fisica.uc.pt • Departamento de Física • Universidade de Coimbra
DEPT. DE FÍSICA
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Telemetry and Supervision
EF3 2017 . 2018 - 1º semestre
Specification sheet
Specific details
*) N.B. if there are students who do not speak Portuguese the language is English.
Learning goals
- To understand the global architecture of a telemetry and supervisory control system of people, equipments and processes, in its components, functions and characteristics.
- To understand the relevant issues regarding data communications in this domain, including media, protocols and quality of service. - To develop the ability to use and specify telemetry and supervisory control systems. Syllabus
1. Introduction to telemetry and supervisory control systems
General architecture Sensors and actuators Process/Sequential Control and Supervisory Control Data acquisition systems Data communications Communication systems? components OSI model; Topologies; Addressing; Error control; Flow control Serial protocols; synchronous and asynchronous communications; modems Ethernet and TCP/IP protocol stack; Quality of service Wireless protocols (ZigBee, WiFi, GSM/GPRS/UMTS) 2. Project of telemetry and supervisory control systems Remote Real-Time Systems Definitions, basic concepts and history Remote Units? specific requirements Project techniques of Real-Time Systems Robustness, reliability and fault-tolerance Management Unit Data model; Status, historical and alarm information Data processing and storage User interfacing Privacy and security considerations Redundant Systems. Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of both computer systems and signal and systems theory is assumed. Some knowledge of data acquisition systems is highly commendable.
Generic skills to reach
. Competence in analysis and synthesis;. Competence in oral and written communication; . Competence in working in interdisciplinary teams; . Competence in understanding the language of other specialists; . Competence in autonomous learning; . Competence to solve problems; . Using the internet as a communication medium and information source; . Competence for working in group; . Critical thinking; . Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit; (by decreasing order of importance) Teaching hours per semester
Assessment
Bibliography of reference
- Stuart A. Boyer, SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, 4th Ed., ISA, 2010.
- Michael Whitt, Successful Instrumentation and Control Systems Design, 2nd Ed. ISA, 2012 - John Cowley, Communications and Networking: An Introduction, 2ed., Springer, 2013 - Phillip A. Laplante and Seppo J. Ovaska, Real-Time Systems Design and Analysis: Tools for the Practitioner, 4ed., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2011 Teaching method
This course is taught balancing theory and specific case study/problem solving, that involves
development and simulation tools. Resources used
Laboratório de instrumentação equipado com alguns computadores com modems, alguns sensores, actuadores e nodos de redes sem fios. |
