Digital Control Systems

A brief history of control systems.

Areas of programmable logic control application (industry, power engineering, traffic…)

Fundamental and other logical functions: binary, memory, timer, counter.

Application of digital and analog sensors and actuators.

Flowchart and types of control: combination control, step control.

Safety measures.

Concepts and structures of PLCs. Input and output signals, addressing, data types.

Methods of user control software development: statement list (STL), ladder diagram (LAD), function block diagram (FBD).

Software development tools for user control program development and user interface design. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Communication among PLCs and other intelligent peripherals.

Student will learn about digital control system components and their features. He will accomplish knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), software development environment and user interfaces (HMI). Besides, student will become aware of necessity of clear requirements, perfect documentation and efficient communication among the project team.

Lectures (45 hours) and laboratory work (30 hours). For foreign students: consultations in English and project work.