COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Automation | MTE 432 | Fall | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Unit: | Department of Mechatronics Engineering |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to provide students with fundamental knowledge of industrial control systems and their applications in industry. |
| Course Contents: | This course focuses on understanding the structure and nature of industrial control and automation problems while equipping students with skills applicable to industrial systems. Students gain competence in process modeling, sensor and actuator technologies, PLC-based automation, and the architecture and design of control systems. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | The course will be conducted in two main parts: lectures and laboratory sessions. In lectures, theoretical foundations such as the structure of industrial control and automation systems, process modeling, control system architecture, and the operating principles of PLCs will be covered. In laboratory sessions, students will perform hands-on applications involving electro-pneumatic systems controlled via PLCs, industrial control design, control of asynchronous motors (including bidirectional control and star–delta starting), and timer/counter implementations. Projects will be executed using SIEMENS S7-1200 PLCs and SIEMENS SIMATIC / TIA PORTAL software environments. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Industrial Control and PLC Overview | |
| 2 | Programmable Logic Controllers: General Structure, Input and Output Units | |
| 3 | Programming Languages and Example Programs | |
| 4 | Technical Specifications of SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC and Memory Types | |
| 5 | Basic Operations with S7-1200 PLC | |
| 6 | Timing, Counting, and Comparison Operations | |
| 7 | Mathematical Functions | |
| 8 | Control of Asynchronous Motors: Bidirectional Control and Star–Delta Starting | |
| 9 | Control and Sensing Elements | |
| 10 | Timer and Counter Applications | |
| 11 | Design Methods and Combinational Circuits | |
| 12 | Sequential Circuits and Implementation with State Transition Diagrams | |
| 13 | Interrupt-Based Operation | |
| 14 | PID Control Applications |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| 1) Industrial Automation with PLC Salman Kurtulan,. Birsen Yayınevi, 2017 2) Industrial Control Mehmet Emin Aydınyüz, Salih Zeki Taşçı, Kurtiş Matbaacılık 3) Industrial Control Electronics T.L.M.Bartelt, Delmar Learning |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
| SIEMENS SIMATIC (available software) SIEMENS TIA PORTAL (license required) |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | - |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes | 2 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total: | 20 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Homework Assigments | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 127 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
| # | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 |
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| LO5 |
Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High