Automation and Control Engineering Technology
Automation and Control Engineering Technology
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Major of
AUTOMATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
MAY 2017
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THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF Independence – Liberty - Happiness
TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION
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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
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PO2: Use proficiently self-studying skills major, problem solving skills and professional
skills in the major of Automation and Control Engineering Technology.
PO3: Communicate effectively, organize, lead and conduct teamwork.
PO4: Apply well competences of brainstorming, designing, deploying, and operating the
Automation Control System, Robotic systems, PLC System, Electric Drive, to improvement
or creation of electrical and electronic products.
PO5: Be able to grasp society’s needs, carry out social responsibilities, respect work ethics
and be aware of life-long learning
Program outcomes
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6. Allocation of credits
Groups of Courses Credits
Total Compulsion Elective
Foundation science courses 43 39 4
Political Education + General Laws 12 12 0
Social Science 4 0 4
Mathematics and Natural Sciences 21 21 0
Informatics 3 3 0
Introduction to Automation and Control 3 3 0
Engineering Technology
Automation and Control Engineering 77
Courses
Fundamental courses 35 35 0
Advanced courses 23 17 6
Practice and laboratory 17 17 0
Industry Internship 2 2 0
Graduation Thesis 10 10 0
Proposal 3 3 0
Capstone project 7 7 0
7. Program content
A – Compulsory courses
7.1. Foundation science courses: 43 credits
No. Course’s ID Course name Credits Note
I. Political Education and General 12
Laws
1.1 LLCT150105E Principles of Marxist-Leninism 5
1.2 LLCT120314E Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology 2
1.3 LLCT230214E Vietnamese Communist Party 3
Policy of Revolution
1.4 GELA220405E General Laws 2
II. Introduction to Automation and 3
Control Engineering Technology
2.1 IACT130046E Introduction to Automation and 2+1 1
Control Engineering Technology Practic
e
III. Informatics 3
3.1 CPGRL130064E C programming language 3
V. Mathematics and Natural 21
Sciences
5.1 MATH141601E Calculus I 4
5.2 MATH141701E Calculus II 4
5.3 MATH141801E Calculus III 4
5.4 PHYS130402E Principles of Physics 1 3+1 1 lab
AMEE331944E Applied Mathematics for Electrical 3
5.5
and Electronics Engineering
5.6 MATH122101E Probability and Application 2
VI. Social Science 4
6.1 GEEC220105E General Economics 2
6.2 Creativity Methodologies 2
6.3 PLSK320605E Planning Skill 2
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6.4 INMA220305E Introduction to Management 2
6.5 INSO321005E Introduction to Sociology 2
6.6 IQMA220205E Introduction to Quality 2
Management
6.7 INLO220405E Introduction to Logics 2
6.8 PRSK320705E Presentation Skills 2
6.9 SYTH220505E Systems Thinking 2
6.10 ULTE121105E University Learning Methods 2
6.11 IVNC320905E Vietnamese Culture 2
6.12 Writing Scientific and Technical
TDTS320805E 2
Documents
VII. Supplementary Courses 26
7.1 EHQT130137E Academic English 1 3
7.2 EHQT230237E Academic English 2 3
7.3 EHQT330337E Academic English 3 3
7.4 EHQT430437E Academic English 4 3
7.5 EHQT530537E Academic English 5 3
7.6 TEEN120146E Technical English 1 2
7.7 TEEN230246E Technical English 2 3
7.8 TEEN330346E Technical English 3 3
7.9 TEEN430446E Technical English 4 3
VIII. Physical Education 3
8.1 PHED110513E 1. Physical Education 1 1
8.2 PHED110613E 2. Physical Education 2 1
8.3 PHED130715E 3. Physical Education 3 1
(compulsory)
IX. National Defense Education 165 credit
hours
7.2. Automation and Control Engineering Courses
7.2.1. Fundamental courses: 35 credits
No. Course’s ID Course name Credits Note
I EEE related courses 20
1. ELCI140144E Electrical Circuits 4
2. BAEL340662E Basic Electronics 4
3. DIGI330163E Digital Systems 3
4. POEL330262E Power Electronics 3
5. ACSY330346E Automatic Control Systems 3
6. MICR330363E Microprocessor 3
II Basic Automation and Control 15
courses
1. ELMA240344E Electric Machines 4
2. ELDR330545E Automatic Electric Drive 3
3. IDIN330546E Industrial Instrumentations 2
4. CADA430546E CAD for Automation and Control 3
Engineering
5. SCDA 430946E SCADA Systems 3
7.2.2.a Advanced courses: 23 (theory courses)
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No. Course’s ID Course name Credits Note
6
I Compulsory 17
1. PLCS 330846E Programmable Logic Controller 3
2. ROBO 330446E Robotics 3
3. ICNW 431046E Industrial Communication Networks 3
4. AACS 421246E Advanced Automatic Control Systems 3
5. EEPN 320746E Electrical Equipment and Pneumatic 2
6. PRMP410946E Project on Micro Processor 1
7. PRAR411046E Project on Automation and Robotics 1
8. PPLC311146E Project on Programmable Logic 1
Controller
II Elective 6
Automatic Control 6
1. INCO 331546E Intelligent Control 3
2. IMPR 432446E Image Processing in Industrial 3
3. EMSY437764E Embedded Systems 3
4. MACC332546E Measure and Control Using Computer 3
5. MASC 330146E Modeling and Simulation using 3
Computer
Automation 6
6. PRCO 431846E Process Control 3
7. FMCI 431746E FMS and CIM 3
8. ACAD431546E Advanced CAD for Automation and 3
Control Engineering
9. AICN 431546E Advanced Industrial Communication 3
Networks
10. ELPS330345E Power Supply System 3
Others courses
7.2.2.b. Advanced courses: 17 (courses in workshop, industrial internship)
No. Course’s ID Course name Credits Note
Practice and experiment 17
1. ELPR320762E Electronics in Practice 2
2. ELPR210644E Electricity in Practice 1
3. PMEM320845E Electrical Equipment and Pneumatic in 2
Practice
4. PRDI320263E Digital Systems in Practice 2
5. PRMI 320463E Microprocessor in Practice 2
6. PREM211244E Electric Machine in Practice 1
7. POEP320262E Power Electronics in Practice 2
8. PPLC321346E Programmable Logic Controller in 2
Practice
9. PROB 311446E Robotics in Practice 1
10. PACS 320246E Automatic Control System in Practice 2
Internship 2
11. ININ422746E Industry Internship 2
7.2.3. Graduation Thesis (or graduation examination): 10
No. Course’s ID Course name Credits Note
Graduation Thesis 10
1. THPR402746E Thesis Proposal 3
2. FIPR 402846E Graduation Thesis 7
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8. Curriculum Distribution (Expectation, and only main semesters: 1, 2, …, 8)
Semester 1
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. IACT130046E Introduction to Automation and Control 2+1
Engineering Technology
2. MATH141601E Calculus I 4
3. CPGR130064E C Programming Language 2+1
4. MATH122101E Probability and Application 2
5. PHED110513E Physical Education 1 0
6. GDQP008031E Military Education 0
7. LLCT150105E Principles of Marxism-Leninism 5
8. EHQT130137E Academic English 1 3
9. EHQT230237E Academic English 2 3
a. Total 23
Semester 2
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. MATH141701E Calculus II 4
2. AMEE331944E Applied Mathematical in Electrical 3
Engineering
3. PHYS130402E Principles of Physics 1 3
4. PHED110613E Physical Education 2 0
5. ELCI140144E Electrical Circuits 4
6. LLCT120314E Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology 2
7. TEEN120146E Technical English 1 2
8. EHQT330337E Academic English 3 3
Total 21
Semester 3
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. ACSY330346E Automatic Control Systems 3
2. MATH141801E Calculus III 4
3. LLCT230214E Vietnamese Communist Party Policy of 3
Revolution
4. PHYS110602E Principles of Physics - Laboratory 1 1
5. BAEL340662E Basic Electronics 4
6. DIGI330163E Digital Systems 3
7. ELPR210644E Electricity in Practice 1
8. PHED130715E Physical Education 3 0
9. TEEN230246E Technical English 2 3
Total 22
Semester 4
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. POEL330262E Power Electronics 3
2. MICR330363E Microprocessor 3
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3. ELMA240344E Electrical Machines 4
4. INSE330546E Instrumentation and Sensors 2
5. PACS 320246E Automatic Control System in Practice 2
6. ELPR320762E Electronics in Practice 2
7. PRDI320263E Digital Systems in Practice 2
8. EHQT430437E Academic English 4 3
Total 21
Semester 5
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. PLCS330846E Programmable Logic Controller 3
2. ROBO330446E Robotics 3
3. ELDR320545E Automatic Electric Drive 3
4. ICNW 431046E Industrial Communication Networks 3
5. PRMI 320463E Microprocessor in Practice 2
6. PREM211244E Electric Machine in Practice 1
7. POEP320262E Power Electronics in Practice 2
8. PRMP410946E Project on Micro Processor 1
9. TEEN330346E Technical English 3 3
Total 21
Semester 6
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. CADA430546E CAD for Automation and Control 3
Engineering
2. EEPN 320746E Electrical Equipment and Pneumatic 2
3. PROB 311446E Robotics in Practice 1
4. PPLC321346E Programmable Logic Controller in 2
Practice
5. GELA220405E General Laws 2
6. PPLC311146E Project on Programmable Logic 1
Controller
7. EHQT530537E Academic English 5 3
Choose 02 among the elective courses 4
- management
8. INMA220305E Introduction to Management 2
9. INSO321005E Introduction to Sociology 2
10. IQMA220205E Introduction to Quality Management 2
11. GEEC220105E General Economics 2
12. Creativity Methodologies 2
13. PLSK320605E Planning Skill 2
14. INLO220405E Introduction to Logics 2
15. IVNC320905E Vietnamese culture 2
16. PRSK320705E Presentation skills 2
17. SYTH220505E Systems Thinking 2
18. TDTS320805E Writing Scientific and Technical 2
Documents
19. ULTE121105E University learning methods 2
Total 18
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Semester 7
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. AACS 421246E
Advanced Automatic Control Systems 3
2. SCDA 430946E
SCADA Systems 3
3. PMEM320846E Electrical Equipment and Pneumatic in 2
Practice
4. TEEN430446E Technical English 4 3
5. PRAR411046E Project on Automation and Robotics 1
6. THPR402746E Thesis Proposal 3
a. Choose 02 among the courses 6
b. Automatic Control
7. INCO 331546E Intelligent Control 3
8. IMPR 432446E Image Processing in Industrial 3
9. EMSY437764E Embedded Systems 3
10. MACC332546E Measure and Control Using Computer 3
11. MASC330146E Modeling and Simulation using 3
Computer
Automation
a. PRCO 431846E Process Control 3
12. FMCI 431746E FMS and CIM 3
13. ACAD431546E Advanced CAD for Automation and 3
Control Engineering
14. AICN 431546E Advanced Industrial Communication 3
Networks
15. ELPS330345E Power Supply System 3
a. Total 21
Semester 8
Code Course name Credits Prerequisite
(if any)
1. ININ422746E Industrial Internship 2
2. FIPR 402846E Graduation Thesis 7
Total 9
Course Description: This course helps students review the general and advanced
mathematical knowledge: Cardinality of a set: rational numbers, real numbers, complex
numbers. Limit: function, limit of a function, continuous function. Differential calculus:
derivative, differential, Taylor-Maclaurin expansion, the survey on function, curve in
polar coordinates. Calculus of single variable: volume fraction uncertainty, definite
integrals, generalized integrals. Chain: Chain number, string functions, power series,
Taylor-Maclaurin sequence, Fourier series, Fourier expansion, trigonometric series.
Textbook:
1. K. Smith, M. Strauss and M. Toda, Calculus 6th National Edition–Kendall Hunt.
Course Description: This course provides the learner with contents: the mechanics: point
dynamics, the law of conservation, solid motion. Thermodynamics: kinetic molecular
theory, principles of Thermodynamics I, principles of Thermodynamics II. Electricity and
magnetism: electric field, magnetic, variability of electrical magnetic field.
Textbooks:
1. R.A. Serway & J.W. Jewett; Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern
Physics, 9th Edition; ISBN for bundle 9781285143811
2. Hallyday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, John Willey &
Sons,1999.
Course Description: This course provides the learnerwith basic contents about circuit
analysis, established circuit under impact sine, circuit analysis methods, circuit theorems,
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two port network, circuit analysis in time-domain, circuit analysis in the frequency
domain, draw the frequency characteristics of the transfer function.
Textbook:
1. Introduction to Electrical Circuits, R. Dorf and J Svoboda, 8th Edition
Course Description: This course provides the learner with contents: multiple integral:
double integral, application for calculated area of flat domain, calculate the surface area,
object volume, triple integrals, and applications for the object volume. Line integral:
lineintegral type one and applications,line integral type one and applications, Green
formula, condition of line integral does not depend on integrating line. Surface integral:
Integral surface type one, type two, the Ostrogratskiformula, vector field, flux and
divergence, vector format of Ostrogratski formula, Stokes formula, circulation and vortex
vector, vector format of Stokes formula.
Textbook:
1. K. Smith, M. Strauss and M. Toda, Calculus 6th National Edition–Kendall Hunt.
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge of electronic
components, present the structure and principles of operation of the electronic
components, analyze, and explain the principle of operation of simple electronic circuits.
Analyze the frequency response of the amplifier circuit, analyze and design the audio
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power amplifier circuits, distinguish the type of feedback, analyze and design application
circuits used op_amp, analyze the principle of operation of the oscillator circuits, analyze
and design the simple DC sources provide electronic circuits.
Textbooks:
1. Thomas L.Floyd - Electronic Devices – Prentice Hall, 2012.
2. Albert Malvino - Electronic Principle- Mc Graw Hill, 2015
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge of digital systems,
the basic logic gate, the fundamental theorem of Boolean algebra, the combinational
circuits, sequential circuit, of the basics of digital integrated circuits TTL and CMOS,
characteristic parameters of digital integrated circuits, classify integrated circuits, the
principle of changing between analog and digital signals, operational structure and
application of the memory, the principles of the digital oscillator circuit.
Textbooks:
1. Ronald J. Tocci, Neal S. Widmer, Digital Systems: Principles and Applications, 12th
Ed. Prentice Hall, 2015
2. Anil K. Maini, Digital Electronics, John Wily & Sons, 2007
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge of the components
of an automatic control system, the method of building mathematical models of the
automatic control system including: transfer function, signal graph and equation of state,
the problem of control and observation, the stable survey methods of automatic control
systems: survey methods of quality of control system: accuracy, time domain, frequency
domain and the design methods of automatic control system so that the stable system and
achieve quality targets.
Textbooks:
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1. Norman S. Nise, Control Systems Engineering, Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc.
2. Farid Golnaraghi And Benjamin C. Kuo, Automatic Control Systems, Ninth Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge of basic
structure,working principle, meaning of the electromagnetic relations of DC machine,
transformers, asynchronous machines, synchronous machines, special machines and
electrical instruments. Methods for calculating variables, technical parameters of
electrical machines and electrical instruments, work characteristics (rule) of electrical
machines and electrical instruments, the method of implementation, control modes of
electrical machines and electrical instruments.
Textbooks:
1. P. C. Sen, Principles of Electrical Machinery and Power Electronics, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. 2nd edition, Inc., 1997 (Required)
Reference books:
1. Kelemen, J. A., 2003. ECE 3300 Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed., WMU IEEE Student
Branch. (Required)
2. Fitzgerald, Kingsley and Umans, Electrical Machinery, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill, New
York, 2003. (Reference)
3. Alternating Current Machines, 5th ed., Halstead Press, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
1983. (Reference)
Course Description: This course provides the learner with knowledge of concept of
measurement, electrical measurement and sensors. The learners known about
measurement of electrical quantities structure, the method of measuring the electrical
quantities such as current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance, frequency, phase
angle, power, analyse and estimate measurement errors, and understand the principles
and operation of the electrical measurement system, the measure instrumentations as well
as the principle of the sensors and its applications in industry.
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Textbook:
1. PrithwirajPurkait, Budhaditya Biswas, Santanu Das, ChiranjibKoley, Electrical and
Electronics Measurements and Instrumentation, McGraw - Hill, 2013.
2. C. Loughlin, Sensors For Industrial Inspection, Springer
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Course Description: This course equips learner’s contents of the method for determining
the load calculation, calculate voltage loss, power loss, and short circuit calculations,
select the number and transformer capacity, diagrams distribution substations and
redundant power. Function and operating principle of the switchgear, medium and low
voltage protection, the method selected conductors, cables, switchgear protect- sectioning
measurement, distribution cabinet low and medium voltage, offset low voltage network
power plant and industrial lighting calculations.
Textbooks:
1. Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, S. Sivanagaraju, 2008.
Reference books:
1. Electric Power Distribution Engineering, Third Edition, Turan Gonen, 2008.
2. Electrical Distribution Engineering; Anthony J. Pansini, 2006.
3. Electric Power Distribution Equipment and Systems; T. A. Short, 2004.
4. Electric Power Substations Engineering; John D. McDonald, 2012.
5. Power System Operation, 3rd Edition by Robert Miller, James Malinowski, 1994.
Course Description: This course provides the learnerwith knowledge of the role and
functions of the processor, the processor system; historical development of processor
generations, the basic parameters to assess the ability of the processor; the structure and
role of the components in the block diagram of 8-bit microprocessors, principles of
operation of 8-bit microprocessors; historical development of microcontrollers,
advantages and disadvantages when using microcontrollers, internal and external
structure of 8-bit microcontroller; function of peripheral devices: timer/counter,
interrupts, data transfer of microcontroller, Assembly language, C language to program
the microcontroller.
Textbooks:
1. Martin P. Bates, PIC Microcontrollers, Third Edition: An Introduction to
Microelectronics, Newnes; 3 Edition, 2011.
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2. Richard H. Barnett, Sarah Cox, Larry O'Cull, Embedded C Programming and the
Microchip PIC, Delmar Publishers Inc, 1 edition, 2003.
Course Description: This course equips learners content on the characteristics of the
electric drive system, method of adjusting the motor speed direct current and alternating
current, the calculation method features engines in the different working state,
characteristic construction methods and choose equipment for power transmission and
working principles of the new powertrain.
Textbook:
1. Electric drives, N. K. DW, P. K. SEN, 1999.
2. Fundamentals of electric drives, Mohamed E.L, Sharkawi, 2000.
3. Fundamentals of Electrical Drives-, Andre Veltman, Duco, W.J., Pulle-Rik-W,
Springer-International-Publishing-2016.
Course Description: This course equips learner’s contents of the method for determining
the output of the sensors, how to calculate the value of output as required, the type of
sensor connection and actuators with controllers PLC, functional and operational
principles of PLC and application scripts.
Textbooks:
1. L. A. Bryan and E. A. Bryan, Programmable Controllers: Theory and
implementation, Second Edition, An Industrial Text Company Publication Atlanta,
Georgia, USA.
2. Hugh Jack, Automation Manufacturing Systems with PLCs, April 14 2005.
Course Description: This course instructs students to practice digital electronic circuits
such as logic gates, Flip-Flops, counters, registers, integrated circuit designs and
sequential circuits, memory ICs, ADC, DAC circuits, and applications.
Textbooks:
1. Ronald J. Tocci, Neal S. Widmer, Digital Systems: Principles and Applications, 12th
Ed. Prentice Hall, 2015
2. Anil K. Maini, Digital Electronics, John Wily & Sons, 2007
Course Description: The course content provides knowledge of: components of SCADA
in automatic system; actuator system; input/output remote terminal units RTU or
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Programmale Logic Controllers, center monitor and control station; communication
system; Human - Machine Interface HMI; hardware and software integrated method
tobuild a SCADA system in practice.
Textbooks:
1. Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, Data Acquisition Systems: From Fundamentals to Applied
Design, 2013th Edition, Springer.
2. Robert Radvanovsky and Jacob Brodsky, Handbook of SCADA/Control Systems
Security, 2nd Edition, CRC Press.
Course Description: This course content for solving some practical problems in the field
of automation including design, PLC and the process as automated packaging systems,
traffic light systems, conveyor systems, heat oven system, conveyor control systems,
drive systems, and systems related to temperature, pressure, flow, level, volume.
Textbooks:
1. Curtis D. Johnson, Process Control Instrumentation Technology, Eighth Edition,
Pearson New International Edition, 2014.
2. L. A. Bryan and E. A. Bryan, Programmable Controllers: Theory and
Implementation, Second Edition, An Industrial Text Company Publication Atlanta,
Georgia, USA.
3. Hugh Jack, Automation Manufacturing Systems with PLCs, April 14 2005.
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1. Andrzej M Pawla, Sensors and Actuators in Mechatronics: Design and Applications,
CRC Press, Jul 28, 2006
2. Gary D. Anderson, PLC Programming Using RSLogix 500: Ladder Logic
Diagnostics & Troubleshooting, (Volume 3) Paperback – September 29, 2015.
Course Description: This course equips learner’s contents of the basic principles of
design and simulation, CAD applications, the method of solving problems of specialized
techniques in design as well as drawing Electrical Technical drawings, symbols and
principles of drawing power.
Textbooks:
1. Eplan user guide, 2017.
2. Visio 2010.
Course Description: this course equips learners for contents intypes of project
investment, project management, capitals for project, value of money over time, financial
performance indicators of project; contents of pre-feasibility and feasibility projects;
selection of iterms for project, specific and technical analysis of project, project
management and organization, financial analysis, economic, social, and environmental
analysis; procedures of planning a project;legal fundamentals, techniques, and methods
of project evaluation.
Textbook:
1. Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager: A FranklinCovey
Title Paperback, Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore, 2015.
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Summary of the subject:This subject equips students knowledge of embedded systems
architecture, principles of embedded operating systems, real-time operating system.
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Previous subjects: Modelling and computer simulations, Automatic Control System,
Microprocessor, Robot Technology.
Summary of the subject:This subject provides basic knowledge about the system,
software for industrial image processing and applications.
[39] Robotics in Practicing
Credit: 1
Learning time duration: 1 (0/1/2)
Prerequisite subjects: None
Previous subjects: Robot Technology.
Summary of the subject:In this subject, students perform the content of the survey and the
type of suture joints in the robot, the robot sensors and robot programming
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