Educational Platform for Simulating the Operation of an Automatic Car Wash Machine

Abstract

This paper presents the practical implementation of an educational platform that intends to present the physical scale model construction and operation of an automatic car wash machine. The study of this educational platform aims to familiarize the students with modern automation equipment such as smart relays and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The first part of the paper, it is described the automation equipment used and the construction of the educational platform in terms of hardware and software. In the second part is described its effective operation and its possibilities. The paper closely follows both the physical implementation of the educational platform and the full understanding of the operation of intelligent relays or PLCs and their programming in an automated industrial process.