Course: PLC and Motion Control

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Course title PLC and Motion Control
Course code KAM/BPLCM
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horčic Václav, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminar topics by week of the semester: 1. Introduce VLAB Environment and SIMATIC Motion Controller 2. TIA Portal & Hardware Configuration 3. TIA Portal & Programming 4. Industrial Communication Fundamentals 5. HMI Basics and Applications 6. Overview of Drives and Motion Control 7. Single Axis Control : Simplified Motion Control with the 'LAxisCtrl' Library 8. Creating dynamic virtual electronic cams 9. SIMATIC Kinematics Integrator: Simplified Kinematics Control 10. Safety Applications with SIMATIC Fail-Safe Library and Simulation 11. Review and Final Project 12. Final Project 13. Final Project

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Skills training
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 34 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will gain knowledge in the field of using PLCs in drive control. Exercises will take place at student and technological workplaces in the industrial automation laboratory.
Students will gain knowledge and experience in the field of PLC motion control.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Creative work analysis, Self project defence

In order to pass subject, you must successfully complete and defend your final project. The teacher will inform the students of the specific requirements in the first week of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • ŠMEJKAL, Ladislav a MARTINÁSKOVÁ, Marie. PLC a automatizace. 1. díl, Základní pojmy, úvod do programování. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 1999. ISBN 80-86056-58-9.
  • ŠMEJKAL, Ladislav. PLC a automatizace. 2. díl, Sekvenční logické systémy a základy fuzzy logiky. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2005. ISBN 80-7300-087-3.


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