| Course objectives: |
| Presentation of the planning, operation and control of automated material handling machines and systems. Students attended this course gain knowledge on the automated handling machines to recognize their variations and their occurring faults during the operation. |
| Course content and structure: |
| Material handling machines and systems. Automation fundamentals. Automation of handling machines. Problems and solutions during the automated operation. Automated material handling systems. Planning of automated handling processes. Control of automated handling systems. Operation and structure of sensors. Robots in material handling systems. |
| Evaluation method: |
| Requirements: fulfil of 2 tests and one project work.Evaluation so the results: 85-100 points excellent (5) 70-84 points good (4) 55-69 points average (3) 40-54 points pass (2) 0-39 points inadequate (1) |
| Required reading: |
| [1] Kuliwiec, R. A.: Materials handling handbook, John Wiley and sons, New York, 1985.[2] Müller, T.: Automated guided vehicles. IFS (Publications) Ltd., Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 1983.[3] Craig, J. J.: Robotics. Mechanics and control. Addison Wesley. Sidney 1986 |
| Suggested reading: |
| [1] Telek, P., Bányai T.: Complex design of integrated material flow systems Advanced Logistic Systems: Theory and Practice 7:(1) pp. 105-110. (2013) |
