A cost-effective approach for the development of an integrated PC-PLC-robot system for industrial engineering education

Chung, Christopher A.

doi:10.1109/13.728266

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“…One possible way of providing students with a real industry-like experience consists of using PLC-based developing platforms. In (Chung 1998), Chung presented a costeffective approach for the development of an integrated PC-PLC-Robot system for industrial engineering education. This work shows that even though many universities do not have the financial resources to acquire state-of-the-art manufacturing systems, they can still provide their students with an adequate and effective integration training with existing equipment.…”

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Recycling A Discarded Robotic Arm For Automation Engineering Education

Sanfilippo¹,

Osen²,

Alaliyat³

2014

ECMS 2014 Proceedings Edited By: Flaminio Squazzoni, Fabio Baronio, Claudia Archetti, Marco Castellani

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Robotics and automation technology instruction is an important component of the industrial engineering education curriculum. Industrial engineering and automation departments must continuously develop and update their laboratory resources and pedagogical tools in order to provide their students with adequate and effective study plans. While acquiring stateof-the-art manufacturing equipment can be financially demanding, a great effort is made at Aalesund University College to provide the students with an improved hands-on automation integration experience without major capital investments. In particular, a strategy that consists of recycling electronic and robot disposals is adopted. Students are engaged in a real reverse engineering process and then challenged to find new possible applications and uses. By adopting a pedagogical prospective, this paper introduces the design and implementation of a robot control system on a hardware platform based on a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). In particular, the controlled robot is a Sykerobot 600-5 manipulator with five degrees of freedom (DOFs) that was disposed of by the industry several years ago as electronic waste. Particular emphasis is placed on the pedagogical effectiveness of the proposed control architecture.

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Recycling A Discarded Robotic Arm For Automation Engineering Education

Sanfilippo¹,

Osen²,

Alaliyat³

2014

ECMS 2014 Proceedings Edited By: Flaminio Squazzoni, Fabio Baronio, Claudia Archetti, Marco Castellani

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“…The application of CSCW and multimedia technology within educational circles [14][15][16][17][18] has received significant attention since the emergence of the Internet. The application styles of CSCW can be divided into four categories, with a 2 × 2 Johansen's time-place matrix diagram [19], as shown in Table 1: (1) same time and same place;…”

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University/College Cooperation in Course Development: Synchronous Collaborative Teaching/Learning in Advanced Engineering in Taiwan

Tsai

Lee

Wang

2006

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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A synchronous cooperation model between institutes of higher learning for course development was implemented at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and at the Far East College (FEC) in Taiwan. Synchronous computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) tools such as videoconferencing, application sharing, electronic whiteboard, and file transfer, through hybrid ISDN/Internet network services, were adopted for communication, coordination, and sharing of knowledge and equipment in two joint engineering laboratory course: 'Remote collaborative reverse engineering', based at the FEC, and 'Computer-integrated manufacturing', based at the NCKU. The major teaching objective of both courses was to present examples of complete industrial processes, rather than to demonstrate the hardware and software used to support the presentation between the two institutions. These industrial examples were presented synchronously and interactively to students at both the FEC and the NCKU to illustrate the importance of knowledge sharing and device integration with diverse synchronous CSCW methods. The industrial processes related to mold design and the forging of a metal part. The framework of the layered, synchronous, collaborative course presentation described in this paper also applies to the collaborative course development model, which has advantages over conventional engineering laboratory courses. The adoption of this model will relieve the cost of investment in teaching resources and equipment, as these may thereby be shared between institutions. The model has proved both feasible and extensible.

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“…Control courses teaching PLC programming or programmable logic design are mandatory for electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering undergraduates in Germany and elsewhere (cf. [12, Table I] and [13]). In the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Technische Universität München (TUM), Munich, Germany, PLC programming in IEC 61131-3 and UML is integrated into lectures on automation and the associated automation lab course offered in the fifth semester of the Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's degree programs; this course is mandatory for the Mechatronics students.…”

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Evaluation of a UML-Based Versus an IEC 61131-3-Based Software Engineering Approach for Teaching PLC Programming

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A field experiment investigated the evaluation, teaching, and application of two different approaches to automatic control in programmable logic controllers, in particular comparing the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to the classic procedural paradigm (IEC 61131-3). A total of 85 apprentices from a vocational school for production engineering with a specialization in mechatronics took part in the training and the experiment. This paper details the results of the training using both approaches, and the correlations found between the modeling and/or programming performance and cognitive abilities, interest, workload, expertise, and school grades. In general, the results show that students can be trained to carry out authentic programming tasks within one and a half days, even for beginners in programming. The data distinguish the two approaches. Function Block Diagram programming (IEC 61131-3) can be best predicted by the grade in mathematics, programming experience, and cognitive demand. For performance in UML class diagram and state chart modeling, the grade in mathematics plays an even more prominent role; this explains the greater variance in modeling performance in the UML group than in the 61131/Function Block Diagram group. With respect to other findings, the paper concludes that special problem-solving skills and skills for abstract thinking should be taught when teaching UML-based modeling approaches.

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A cost-effective approach for the development of an integrated PC-PLC-robot system for industrial engineering education

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Recycling A Discarded Robotic Arm For Automation Engineering Education

Recycling A Discarded Robotic Arm For Automation Engineering Education

University/College Cooperation in Course Development: Synchronous Collaborative Teaching/Learning in Advanced Engineering in Taiwan

Evaluation of a UML-Based Versus an IEC 61131-3-Based Software Engineering Approach for Teaching PLC Programming

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