IELM 110: Computing in industrial applications (Spring 2011)

Lecture venue: Rm3412

Instructor: Dr Richard H.Y. So (Office: Rm5541)
TAs are:   WANG Chenjie (Ext. 8962)        TANG Guohua (Ext. 8963).

Learning should be FUN! If you have any idea to make the course
more interesting, please let me know.

Last updated on 20 May 2011 10:20.

[20 May 2011 10:23] Exercise 6 and its suggested answers have been posted. Click here to download last year's final. If you send me your solution on or before 23 May (Mon), I will give you comments.

Examples of good class participation

[If you think you have participated well and I have forgotten to mention your example, please let me know ASAP and within 2 days.]

On Wed 11 May2011: Jackson, April, Gordon and Gerg voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Sat 7 May 2011: Fanny CHAN, CHENG Wai Man, Ye Hur, Janet, Stephen, Pak Yu, Jackson, Wilson HO, Yan, Gary, Gordon, Apinun, YH NG, Greg, Jonathan, Vincent, Alex, Victor, SH Tsoi, SW Yip, and April went to the voluntary company visit. [Henri and CHUI Po Man sent their apology for missing the visit because of a medical appoint and sick leave]
On Wed 4 May 2011: Yan, YuHer, Gordon and Heri voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 27 April 2011: Yan, Gordon, stephen, Janet, Ye Hur, Henri and Jackson voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 20 April 11: April, Henry, Jonathan, Iris, and Pak Yu voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 30 Mar 11: Ye Hur, Victor, April and Eric voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 16 Mar 11: Stephen, Eric, April, Greg and Alex voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 9 Mar 11: Gary, Henri, Jackson and Apinun voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 2 Mar 11: Greg emailed me about two dead links in the course Wed site. They have been fixed now.
On Wed 2 Mar 11: April, Victor, Jackson, Pak Yu, Gary, Henri, and Gordon voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 23 Feb 11: Apinun, Yan, Gary, Ye Hur, Greg, Bowen, Steven, Johnathan, Victor, Jackson, Gordon, Alex, Pak Yu, Henri, Fanny, April, Iris and Janet voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 16 Feb 11: Jackson, Alex, Emily, Henri, Gary, Vector, Steve, Janet and April voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.
On Wed 9 Feb 11: Stephen, Victor, Ye Hur, Gary, Pak Yu, Jackson, Henri, and Apinun voluntarily asked or answered questions in class.

Examples of good lab participation
In the RFID demo, Ye Hur and Apinun did very well. They did over and above what the TA has shown them.

In Lab4, Group 3 and 4 came well prepared.

In Lab3: PANG Yik Hang, ZHANG Yi, CHENG Wai Man and TAM Chun Ho worked together and performed actively. With the TA's suggestions, they tried different methods to build their protection system. Well done!

In Lab2: PANG, Yik Hang; ZHANG, Yi; KWOK, Kei Yuen Gary; Chan Wing Sze; CHUI, Po Man; and HO, Pui Wing Jackson came to the lab prepared. Well done.

In Lab1: CHEONG Ye Hur, Apinun NARKHAN, KWOK Kei Yuen, CHAN Wing Sze, CHOW Yuen Ching, and TANG Kam Piu conducted the lab very carefully. Well done.

In Lab1: TSOI Sze Hung also conducted the lab very carefully even though he had to work alone. Well done.

Reading Material: Lecture notes - a specially designed Web-book for IELM110
Syllabus: last updated on 9 Feb 2011

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Automation
     Appendix to Switch and Relay
     Summary of the lecture on 'Introduction to Automation
     Exercise One on 'Introduction to Automation'   [ Suggested Answers]

Chapter 2 - Pneumatic Actuation
     Appendix to Pneumatic Actuation
     Summary of the lecture on 'Pneumatic Controls
     Exercise Two on 'Pneumatic Controls   [ Suggested Answers]

Chapter 3 - Sensors, transducers & transceivers
     Appendix to Sensors, Tranducers, & Transceivers
     Summary of the lecture on 'Sensors'
     Exercise Three on 'Sensors'   [ Suggested Answers]

Chapter 4 - Ladder Logic & PLC
     Appendix to PLC controlled systems
     Summary of the lecture on 'PLC controls'
     Exercise Four on 'PLC Controls'   [ Suggested Answers]

----- Mid-term (scheduled on Thu 31 March at 4:30pm ) -----

Chapter 5 - Electro-magnetic Actuation
     Appendix to Motor Controls
     Summary of the lecture on 'Motor Controls'
     Exercise Five on 'Motor Controls'   [ Suggested Answers]

Chapter 6 - Analogue, Digital, & Microprocessor control
     Summary of the lecture on 'Analogue, Digital, & Microprocessor control'
     Exercise Six on 'Analogue, Digital, and Micro-processor Controls'   [ Suggested Answers]

Assignments
Assignment One [Deadline: Wed 2 March 2011 BEFORE the class starts at 9:00am]
Assignment two [As spoken in class on 20 April, the assignment will be on iPhone but there will still be a RFID demo on Thu 28 April.]

Background Reading & Relevant Web sites
Software tools to visualize magnetic flux flow.
Variable Frequency Drive to control the speed of an AC motor
Using a PLC or MCU to (digitally) control the speed of an AC motor
Using analogue ICs to control the speed of an AC motor
How a common 3 pole DC motor works @ solarbotics.net/
Homepage for Octopus Cards
Octopus cards use Sony's Felica smart cards.
Homepage for Felica smart cards from SONY
Data sheet of Octopus Card. It contains an 8-bit processor with 2.4K or 4K memory
Homepage for Lego Mindstorm series
Homepage on Pneumatic Cylinders
Web catalogue for FARNELL Industrial Control Components
Homepage for RS Components Ltd
MP3 player has a CPU
Web catalogue for RS Electronics Control Components
Homepage on sensor systems for domestics uses
    Homepage on personal emergency response systems
    Homepage on Residential & commercial security & automation
Home page contains tutorial on 8255 PPI (by Boondog Automation)
Home Page for Aibo - the Smart Toy Dog 3rd generation smart toy - aibo

Home Page for RSA Public Key Encryption algorithm

Voluntary Company Visits [Sat 7 May AM, 9:30am, gather outside the MTRC Tung Chung Station ExitB, Next to DeliFrance]
Visit to the Automatic Storage and Retrival System
at the HK Air Cargo Terminals Ltd.
(Super-Terminal One)
.




Lab Instructions [Labs should be FUN!!]
Please download the instructions
and read them before the corresponding lab sessions

Lab venue: the new IA lab at 4/F., Rm 4223
Lab#1: design & build a pneumatic control door
Lab#2: design & build an automatic door with safety sensor
Lab#3&4: Mission Impossible - design, build, & neutralize an anti-thief system
Lab#5: first exercise with Programmable Logic Controller
Lab#6&7: design & build a PLC-based automatic material selecter
Lab#8&9: design & build a PLC-based traffic light

Lab schedule and lab grading are maintained by the TAs.
[ Click to view rules for lab sessions. ]
[ Click to view lab grouping and grades]
Queries concerning the lab schedule should be sent to WANG Chenjie


rhyso@ust.hk

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