The subject of Automatism and Control will foster the competences to:

GENERAL COMPETENCES

1. Problem solving, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning.

2. Search for information and bibliographic resources, and make use of such information.

3. to work in multidisciplinary teams.



SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

1. Fundamentals of automation and control systems (modeling and design).

2. Know the main elements of the automation pyramid.

3. Know the main elements of control systems.

4. Recognize the different types of systems present in industrial processes.

5. Understand the operation of control systems.

Part 1: Automation

Theoretical topics:

- Introduction to automation and programmable logic controllers.

- Binary representation and Boole’s algebra.

- Combinational systems.

- Sequential systems.

- Timers.

- Counters.

- Comparators and mathematical operations.

- Registers: displacement and rotation, logical operations and arithmetic operations.

Practical topics:

- Introduction to the Siemens platform.

- Combinational systems (Karnaugh).

- Combinational systems (Quine-McCluskey).

- Sequential systems.

- Timers and comparators.

- Counters.



Part 2: Automatic control

Theoretical topics:

- Introduction to Automatic Control Systems.

- Systems model: differential equations.

- Laplace transform and inverse Laplace transform.

- System Model: External Description.

- Transient Regime Analysis: 1st and 2nd order systems.

- Stability of Systems.

- Analysis of Permanent Regime and Disturbances.

- PID Controllers.

- Computer as a control element.

Practical topics:

- Introduction to System Modeling with Matlab.

- Transfer function and Systems Modelling with Simulink.

- Transient Analysis of 1st and 2nd Order Systems.

- Permanent Regime Analysis.

- PID Controller.

Time distribution of the subject is the same for all the engineering degrees that coexist: Double Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Management and Administration, Double Degree in Mechanical Engineering + Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering, Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering and Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering.



The course includes 2 fundamental parts:

1. Automatisms

It will be dedicated 2 hours of theory per week for 7 weeks, and 2 hours of practice per week for 10 weeks.

2. Automatic control

It will be dedicated 2 hours of theory per week for 8 weeks, and 2 hours of practice per week for 5 weeks.

The practices are mandatory and in those cases that do not do them must take a practice exam upon request, before the final examination.

If at least 50% of the internships are not performed, or if there is no request for written exam of the practices, the student will be considered as not presented in the subject, as well as if having attended to more than 50%, he/she submits a written resignation to the professor, 10 days before the examination.



The final exam will take place in May. It will consist of two parts one on Automatisms and the other on Control. Each part will be scored out of 10, being necessary to obtain a minimum of 3.5 in each part in order to be eligible for the qualification of the laboratory practices.

The final grade will be:

30% obtained in the Automatisms part (up to 3 points) and 20% obtained in the Automatisms practices, where the competence of the group work will be evaluated (up to 2 points). 30% obtained in the Control part and 10% obtained in the Control practices, where the competence of the problem solving will be evaluated (up to 1 point) and 10% obtained in knowledge evaluations through tests or development of the proposed theory (up to 1 point).



That is, it will be calculated according to the following mathematical operation:

(Note in Automatisms part of the exam) X 0.3 + (Note of the Automatisms laboratory practices) X 0.2 + (Note in the Control part of the exam) X 0.3 + (Note of Control laboratory practices) X 0.1 y (Note of the tests of knowledge obtained in Control) X 0.1



If a 3.5 is not obtained in each part of the exam, the subject will be failed and the final grade will be the sum of those obtained in the exams, divided by two and multiplied by 0.6, without being able to add the scores of the practices.

The teaching materials will be made available to students through the eGela platform or the teacher's web page.

Basic bibliography

Automatisms

- Balcells J. y Romeral J.L. “Autómatas Programables”. Editorial Marcombo.

- Barrientos A. y Gambao E. “Sistemas de Producción Automatizados”. Editorial Dextra.



Automatic Control

- K. Ogata. “Ingeniería de Control Moderna”. Editorial Pearson Prentice Hall.

- Tapia A. y Florez, J. “Erregulazio Automatikoa”. Editorial Elhuyar. (https://www.elhuyar.eus/sites/default/files/pd/76e3b23b82bdd9d391fc7fb802a6b019262eb516.pdf)

In-depth bibliography

Automatisms
- Bolton W. “Programmable Logic Controllers”. Editorial Elsevier, cuarta edición.
- Lorite Godoy J.A., Montoro Tirados S., Romera Ramirez J.P. “Automatización. Problemas Resueltos Con Autómatas Programables”. Editorial Paraninfo.
- Berger,H. “Automating with Simatic S7-1500 : Configuring, Programming and Testing with Step 7 Professional”. Publicis Publishing: Erlangen.

Automatic Control
- Rubio Sánchez J.L. “Problemas de automatización industrial”. Editorial: Centro de Estudios Financieros.
- Ogata K. “Problemas de Ingeniería de Control utilizando Matlab.” Editorial: Prentice Hall.

Journals

- Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial. http://riai.isa.upv.es/
This is an open access journal that has a wide range of articles on the subject.

- Automatica. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/automatica/
This is an open access journal that is a means of dissemination in this area.