Engineering and TechnicalControl Systems Design for Automation and Robotics
This course covers the design of control systems for automated machinery and robotic cells. Delegates work through system modelling and response, controller design and tuning, motion control and servo systems, sensor and actuator selection, and the integration of robotic cells with upstream and downstream equipment. Machine safety is treated as a design constraint rather than an afterthought, covering risk assessment, safety functions, performance levels and the practical design of guarding and interlocks. Delegates finish able to specify a control architecture for a cell and to review a supplier's design against the requirement.
Course objectives
- Model a controlled system and predict its response
- Design and tune controllers for motion and machine applications
- Select sensors and actuators appropriate to the duty
- Specify motion control and servo systems
- Integrate a robotic cell with upstream and downstream equipment
- Apply machine safety requirements as a design constraint
- Review a supplier's control design against the stated requirement
Who should attend
- Control, automation and mechatronics engineers
- Machine designers and integrators
- Manufacturing and production engineers
- Maintenance engineers supporting automated cells
- Technical staff specifying automation projects
Course outline
- 01System modelling and dynamic response
- 02Controller design and tuning for machine applications
- 03Motion control and servo systems
- 04Sensor and actuator selection
- 05Robotic cell architecture and integration
- 06Machine safety: risk assessment, safety functions and performance levels
- 07Guarding, interlocks and safe stop design
- 08Reviewing a supplier design against requirement
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 September 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 13 to 17 September 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 October to 3 November 2026 | Dubai, UAE | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 15 November 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |