Automation 1
2022/2023- Purpose and learning objectives
Case 4 with the sub title Automation is an assignment covering the core area Automation (AU) from the PRT curriculum.
Knowledge
You are hired in as an external consultant to optimize the existing manual production line to make it more profitable with high performance and flexibility. Your main task is to design, update and choosing the right automation solution and programmer it. The solution must be stable, economic and adaptable to existing production lineThe student will gain knowledge about:
Skills
the practice of the profession and the subject area as well as key applied theory and methods, including:
o control terminology, theories and methods used in automation
o item structure in relation to automated production.
practice and key applied theories as well as the profession’s use of theories and methods, including:
o use of pneumatics and hydraulics
o commonly used electronic control solutions
o mechanical components applied in pneumatics and hydraulics
o simple control circuits.The student will get the skills to:
apply the key methodologies and tools of the subject area as well as the skills associated with employment in the industry, including:
o preparation of specifications for use - Type of instruction
Lectures and exercises.
- Exam
The learning outcomes of the exam are identical with the learning outcomes of the subject(s)/modul(es)
Exam in one or more subjectsSubject/module is tested standaloneType of examWritten examinationType of assignmentMultiple choice examIndividual exam or group examIndividualExam languagesDanish (Norwegian/Swedish)Type of evaluation7-point grading scaleExaminersInternal censure
In the subject Automation 1 you will receive 26 hours of instruction, which corresponds to 35 lessons (1 lesson = 45 min.) and 32% of your total workload for the subject.
The teaching primarily consists of the following activities: internal lecturers, exercises.
The preparation primarily consists of the following activities: reading your own notes.
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*KEA can deviate from the number of hours if this is justified by special circumstances