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~ ~ 6 1 Automation 4 and Machining
No. of hours per week: two hours
Assessment: examination and assignments
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to develop an understanding of machining
technology and conventional automation and also the
relationships between these technologies and advanced
manufacturing technology.
Rationales for automation. Review of conventional automation
in machining.
Approaches to conventional automation - pneumatic,
hydraulic, electric, electronic, hybrid systems.
Machining technology: Machine costs and time estimates,
economics of machining, including computer techniques: tool
life, effects of parameters including depth, feed, cutting force,
tool geometry, temperature, cutting fluids; single and multiple
cuts. Establishing cutting conditions and work holding
locations.
References
Arrnarego, E.J.A. and Brown, R.H. The Machining of Metals.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, 1969
Boothroyd, G. Fundamentals of Metal Machining. London, Edward
Arnold, 1965
Groover, M.P. Automation, Production Systems, and Computer
Integrated Manufacturinq. 2nd edn, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice
~ ~ 6 1 Manufacturing 5
Automation
No. of hours per week: two hours
Assessment: examination, assignments and
laboratory reports
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to develop an understanding of aspects of
numerical control and its relationships with other advanced
manufacturing technologies.
Numerical control - comparisons with conventional
automatics in machining. Types of control - NC, CNC, DNC,
DDNC. Open and closed loop systems. Adaptive control.
Multiple axis machine systems, profile cutting, applications in
various industry types.
NC part programming. Manual part programming methods,
computer assisted part programming. Postprocessors. The APT
language.
Economics of NC.
Introduction to automated assembly.
Laboratoiy sessions: NC milling, NC turning, CATINNC
programming, postprocessing and link.
Textbook
Groover, M.P. Automation, Production Systems, and Computer
lntegrated Manufacturing. 2nd edn, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-
Hall. 1987
~ ~ 6 1Manufacturing 6
Automation
No. of hours per week: two hours
Assessment: examination, assignments and
laboratory reports
Subject aims and description
The subject is intended to provide an understanding of the use
of automation and expert systems in manufacturing.
Flow lines and flow line balancing: transfer mechanisms,
analysis of flow lines, flow line balancing, computer
simulation of flow lines.
Flexible automation: programmable logic controllers (PLC),
robots and their applications, automated guided vehicles
(AGV). Automated warehousing.
Automated inspection systems - coordinate measurement
machines (CMM).
Expert and knowledge based systems: discussion of relevance
and characteristics of expertlknowledge based systems.
Laboratory: practical work relating to programming coordinate
measurement machines (CMM). .-. ~roaramrnable - loaic -
controllers (PLC) and industrial robots.
References
Groover, M.P. Automation, Production Systems and Computer
lntegrated Manufacturing. 2nd edn, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall,
1987
Malcolm, D.R. Robotics: An Introduction. 2nd edn, Boston, Mass., PWS
Kent Publishing Co., 1988
Further references will be supplied by the lecturer.
~ ~ 6 1Introduction 7
to Computer
Integrated Manufacture
No. of hours per week: two hours
Assessment: assignments and examination
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to provide the student with an appreciation
of the breadth of computer integrated manufacturing - as
such, it establishes the context for all other subjects taken in
completing the course.
Computer aided design (CAD): application of computers in
engineering design.
Computer aided manufacture (CAM): the role of numerical
control (NC) in CAM, CNC, DNC, manufacturing planning and
control systems - MRP, MRPII, CAPP and shop floor control
systems.
Group technology and flexible manufacturing: application of
group technology in cellular type flexible manufacturing,
definition of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) and
discussion of various aspects of flexibility.
Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM): definitions,
integration of elements of CIM via common data bases, data
base management systems, relationship between FMS and
CIM.
Reference
Groover, M.P. Automation, Production Systems, and Computer
lntegrated Manufacturing. 2nd edn, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice
Hall, 1987
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