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Automation technology (5 cr)

Code: ST00BH28-3010

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021

Timing

01.01.2021 - 09.05.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Electrical Engineering, Building Services and Material Technology

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Electrical and Automation Engineering

Teachers

  • Risto Kuitunen

Teacher in charge

Teemu Manninen

Groups

  • STMI20SPA
    Electrical and Automation Engineering, full-time studies

Objective

After completing the course students are familiar with automation devices and their use in the process management, command a variety of measurement methods and understand the basics of the closed control system. The course also includes thorough information about automation technology, sensors, various types of physical quantities, measurements and analog measurement signal processing.

Content

How do sensors work?
What do digital and analog input mean?
How do buses work in automation systems?
How do control functions work (PID)?
How are actuators controlled?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

electronics