Flexible Production Systems

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Department of Electrotechnology

Synopsis:

Evulutionary stages of automation. Flexible automation. Basic components of FMS. Machining centres, flexible manufacturing cells and islands. Option, allocation and control of tools. Control of FMS and its components. Interfaces. Systems of automatical self checking of quality. CNC machines appropriate for FMS. Manipulators and robots as the components of FMS. Transport and its control. CNC for the control of FMS. Flexible assembling systems. Automated plants of future, conception and tasks. Efficiency of FMS. Personal problems.

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Study Objective:

To get acquainted with the concept and implementation of flexible manufacturing systems

Study materials:

F.H.Mitchell: CIM Systems,Prentice Hall, New Jersey 1996

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Further information:

http://www.fel.cvut.cz/education/bk/predmety/11/85/p11850004.html

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Doctoral studies, daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, combined studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured combined studies (compulsory elective course)