Industrial engineering department Faculty of engineering and Technology University of Jordan

Automation Dr Mahmoud Barghash mabargha@ju.edu.jo

Office hour: 10-11 Su TuTH
Text Book: Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, by Mikell P.
Groover.
Website for downloading text material: fetweb.ju.edu.jo/staff/ie/mbarghash
course objectives:
1- To be able to analyse the basic control system
2- To be able to select the best sensor
3- To be able to use contactors
4- To be able build PLC ladder logic diagrams
5- To understand the basic Pneumatic systems
6- To be able to do some basic capacity and lead time calculations
7- To be able to the basic CNC system and the G-M codes
8- To understand the basic robotic systems and leadthrough programming
9- To understand and basic Automatic storage and retrieval systems
10- To be able to analyse and balance manual assembly lines and

Course material
1- Basic control
2- sensors
3- control relays and PLCs
4- pnueumatic systems
5- overview of automation systems
6- Manufacturing models and metrics
7- CNC systems and G M codes
8- Automatic storage and retrieval systems
9- Automatic identification
10- Single cell, Manual assembly lines automatic production line
11- Line balancing and the design of manual assembly lines









Schedule for the course
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Teaching tools: Power points lecturing
Practical project

Grading system
Mid exam 25 31/10/2011 4-7 Student.com
Project 25
Final Exam 50 12/1/2011 4-7 student.com


Delay, and absenteeism: According to university regulations