IET 406: Industrial Automation
Course Project (10 points)
Pick one for your Course project
Topic 1: RFID in Industry Topic 2: Industrial Automation
Here is an example of what a project should contain (example: Industrial automation):
· Introduction: (What is automation? Advantages of Automated Process)
· Automated Process description
(Suppose an automated system is used to generate a product with specific shape. Assume a robot is used to load and unload the work unit and complete the work cycle of Operation:
Identify the operational steps of the work cycle
Identify activities and process parameters for each step of the operation.
· General Process Analysis
Hints:
Reasons why decision-making is required in a programmed work cycle?
Difference between a closed-loop control system and an open-loop control system? Safety monitoring in an automated system?
Identify the five levels of automation in a production plant.
· Disadvantages of Automated Process
Hints:
Disadvantages of automated process
What is e
or detection and recovery in an automated system? Name three of the four possible strategies in e
or recovery.
· Conclusion Hint: your understanding /perception.