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 436-449 Manufacturing Control 2

Credit Points

7.1

Coordinator

Professor M.C. Good and Dr P. Milner

Prerequisites

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

Semester

2

Contact

24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials/practice classes

Subject Description

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.

Topics covered include; 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 one examination not exceeding three-hours



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