geared towards report writing and project documentation, strategies for effective communication and oral presentation skills.
  • The written exercises take a process-oriented approach to writing which means that the text is written in several steps, and that peer response work and individual reflection are important tools for developing the text.

Organisation

The main part of the course consists of a project which is carried out in groups of students in which, starting from a specification, different types of control equipment shall be made to interact and control a mechanical process. Each project has about 40 hours of mandatory equipped laboratory with the possibility of tutoring. A set of lectures (14 hours) given in thr first half of the course provides the basis for the planning and implementation of the project assignment. The course concludes with a written report and oral presentation of the project. The lagnuage training part of the course is organised in mandatory seminars and workshops.

Literature

Course compendia and other material are distributed on the course website.

Examination including compulsory elements

Attendance and active participation in mandatory parts. Approved completion of project, passed oral and written report of the project work and passed a written test that is posted halfway through the project. All laboratory lessons are supervised and observed by an examining teacher. The language training part requires active participation and passed oral and written assignments connected to the project.
Compulsory written test.
Grading pass/fail.