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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
MEI-56006

Production Automation Planning, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Course code
MEI-56006
Language of instruction
English
Academic year
2020–2021
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jyrki Latokartano
Responsible teacher:
Eeva Järvenpää
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Core content
  • Production automation devices for material handling and storage such as industrial robots, feeders and conveyors. Implementation of such devices in production automation. Safety in production automation.
  • Production line layout design. Basic design principles of a production automation system.
Complementary knowledge
  • Additional automation devices like sensors, machine vision, actuators and control systems.
  • Selecting the right devices for a effective production system for a given automaton task.
Specialist knowledge
  • Production cell and line control.
  • Selecting the optimal components for an effective and economical automation system.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
In order to pass the course: - Project work - Exercises and lecture questions - Exam
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

02.09.2020 02.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)

Independent study

No scheduled teaching

Exam

No scheduled teaching