Industrial automation

Lecture & Exercise Session: 18 February 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room: INR 219

Lecturer: Philipp Sommer

Lecture:

- Part 1: Course Overview / Organisation  [PDF]

- Part 2: Introduction: Automation & Plants, Sensors & Actuators [PDF]

Recordings of the 2021 lecture on SWITCHtube (login with EPFL credentials required).
Note that in 2021 the section on Sensors/Actuators was covered in more detail and was part of a different lecture:
- Sensors, Actuators by Jean-Charles Tournier (starting at 00:56:38 until 02:00:00)

Excercise (optional):

- Exercise Sheet Week 1 [PDF]
- Solution Sheet Week 1: [PDF]

Lecture & Exercise Session: 25th of February 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR 219

Lecturer: Philipp Sommer

Lecture: 
- Control Basics & PLCs [Slides]

Exercises:
- Exercise Sheet Week 2 [PDF]
- Solution Sheet Week 2: [PDF]

Recordings of 2021 lecture on SWITCHtube (login with EPFL credentials required).
Note that in 2021 the topics were part of two different lectures:
- Control Basics by Philipp Sommer (starting at 00:45:39 until the end)
- PLCs by Philipp Sommer (first 45 minutes of the video)

Lecture: 4 March 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR219

Lecturer: Jean-Charles Tournier

Lecture: 

• SCADA & Supervision [slides] 
  

Project:

• Project Presentation [project description]

Lecture: No Class - School Trip Day

Lecture: 18th of March 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR 219

Lecturer: Philipp Sommer

Lecture (10-12): 
- Industrial Communication Networks & Field Busses [PDF]

For information, you can refer to the video recording of the 2021 but bear in mind that some changes are done [Recording]

Exercise session(12-13):
- Exercise Sheet Week 5 [PDF]
- Solution Sheet Week 5 [PDF]

Lecture & Project Session: 25th of March 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR 219

Lecturer: Philipp Sommer

Lecture (10-12): 
- Industrial Communication Protocols [PDF]

Project session (12-13):
- Individual work on the group project, lecturer will be there for questions.

For information, you can refer to the video recording of the previous year but bear in mind that some changes are done [Recording]

Excercises:
- Exercise Sheet Week 6 [PDF]
- Solution Sheet Week 6 [PDF]

Lecture & Project Session: 1st April 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR 219

Lecturer: Philipp Sommer

Lecture (10-12): 
- PLC Programming [PDF] 
For information, you can refer to the video recording of the class in 2021, but bear in mind that some changes are done [Recording]

Project Session (12-13):
- possibility to answer questions regarding the project

Lecture & Project Session: Tuesday, 8th of April 2025, Room INR219

Lecturer: Jean-Charles Tournier

Lecture:

• 10h00-12h00: Dependability Overview [slides]
• 12h00-13h00: Group project Q&A

Siemens Workshop #1 - only for registered participants

For all the others: No class

No class, enjoy your break :-)

• Siemens Workshop #2 - only for registered participants

  For all the others: No class

Lecture: 6 May 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR 219

Lecturer: Jean-Charles Tournier

Lecture: 
- Dependability Evaluation [slides]

Lecture & Project Session: 13 May 2025, 10:15 - 13:00, Room INR 219

Lecturer: Jean-Charles Tournier

Lecture (10-12): 

• • Recap Dependability Evaluation 
  • Safety Evaluation [slides]
  • Dependable Architecture, Part 1 [slides]

Group Project (12-13):

• • Q&A session

Lecturer: Jean-Charles Tournier

Lecture (10h to 12h):

• Dependable Architecture - 2nd part (slides)
• Dependable Software  (slides)

Project (12h to 13h):

• Q&A Session

• Instructions
  • Each team will make an 10 minutes presentation (time will be enforced strictly)
  • It will be followed by a 3 minutes slot for questions and 2 minutes for the next team to setup its presentation
  • It is up to the team members to organise themselves for the presentation, e.g. one presenter only, two presenters, all members present, etc.
  • The presentation does not require to cover all parts of the project. It can be limited to the parts the team members consider as the strong points of their proposed solution.
  • Team members who are not presenting are not required to be present during the presentation if they have scheduling conflicts with other classes
  • It is highly encouraged to attend the other teams presentations
• Schedule
  • 10h15: Group 1
  • 10h30: Group 2
  • 10h45: Group 3
  • 11h00: Break
  • 11h15: Group 4
  • 11h30: Group 5
  • 11h45: Group 6
  • 12h00: Break
  • 12h15: Group 7
  • 12h30: Group 8

The workshop takes place at Siemens, Av. des Baumettes 5, 1020 Renens on the following dates:

• Tuesday April 15th 2025, time will be announced by Siemens

• Tuesday April 29th 2025, time will be announced by Siemens

• Monday May 26th 2025, time will be announced by Siemens

Note:  Attending the workshop at Siemens is a compulsory part of the class.  However, in case of unforeseen circumstances, please send a mail to both Philipp Sommer and Jean-Charles Tournier as early as possible in case you are unable to attend your confirmed workshop slot.

Project Assignment [PDF]
Project Timeline & Group Contract [PDF]
Evaluation criteria for the project report [PDF]

• When
  • Thursday, June 12th 2025 from 14h00 to 15h00
• Where
  • Online on Zoom
    • https://epfl.zoom.us/j/67079301644?pwd=vVa2kiUgvGjCZAUQLhNaTdz6BEyoEh.1
    • Meeting ID: 670 7930 1644
    • Passcode: 457061
• What
  • Online Q&A session with both instructors to answer all questions related to the upcoming oral exam
  • Attendance is optional

• [Update] Recording of the Q&A session
  • 2025 Q&A Session Recording

• Exam conditions & List of Questions: The exam conditions and the list of possible exam questions can be found here.
• Registration to the oral exam will start on 09-May-2025 at 10h00 using the Oral Exam Registration form.