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TPK4128

Industrial Mechatronics

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Aggregate score

About

About the course

Course content

The course is on mechatronics for industrial production systems. This includes the implementation, use, and programming of single-board computers, PLC-based and other industrial computer systems. Embedded- and real-time systems, industrial bus systems, interfacing, operating systems and communication protocols for these. Use of C, Linux and TCP/IP on SBC such as Raspberry PI, middle-ware such as ROS and OPC-UA, virtual machines, computer vision and selected Industry 4.0 topics will be taught and practised. Furthermore, also some on sensors, actuators, power supplies, motor drives, aspects of dependability for industrial computer systems, and development methodologies. The students will get practical skills through extensive, weekly laboratory exercises focusing on practical programming.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The course shall give knowledge about:

  • Design and programming of PLC, single board computers and other computer systems for use in industrial computer control systems, as well as in embedded- and mechatronics system in general.
  • Methods for interconnecting systems and components using networks, bus systems and electronics.
  • Specification and use of interfaces and protocols. Sensors, actuators, power supplies and motor drives.

Skills:

  • The course shall give skills in the design, implementation and programming of industrial computer systems, such as single-board computers and PLCs, with the associated computer networks, sensors and actuators.

General competence:

  • The course shall give competence in industrial and embedded computer systems, PLC systems and mechatronics.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises and laboratory tasks, both individual and group tasks. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. If the teaching is given in English the Examination papers will be given in English only. Students are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessments.

Compulsory assignments

  • Work

Further on evaluation

3/4 of the Laboratory tasks and excersises have to be accepted in order to be given the right to attend the exam.

Mandatory work from previous semester can be accepted by the Department by re-take of an examination if there haven't been any significant changes later. By a re-take of an examination all assessments during the course, that counts in the final grade, have to be re-taken.

If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Course materials

To be announced at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TTK4101 3 sp Autumn 2017
TTK4235 1 sp Autumn 2024
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Computer and Information Science
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Production and Quality Engineering - Manufacturing Systems
  • Information Technology and Informatics
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering