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Course · AL
Computer Integrated Automation
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Computer Integrated Automation covers designing cost-effective work cells incorporating automation and robotics to improve quality of final products, designing and creating mechatronic systems and automated tooling, and implementing maintenance principles in the modern manufacturing facility. The advanced production outlined in this course depends on the use and coordination of information, automation, network, vision, and sensing systems.
Design and analyze an efficient electrical system to convert, transform, and transmit electricityCreate, read, and analyze schematics and provide a concise summary for documentation purposesResearch and specify electrical devices necessary to provide powerApply machine control systems, sensory feedbackUse flow charts and state diagrams to apply logic in the design of control programs. and DataDesign a system using sensors to monitor changes and use that data to inform changes to the systemApply Boolean logic in the design of a system that monitors inputsCreate programs to initialize, calibrate, and monitor system parametersSelect and apply appropriate sensors to obtain data about system performanceDesign a system of elements that manages power to accomplish a task involving defined movementDesign a control system to vary the speedFormulate a system to utilize data collection and analysis to maintain and improve product qualityDesign and analyze the application of machine control systems, sensory feedbackDesign, construct, and operate a multi-axis robot for use in an industrial applicationDesign and create the wiring diagrams for controlling the motion of a robotic armApply the degrees of freedom to describe arm movement used in the programming of the armIntegrate a robotic arm into an automated work cell to move and manipulate componentsDesign and create grippers and other end effectors for custom use in an automated settingCreate a system utilizing sensors to allow a robotic arm to make decisions based upon sensor inputDesign a system involving the integration of machines, machine tools, specialized dies, jigs, fixturesDesign visual displays to obtain and display data from a process controlled by a programmable logic controllerCreate a system to view and remotely control a work cellCreate a communication system to monitor and automatically capture data on demand for storage in a databaseDesign a system to remotely monitor and display real-time machine parameters to allow for changesAnalyze different types of network setups to select the most appropriate ones for specific tasksCompare network operating systems to select the most appropriate system for data networksSynthesize applications for use in gathering, analyzing, and display in information environmentsDesign and implement a program for device securityEvaluate various connectivity options for protocols for communication in the design stage of an automated workcellCreate a method to collect, store, analyze, and display sensor data