Resources

1. Robotics and AI Lab:

Principal existent equipment, dedicated software:

• Industrial integrated pilot platform for: production planning, computer aided design of processes and products, automatic discrete process control, product quality integrated control, Robotised supply;
• 9 industrial robots Adept Technology (4 anthropomorphic, 4 SCARA, 1 Cartesian) with multiprocessor controllers, incorporated artificial vision, multitasking operating systems, electro-pneumatic grippers;
• 2 numerically controlled CNC machine tools EMCO and interfaces for industrial robots integration;
• 1 closed-loop twin-track Bosch-Rexroth transportation system with branching and 6 work places, palette detection sensors and palette stop/diversion control;
• 2 intelligent supply Adept AnyFeeder systems with assembly and cutting processing, with robotised management and artificial vision;
• Central and local warehouse systems for partially manufactured materials and assembly components;
• 8 magnetic Balluf read-write equipments for pallets traceability and monitoring of production control execution;
• Ethernet 10/100 network, xSeries 3500 Server, 4 CPU Xeon QuadCore 2.66 GHz, 24GB RAM, 8 HDD 7200RPM SATA 500GB, 12 Gigabit Ethernet, 2 switches 16 ports 10/100;
• 12 IBM PC workstations (CPU 2.4GHz, 1.25GB RAM, 40GB HDD, 2 Gigabit Ethernet, CD-ROM, LCD 15”) working as terminals for program editing and modelling industrial robots processes, CNC machine tools, artificial vision and programmable logic controller;
• 4 Bosch programmable logic controllers, 512 I/256 E, Ethernet, RS 232, Profibus;
• 12 Basler video cams, Panasonic, Jay digital, monochromatic, 640 x 480 pixels;
• 4 HP 9300 computer terminals for programs editing and portable systems configuration, dual Centrino, 1GB RAM, 120 GB HDD, Ethernet, Access Point, CD-ROM;
• Dedicated software: software license for: control of industrial robots Adept V+, Adept Desktop, Adept Windows PC, Adept ; image processing systems Adept Vision, Adept Sight, Cognex, PatMath; CNC Sinumerik 820-840, EMCO Mill; discrete process control and conveyors Indra Logic, SFC, Grafcet, Ladder Diagram; multi-agent distributed systems JACK and COBASA;
• 16 IBM PC workstations Intellistation E Pro CPU 2.4GHz, 1.25GB RAM, 40GB HDD, 2 Gigabit Ethernet, CD-ROM, LCD 15”;
• 3 IP cameras Network Camera, PTZ, resolution CIF, 2 CIF, 4 CIF, PAL, Linux embedded;
• Ethernet 10/100, 1 switch 24 ports 10/100;
• General purpose software: Windows XP Professional license, Matlab (toolboxes Robotics, Image Processing, Control);
• Multimedia teaching equipments: video-projector, screen, whiteboard;

2. Real-time control systems Lab:

• 18 IBM PC desktop computers, CPU 2.4GHz, 1.25GB RAM, 40GB HDD, 2 Gigabit Ethernet, CD-ROM, LCD 15”;
• OMRON and ELWE control stands with Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) for d.c. motors with variable load speed control;
• OMRON Stand for temperature digital control with PLC;
• ELWE Stand for level digital control with PLC;
• ELWE Stand for temperature digital control with PLC, in a thermostatic room;
• Multimedia teaching equipments: video-projector, screen, whiteboard;

3. Data acquisition, processing and transmission Lab:

• Electronic laboratory equipments (4 oscilloscopes, 4 signal generators, 6 sources, 2 frequency meters, 8 numerical multi-meters interconnected through IEEE 488 interface);
• 3 IBM PC workstations CPU P4 EM64T HiperThreading 3.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 73.4GB HDD SCSI 10000RPM, 2 Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-ROM, LCD 17 GForce 32 MB;
• Multimedia dedicated network, with Windows NT server, 6 IBM PC dedicated workstations CPU 2.4GHz, 1.25GB RAM, 40GB HDD, 2 Gigabit Ethernet, CD-ROM, LCD 15”;
• Simulation platform for broadcast transmissions: provides connection between a Matlab-Simulink simulator and data acquisition equipment, through a DDE (Dynamical Data Exchange); the platform can be used in all types of applications involving Matlab experiments;
• Distributed platform for parallel processing: it can be used for large scale systems modeling, such as scale-free systems. It is of cluster type, with a powerful server (Xeon 3.0Ghz, Hard disk : 2 x 9,1 GB, RAID 3L, RAM: 128 Mb, Ethernet Adapter), and 6 processing units (configuration: Core 1,8 GHz, FSB, SCSI Controller, 4 x 1 Gb RAM), with dedicated software for task synchronization;
• Special Software: licenses for Matlab/Simulink, Labview, Adobe Photoshop, task synchronization;
• General Software: Windows XP Professional license;
• Multimedia teaching equipments: video-projector, screen, whiteboard;

4. Cloud Computing Lab

• IBM CloudBurst 2.1 system (460 VM's capacity)
• 42U Rack
• 2 GigaBit Switches
• 2 x APC 10.000 KVA UPS
• BladeCenter HS22
• 14 Blade Servers HS22 (12 Core, 72 GB RAM)
• xSeries 3550 Server
• Console
• Software: VMware ESX Server 4.1, VMware VCenter 4.1, IBM TSAM 7.2, Windows 2008 Server
• VM OS Licenses: Windows XP Professional x86, x64, Windows 2003 Server R2 Enterprise Edition x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x86, x64
• Emerson 18.000 KVA Cooling System