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Electromechanical Engineering Technology - Automation and Robotics Profile |
School of Applied Technology |
2012/2013 Program AvailabilityNorth Fall: Open |
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Type:
Advanced Diploma
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Campus:
North
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Program Code:
3071R |
Length: Two semesters, beginning in September |
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Neal Mohammed, program co-ordinator | 416.675.6622 ext. 4189 | neal.mohammed@humber.ca
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In Humber’s Electromechanical Engineering Technology advanced diploma program, you’ll learn how to support the engineering activities of manufacturers that rely increasingly on automation technology to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy. Develop skills in industrial automation, robotics, control systems, machining, hydraulics, pneumatics, safety, mechatronics, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), automation welding, machine elements and computer-control methods.
You will also learn to decipher mechanical and electrical schematic drawings and use electrical and mechanical diagnostic tools.
The Electromechanical Engineering Technology program builds upon the solid technical foundation of the technician program. The technology graduate is prepared to enter a wider range of careers. The skills first learned in the technicial program are enhanced through project based learning and increased hands-on practice in the labs.
Complementing your technical education are the effective communications, problem-solving and interpersonal skills that add value to any team. Coursework reflects real-world demands through independent and co-operative study in practical environments, including experience with industrial size modern equipment. The industry-relevant curriculum is taught by faculty at the top of their fields, to provide you with the skills and knowledge employers are looking for.
Qualified students may gain a further edge through participation in Skills Canada and Skills Ontario competitions, where Humber students have a history of bringing home the gold.
Our Advisory Committee provides regular review and input of our curriculum ensuring our program is always on the cutting edge of industry developments.
The Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Automation and Robotics program has met national technology accreditation requirements as defined by the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) and has received national accreditation status by the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB).
The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) recognizes the Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Automation and Robotics program as meeting the academic requirements for certification in the technologist category.
The program’s alliances reflect the scope of career opportunities in a wide diversity of industries and organizations. Our corporate partners include Husky Injection Moulding Systems, Lear Corporation, Novopharm and Lynch Fluid Controls.
It’s predicted that the next 40 or 50 years will bring more technological advancement than the past 500 years, putting electromechanical engineering technologists at the forefront of manufacturing and development.
From traffic lights to washing machines to automobiles and food processing, Humber’s Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Automation and Robotics graduates make their mark on processing, packaging, power generation, mining, machine design, and building robotics, transportation, systems integration, component testing, technical sales, quality control and a host of other fields. Other career opportunities include automation and robotics technologists in such areas as machine assembly, troubleshooting and testing, systems integration, application support, maintenance, component testing and assembly, automation programming, robotic maintenance and programming, technical sales and services.
Automation systems integrators are needed to build, troubleshoot, and maintain robotic and automated manufacturing cells, as well as mobile equipment. You will also find opportunities in purchasing, customer service, quality control and quality-assurance programs.
Note: For more information visit Selection Procedures.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Qualified graduates of this program may be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study at many postsecondary institutions. For detailed information, visit our website at humber.ca/transferguide.
The 2011/2012 fee for two semesters was
– domestic $3,902.08
– international $12,200.
Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2011/2012 academic year.
Fees are subject to change.
For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.
View more examples of the great work of our Electromechanical Engineering Technology students in the student work gallery.
Zachary Piskun and David Da Costa walked away with GOLD at the National Skills Competition for 2011
Students Chris Barson & David Barratt win GOLD in Mechatronics at Skills Canada Provincial and Nationals Competitions in 2009
Ernst Blickle Memorial Award - Sew-Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.
View more examples of the great work of our Electromechanical Engineering Technology students in the student work gallery.
Zachary Piskun and David Da Costa walked away with GOLD at the National Skills Competition for 2011
Students Chris Barson & David Barratt win GOLD in Mechatronics at Skills Canada Provincial and Nationals Competitions in 2009
Ernst Blickle Memorial Award - Sew-Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.
Semester 1 | ||
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ATMN 101 | Engineering GraphicsEngineering GraphicsCourse Code: ATMN 101 Credits: 4 This course introduces basic skills for making and reading graphical representations of engineering structures, designs, and data relationships. This course covers basic mechanical drafting and free hand sketching skills. Students will use AutoCAD as a drafting tool to produce drawings with orthographic projections and dimensions. While CAD skills are being developed, students will be exposed to electronic and electrical symbols used in automation. Students will produce drawings used in integrated automation systems. | 4 |
| ATMN 103 | Introduction to Control CircuitsIntroduction to Control CircuitsCourse Code: ATMN 103 Credits: 4 | 4 |
| COMM 213 | Technical Communications 1Technical Communications 1Course Code: COMM 213 Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the writing skills that will be required for clear communication in technical documents. Students will learn write documents that are clear, accurate, and grammatically correct.
Students will practice reading and writing skills that will be valuable in their college programs and build a strong base for professional technical and business writing. Those students who plan to further their studies will develop the fundamental skills for writing acceptable academic English.
To help students reach these goals, the course covers the following: analytical reading and critical thinking; the organization and development of expository and persuasive essays; and the elements of clear writing, including grammar and punctuation skills. 3 | 3 |
| MECH 106 | Workshop PracticeWorkshop PracticeCourse Code: MECH 106 Credits: 0 The use of basic machine shop measuring instruments will be covered. The student will be introduced to basic machining theory and operation of conventional machines such as mills, drill presses and lathes. The student is expected to follow safe work procedures developed for the lab and all machines used in this course. | 0 |
| MECH 207 | Engineering MaterialsEngineering MaterialsCourse Code: MECH 207 Credits: 3 This is an introductory course on engineering materials used in designs for manufacturing. Core elements in manufacturing consist of materials, processes and systems. Emphasis in this course is placed on engineering materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Topics in engineering materials include material properties, product attributes and property enhancing operations. Property enhancing operations are limited to the heat treatment of metals. The student is expected to follow safe work procedures developed for the lab and all machines used in the lab portion of the course. | 3 |
| TMAT 114 | Technical Mathematics for Electromechanical EngineeringTechnical Mathematics for Electromechanical EngineeringCourse Code: TMAT 114 Credits: 4 The student will demonstrate mathematical skills in the solution of linear equations (fractional and non-fractional, numerical and literal), factoring, ratio and proportion problems. Further, the student will show knowledge of exponents and logarithms, right and oblique triangles, complex numbers and vectors, trigonometric functions and identities, linear and quadratic equations, slope and equation of a straight line. | 4 |
Semester 2 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ATMN 201 | Automated Manufacturing ProcessesAutomated Manufacturing ProcessesCourse Code: ATMN 201 Credits: 3 Manufacturing is the process by which materials are converted into products in the most efficient manner. This course provides an introductory survey of the manufacturing processes most commonly used by today?s industries. Students will develop an appreciation for modern manufacturing processes, their capabilities and limitations, and the materials to which they apply.
The course will expose students to modern and traditional manufacturing industries, as well as assignments will introduce various manufacturing processes in the context of how they can be applied to a common manufacturing example. As a result the assignments will form an integrated project that provides an in-depth look at how manufacturing processes build on each other. | 3 |
| ATMN 202 | Robotics 1Robotics 1Course Code: ATMN 202 Credits: 4 This course covers robotics and industrial automation fundamentals, including system
configurations, applications, methods of power transmission, types of control, tooling and interfacing with peripherals. In addition, there are hands-on assignments using industrial robots in the laboratory. A course web page is used to enhance the learning process by enabling the instructor to spend more time in individual contact with the students in the laboratory. | 4 |
| ATMN 203 | Mechatronics 1Mechatronics 1Course Code: ATMN 203 Credits: 4 This course is an electronics course for electromechanical students. The use of the oscilloscope in measurement of DC and AC waveforms and in troubleshooting of electronic circuits will be presented and reinforced in all laboratory experiments. AC Ohm?s Law, reactance, impedance, series and parallel resonance will be covered. The operation of solid state electronic devices: rectifiers, Zener diodes, voltage regulators, small signal and power transistors will be discussed in theory and laboratory experiments. Measurement of the performance of these devices will be made in the laboratory using digital multimeters and oscilloscopes by observation of input and output waveforms.
Practical application of the above devices in industrial automation and control will be stressed in the lectures and laboratory experiments. | 4 |
| ATMN 204 | Pneumatics - PLCPneumatics - PLCCourse Code: ATMN 204 Credits: 4 This course covers two major topics:
1) The use of compressed air as a power and control medium. The focus is to select industrially used pneumatic and electrical hardware and to design simple sequencing and control circuits.
Introduction to PLCs and an overview of their application in machine controls. The focus of the course is towards applications where sequencing is the main function of the controller. | 4 |
| CALC 103 | Calculus: IntroductionCalculus: IntroductionCourse Code: CALC 103 Credits: 3 This course covers limits and derivatives; derivatives of algebraic functions; rates of change and optimization problems; derivatives of trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions; simple integration; indefinite and definite integrals; applications of the integral; partial derivatives; applications of partial differentiation. | 3 |
| COMM 313 | Technical Communications 2Technical Communications 2Course Code: COMM 313 Credits: 3 This course is designed to reinforce and expand on the skills students learned in Technical Communications 1. In Technical Communications 2, students will learn to design and write informal reports and a variety of other technical documents, using appropriate research, language, layout, and graphics. | 3 |
| MECH 201 | StaticsStaticsCourse Code: MECH 201 Credits: 4 Statics is a problem-solving course, which prepares the student for more advanced and specialized courses requiring a general knowledge of equilibrium. It provides the student with an approach and a method of analysis of practical systems. Emphasis will be placed on the solutions to physical problems rather than academic abstractions. | 4 |
Semester 3 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ATMN 301 | Industrial HydraulicsIndustrial HydraulicsCourse Code: ATMN 301 Credits: 4 This course is an introduction to hydraulic components and their use in hydraulic circuits. The course will prepare students to identify and install, specify and select, analyze and design industrial hydraulic systems. The course will conclude with an introduction to proportional directional control valves and electronic amplifier. | 4 |
| ATMN 302 | Robotics 2Robotics 2Course Code: ATMN 302 Credits: 4 This course covers robotics and industrial automation concepts, building on the fundamentals covered in Robotics 1. These concepts include system configurations and applications, power transmission focusing on servo control, types of programming and control, tooling and interfacing with peripherals focusing on I/O control, feedback devices. Assignments using numerous industrial robots in the laboratory are used for practical application of the programming concepts. Online teaching tools and research assignments are used to enhance the learning process by enabling the instructor to spend more time in individual contact with the students in the laboratory. | 4 |
| ATMN 303 | Mechatronics 2Mechatronics 2Course Code: ATMN 303 Credits: 4 This course is project oriented, drawing on information from other courses offered throughout the program. The projects require that small groups of students work together to solve typical mechanical engineering and automation problems. Projects will cover areas such as mechanical designs for factory automation, motor and motor controls and a variety of control projects including alarm system, electronic lock and batch reactor controls. This course will also cover sensor types, applications, wiring and troubleshooting as they relate to the automation industry. Key safety components such as lockout/tagout and electrical hazards are covered in the latter part of the course. | 4 |
| ATMN 304 | ProgrammingProgrammingCourse Code: ATMN 304 Credits: 3 This is an introductory computer-programming course using Visual Basic.NET. Visual Basic.NET is a rapid application development tool based on event-driven and object-oriented programming concepts. This course will introduce basic Visual Basic.NET components and programming skills. | 3 |
| CALC 201 | Applied CalculusApplied CalculusCourse Code: CALC 201 Credits: 3 This course covers review of differentiation and integration, integration methods, first and second order differential equations, Laplace transforms, infinite series (Maclaurin, Taylor, Fourier), and applications. | 3 |
| GNED 000 | General Education ElectiveGeneral Education ElectiveCourse Code: GNED 000 Credits: 3 The following courses represent the GNED General Education electives that you can choose from as part of your program's curriculum. Anthropology | 3 |
| HUMA 024 | Humanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceHumanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceCourse Code: HUMA 024 Credits: 3 The Humanities course focuses on fundamental questions individuals ask of themselves as they proceed through life. Why are we the way we are? Do we have free will or are we prisoners of our past experience or our biological inheritance? What motivates societies to change? Why do societal changes so often divide people into opposing camps? Why do so many people find contemporary life at home, at work, and in the community unfulfilling? What constitutes good government? How should injustice be fought? Can nations successfully deal with global problems? What is science and how does it differ from other kinds of inquiry? Can scientists provide solutions to the problems we face? What is art and does it offer answers of its own? What is its relationship to beauty, to knowledge, and to ethics? Is objectivity about art (or anything) possible? These questions are organized into units that begin with issues concerning the nature of the individual and then extend outward to various social, cultural and physical contexts.
The issues explored in this course are too complex to have any one right answer. Rather, individuals must search for answers that make sense of their experiences via various theoretical perspectives. The Humanities course supports this endeavour through study of different thinkers presented in the readings and exploration of different points of view explored in class discussions.
ESL students should consider taking the ESL Humanities course. Students may transfer into
ESL Humanities (HESL 024) either at the Registrar?s Office or the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Office (K201) on a first-come, first-served basis before the Last Day to Add. | 3 |
Semester 5 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ATMN 501 | Motion ControlMotion ControlCourse Code: ATMN 501 Credits: 4 After a thorough review of basic differential equations and their solution using the Laplace transform, the modeling of physical systems is pursued methodically. This leads to the development of transfer functions, block diagrams and the concepts of feedback, sensitivity, stability, time and frequency response and transient response of systems. The course concludes with frequency-response and root-locus analysis and design. Simulation of systems is emphasized throughout the course. The laboratory component includes extensive use of MATLAB and SIMULINK. | 4 |
| ATMN 502 | Industrial Automation Project 1Industrial Automation Project 1Course Code: ATMN 502 Credits: 2 In this course you are to select a suitable technical project and create a detailed proposal for it. The project itself will be completed in the last semester (ATMN 602). The project will involve the design and construction of an automated process. The project will preferably be on behalf of, but could also be in consultation with, industry contacts outside of the college. The proposal will include a rationale for the project, cost projections, time and material estimates, relevant drawings, schematics, supporting data, a systematic approach to the planning, performance and control of the project and an analysis of the proposed design, construction and deployment phases. The proposal must clearly demonstrate an understanding of the five elements of a good technical project, namely, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the topic material. | 2 |
| ATMN 504 | Industrial Data CommunicationsIndustrial Data CommunicationsCourse Code: ATMN 504 Credits: 4 This course provides a thorough understanding of modern industrial data communication principles. The course provides hands-on work experience in using communication protocols and handshaking techniques for various modern control systems and devices. The participant will use the appropriate computer interface and develop programs to communicate and control automation devices. | 4 |
| ATMN 506 | Robotics Cell Integration TechniquesRobotics Cell Integration TechniquesCourse Code: ATMN 506 Credits: 3 During this course students will combine information learned in other courses with the laws, regulations and codes that govern the design, integration and maintenance of automated machinery. This includes; wiring categories, safety devices and circuits, applicable RIA, CSA, and CEC codes. Content also includes an overview of lockout and tagout, and workplace safety. In addition to the above mentioned is a study of industry accepted integration techniques and standards | 3 |
| ATMN 507 | Industrial NetworkingIndustrial NetworkingCourse Code: ATMN 507 Credits: 4 This course provides a thorough understanding of the modern industrial Network: Allen Bradley DH485, DH+, AS-Interface (Actuator Sensor Interface), DeviceNet, ProfiBus-DP and Ethernet/IP network. Topics of study cover operation principles, network device specifications, configurations, cabling and program issues. | 4 |
| ATMN 509 | PLC Applications 2PLC Applications 2Course Code: ATMN 509 Credits: 4 This course is a continuation of the PLC Applications 1 course. It introduces advanced programming commands on multiple PLC programming platforms. Content includes analog concepts including wiring, scaling and signal processing on a variety of VFDs, level and temperature processes. Programming will be done in multiple PLC programming languages including Ladder Logic, Sequential Function Chart (SFC) and Structured Text programming. | 4 |
Semester 6 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ATMN 601 | Mechanical Power, Devices and MechanismsMechanical Power, Devices and MechanismsCourse Code: ATMN 601 Credits: 4 This course is an introduction to the most commonly used mechanical power transmission elements, mechanical devices, and mechanisms used by industry in automated production. The focus of this course is current directions and trends in machine design, plant engineering and manufacturing. The course of study will include mechanical power transmission elements, such as belt and chain drives, gear drives, bearings, and couplings and seals, motion control mechanisms, both continuous and intermittent, and parts handling mechanisms and end-of-arm robotic tooling used in automation and robotic applications. Solid CAD modelling will be used as a design tool for the mechanical devices being studied. | 4 |
| ATMN 602 | Industrial Automation Project 2Industrial Automation Project 2Course Code: ATMN 602 Credits: 3 This course is a continuation of Industrial Automation Project 1 ATMN 502. Based on the proposal developed and approved in ATMN 502, you are to continue constructing and documenting a suitable automated technical project. The project will consist of preparing detailed design technical documents, construction of the physical system, and a professional presentation of the final design. A final comprehensive technical report will be submitted at the end of the term and will include rationale for the project, cost projections, time and material estimates, relevant drawings, schematics, supporting data, a systematic approach to the planning, performance and control of the project and an analysis of the proposed design, construction, troubleshooting, debugging and deployment phases. The final project must clearly demonstrate an understanding of the five elements of a good technical project, namely comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the topic material. | 3 |
| ATMN 603 | Automation System MaintenanceAutomation System MaintenanceCourse Code: ATMN 603 Credits: 4 In this course you will learn theoretical and practical maintenance practices that surround mechanical, electrical and electronic devices in an automated system. Some of the major topics covered are: safety as it relates to maintenance, typical maintenance department structures, asset care strategies, computerized maintenance management software, formal problem solving, troubleshooting practices and maintenance and repair techniques. Additional topics include equipment performance measurement, inventory control and design for maintenance. | 4 |
| ATMN 605 | Human Machine Interface (HMI)Human Machine Interface (HMI)Course Code: ATMN 605 Credits: 4 The course introduces analog devices for use in process control and automated control systems. Students will write PLC programs to control such devices connecting to the PLC analog input/output modules.
The course will then concentrate on the development and implementation of Control Strategies and Interactive Graphics display for use with Real Time control Systems in applications with programmable logic controllers, using both discrete and analog type signals. | 4 |
| ATMN 606 | Automation WeldingAutomation WeldingCourse Code: ATMN 606 Credits: 4 During this course the students will be introduced to the basic concepts of welding and cutting of plain carbon steels. The Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA), Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), and Basic Welding Metallurgy will be explored and applied to this training. Welding and cutting techniques will be presented, demonstrated and practiced in every phase of the training, including the interpretation of ISO welding symbols. Basic first aid procedures, as well as emergency procedures (fire extinguishers), health and safety, and evacuation will be presented prior to shop classes.
The following welding and cutting processes will be theoretically presented, demonstrated and practically applied during this course: Oxy-Acetylene Cutting (OFC), Oxy-Acetylene Brazing (OFB), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Other welding processes will be discussed. | 4 |
Semesters one, two, three and four are the same as the Electromechanical Engineering Technician program.
