THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH AND INTRODUCTION INTO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF THE MODEL-SIMULATOR OF THE AUTOMATED FACTORY

Abstract

The problem of the transition of enterprises to the concept of Industry 4.0 encourages research and implementation of changes in the educational process, which will allow to achieve the desired results. The article analyzes the relevance of this problem, and also justifies the use of models of technological lines and productions from stakeholders for the creation of specialized educational and research laboratories. The possibilities of using the educational model-simulator of the factory from Fishertechnic have been analyzed – for the development of software control methods and the possibility of using them in the educational tasks of the laboratory of cyber-physical systems. For programming and software design, it is proposed to use programmable logic controllers without dependence on the manufacturer, as well as to familiarize students with industrial controllers and equipment that conforms to IEC 61131-3. The result of the work is a reference diagram of the functional structure of the cyber-physical system, which allows the student to issue a task with a predetermined result and evaluate the quality of its execution. The process of developing a functional structure for controlling a factory simulator model for solving educational and research tasks in the framework of training specialists of 12 and 14 branches is considered. The technological scheme of the simulator model, the available equipment and executive mechanisms were analyzed, as well as the control algorithms for the selection of individual educational and research tasks were compiled.