TITLE OF PROBLEM: HUMAN VS ROBOT

DURATION OF PROBLEM: 10 weeks

BASE SUBJECT: Fluid Power System

POSSIBLE INTEGRATION WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:

1. OUTCOMES
Knowledge Process
Student should be able to: Student should be able to:
1. Understand the advantages and 1. Function effectively in a group
disadvantages of using mechanical (PO5)
relay, PLC and human.
2. Analyze pneumatic systems 2. Recognize the importance of
circuit and its electrical circuit using entrepreneurship knowledge and
Fluid Sim Software
3. Design and control skill (PO9)
pneumatic system using PLC

(PO4)

2. PROFILE OF STUDENTS

Subject of Study: Fluid Power System

Year of Study: Year 3

Number of Students: 67
3. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Fluid Mechanic I
Principle of Electric & Electronics
4. NEW INTEGRATED LEARNING ISSUES
- Course/Topic content –
Pneumatic system, Project management, Management & Engineering Economy,
Fluid power
5. PROBLEM SCENARIO

You are working as a Production Engineer in Super Metal Sdn. Bhd. company. The
company plan to set up a new production line. There are several work stations in the
new production line. Your manager assigned you to in-charge one of the work station.
At this work station two pieces of metal with thickness 3 mm need to be welded. The
welding process can be done by human or pneumatic robotic arm. The robotic arm
can be controlled by mechanical relay or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).The
details process of using robotic arm are shown in Appendix A. The production line
runs 24 hours per day. You have to make comparison in term of pros and cons, cost,
time, maintenance and etc. for each cases :

1) Welding process operated by operator (human)

2) Welding process operated by robotic arm and its controlled by mechanical
relay
3) Welding process operated by robotic arm and its controlled by PLC

Currently the company use mechanical relay to control others pneumatic robotic arm
in existing work station. Therefore, you have to demonstrate to your manager how to
control robotic arm using PLC. The details of the programming and its electrical
circuit to control the pneumatic robotic arm should be developed. Write a report to
your manager and propose which option is more applicable and give more profit to
the company in the long run.

6. FILA CHART
Ideas
Facts
(what we need to Learning Issues Action Plan
(what we know)
know)
7. ASSESSMENT PLAN
Tool Individual/ Formative/ Weight age Assessed by
Group Summative

Report Group Summative 15 (3.6%) Facilitator

Product Group Summative 40 (9.6%) Facilitator

Presentation
Report Group Summative 30 (7.2%) Facilitator
Presentation

Peer assessment Individual Formative 15 (3.6%) Peer

Overall mark
24%

8. PROBLEM-CRAFTING TEAM

Name:
1.Suhaimi Bin Misha
2. Mohd Irwan Bin Mohd Azmi

APPENDIX A
FLOW CHART OF WELDING PROCESS
1. Press button
2. Clamper grip work pieces A and B
3. Welding nozzle move to point 1 and ON (indicator ON)
4. Welding nozzle move to point 2 (to weld work piece)
5. Welding nozzle OFF (indicator OFF)
6. Nozzle rotate to work piece B
7. Welding nozzle move to point 3 and ON (indicator ON)
8. Welding nozzle move to point 4 (to weld work piece)
9. Welding nozzle OFF (indicator OFF)
10. Nozzle back to home position
11. Clamper release the work piece