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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-449 Manufacturing Control 2

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Professor M.C. Good and Dr P. Milner

Prerequisite/s:

436-343 Manufacturing Control 1 or 436-305 Data Acquisition and Control or equivalent

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials/practice classes

Objectives:

On completion of the subject, students should:

  • comprehend the application of computers in manufacturing systems,

  • have knowledge of alternative software procedures,

  • understand the value of integrated manufacturing systems,

  • identify systems and their interactions through knowledge of the concepts, and

  • have gained experience in applying control concepts through case studies.

Content:

Machine tool drives and their control: design considerations, performance criteria, feedback compensation, mathematical modelling, computer control. Manufacturing systems: flexible manufacturing, computer integrated manufacturing, hierarchical control, interfaces with CAD systems.

Assessment:

Assignments and class presentations to the equivalent of 20 pages and a two-hour examination at the end of semester.
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