School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Industrial Control
  • Unit Code

    ENS5240
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    6
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Octavian BASS

Description

In this unit students will gain practical knowledge of industrial automation systems and their functions. Techniques for the analysis, design and implementation of industrial control systems are introduced. A balanced approach between theory and practice is used giving the students a comprehensive exposure to the highly industry relevant field of industrial automation. An advanced project concentrates on a specific industrial control application that evolves along a path of increasing complexity to integrate the basic principles previously acquired by designing small-scale systems that can be found in the real world.

Prerequisite Rule

For Bachelor and Honours level students only, must pass ENS5253 OR ENS4251

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the purpose and structure of industrial control systems.
  2. Apply industrial control engineering techniques to the control of various engineering systems found in modern manufacturing, processing and transportation environments.
  3. Design the major building blocks of industrial control systems, using knowledge of the various sub elements used in industrial control.
  4. Evaluate faults in a PLC-controlled system and apply appropriate safety control mechanisms to minimise their potential impact.
  5. Interpret and utilise terms used in relevant standards and publications.

Unit Content

  1. Control and instrumentation for automation; industrial automation and process control.
  2. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs); PLC programming and IEEE standards; hardware and software of PLCs.
  3. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems.
  4. Human Machine Interfaces.
  5. Field devices; input and output devices and processing.
  6. Communication protocols and systems in industrial automation.
  7. Design of industrial automation systems.
  8. PID process control applications and tuning methods.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2.5 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratory workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory Work ^Laboratory sessions and report25%
ProjectDesign Project25%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Industrial Control
  • Unit Code

    ENS5240
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    6
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Octavian BASS

Description

In this unit students will gain practical knowledge of industrial automation systems and their functions. Techniques for the analysis, design and implementation of industrial control systems are introduced. A balanced approach between theory and practice is used giving the students a comprehensive exposure to the highly industry relevant field of industrial automation. An advanced project concentrates on a specific industrial control application that evolves along a path of increasing complexity to integrate the basic principles previously acquired by designing small-scale systems that can be found in the real world.

Prerequisite Rule

For Bachelor and Honours level students only, must pass ENS5253 OR ENS4251

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the purpose and structure of industrial control systems.
  2. Apply industrial control engineering techniques to the control of various engineering systems found in modern manufacturing, processing and transportation environments.
  3. Design the major building blocks of industrial control systems, using knowledge of the various sub elements used in industrial control.
  4. Evaluate faults in a PLC-controlled system and apply appropriate safety control mechanisms to minimise their potential impact.
  5. Interpret and utilise terms used in relevant standards and publications.

Unit Content

  1. Control and instrumentation for automation; industrial automation and process control.
  2. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs); PLC programming and IEEE standards; hardware and software of PLCs.
  3. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems.
  4. Human Machine Interfaces.
  5. Field devices; input and output devices and processing.
  6. Communication protocols and systems in industrial automation.
  7. Design of industrial automation systems.
  8. PID process control applications and tuning methods.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2.5 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratory workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory Work ^Laboratory sessions and report30%
ProjectDesign Project30%
Examination ^End of semester examination40%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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