Software design for industrial automation
The course aims to understand how industrial automation systems work and the role of software in factory floor operations.
Facts
Target audience:
Engineers and system developers
Prerequisites:
None
Scope:
The course is given over 5 weeks and requires an expected workload of 60 to 80 hours.
Course start:
Agreed upon purchase of the course
Location:
Online course via the learning platform Canvas
Language:
English
Price:
The course is run on a contract basis and is subject to a fee. Please contact us for more information.
About the course
The course is designed to use the pedagogical method "learn by doing". There will not be traditional lectures, instead there will be curated learning materials distributed in advance, such as videos, reading articles. There will also be movies showing how to program PLCs using small real-world examples. As part of the student work, you will complete 1 quiz and 3 practical tasks, where you will program a simple automation system by programming PLCs. The course is fully online with optional weekly meetings (office hours) that you can attend to clarify issues.
After completing the course, participants/students should be able to
- Identify the challenges in the design and development of software for industrial automation.
- Identify the role of software in industrial automation.
- Develop simple applications for industrial automation control using structured text and step logic.
- Design a simple control software using state machine based design and implement this design using structured text/ladder logic.
- Justify the need to adopt Industry 4.0 as the future of industrial automation.
Teacher
Valeriy Vyatkin, Professor, Head of Department
Expression of interest
- Register your interest
Registering your interest is not binding. The course starts when enough people have registered their interest.
Contact us
LTU Professional Education uppdragsutbildning@ltu.se
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