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2nd Bachelor in Electromechanical Engineering: Mechanics

 ECTS CreditsNumber of Hours (h/year)
560
330
2,530
6,575
2,530
445
220
2,530
2,530
2,530
230
215
2,530
230
675
445
2,530
225
445

Quality control

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffDE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeTECH-MECM0016/2
Prerequisite

Basis of arithmetic and algebra

Aims and Objectives

The mechanical technician must be able to apply his basic knowledge of process control by the statistic and to make the most of them in practical applications.

Description

What is quality and its tools?

Basis of statistics

Distribution laws

Process control with statistics

Sampling.

Bibliography

Les outils de la qualité totale - P.Lyonnet

Ed. Tec Doc

La qualité des produits industriels - C.Maria

Ed. Dunod

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

Tutorials with a great number of exercises.

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Maintenance and reliability

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffDE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0017/2
Prerequisite

Basis of statistics and probability

Aims and Objectives

The mechanical technician must be able to detect the nature of the failures of the components used in the mechanical industry. He has to use the concepts and laws of reliability in order to choose a type of maintenance and to estimate its cost.

Description

Thermal engines

Various types of maintenance – How to chose

Reliability.

Bibliography

La fiabilité en mécanique - de J.C.Ligeron

Ed. Desforges

Le management de la maintenance – F.Boucly et A. Ogus

Ed. AFNOR Gestion

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials

Tutorials with a great number of exercises.

Assessment MethodsWritten and/or oral examination
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Electric measurements: Electric machines

ECTS Credits4
Number of Hours (h/year)45
Teaching staffCRASSON, Alexandre
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0005/2
Prerequisite

Theory of the circuits (1st year)

Aims and Objectives

Basic concepts of electromagnetism. Principle of operation, problem of starting, speed regulation, electric braking and principal characteristics of the continuous engines. Calculation of the circuits in alternate three-phase current by vectorial and complex representations. Principle of operation, problem of starting, speed regulation, electric braking and principal characteristics of the three-phase and single-phase currents asynchronous motors and three-phase synchronous motor.

Description

Theory (30h): Elements of electromagnetism. Tranformator.Engines with D.C. principle, description, rule of the 4 variables, study of starting, study of the speed regulation, study of electric braking characteristics couple/speed of the engines shunt, series and compound, losses and output. Three-phase current: star coupled and triangle receiver, receiving unbalanced three-phase, powers in three-phase current (calculation and measurement), exercises through complex and vectorial representation. The three-phase asynchronous motor: wound rotor and cage engine, assessment of the losses, study of the characteristic couple/speed, processes of starting, processes of speed regulation (traditional processes and variator of frequency), electric braking. The motor single-phase current asynchronous. The synchronous motor: description, principle, starting by auxiliary engine, asynchronous starting, starting with variator of frequency, characteristic curves.

Experimentation (15h): Measurement of the characteristics of the engine series. Measurement of the characteristic of the engine shunt. Measurement of the characteristics of the engine compound. Calculations and measurements of unbalanced and balanced three-phase current receiver star and triangle coupled (measurements of active and reactive power). Measurement of the characteristics of asynchronous three-phase current motor

Starting synchronous motor with auxiliary engine (paralleling the alternator on the network).

Statement of the curves of Mordey of the synchronous motor.

Protection of persons and material

Bibliography

Les moteurs électriques - A. Crasson

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials

1rst six-month period: lecture (2h/week).

2nd six-month period : testing (1h/week)

Assessment MethodsWritten and/or oral examination
Projects or practical work
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Industrial electronics

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)20
Teaching staffCRASSON, Alexandre
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0006/2
Prerequisite

Theory of the circuits (1st year).

Aims and Objectives

Study of the principles of operation of the diodes and the transistors.

Analysing application circuits of the electronic of command or power such as rectifier, logical port, memory, stabilised power supply, lapping machines.

Description

Elements of electronic physics: intrinsic driver, insulators, semiconductors, extrinsic semiconductors (P & N), PN junction. Diodes: rectifier diode, Zener diode, photodiode, LED. Rectifier single-phase current simple alternation, rectifier single-phase current double alternation, condenser of filtering, lapping machine of voltage. Three-phase rectifiers, simple and double alternations.

Bipolar transistors: principle, static characteristics, dissipated power. Polarization, right-hand side of static head, exercises. The transistor with rate of communication, logical circuits of application (nand, nor, bistable, monostable, astable).

Transistors MOSFET: description, operation, characteristics, commutation.

Transistors IGBT and UJT: description, operation, characteristics, EX: the relaxator.

Bibliography

Electronique industrielle - A.Istaz

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

Lecture.

Simulation by software (Electronic Workbench).

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Applied Mathematics

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffDE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0007/2
Prerequisite

Subjects studied during the first year.

Aims and Objectives

Study of basic knowledge in differential calculus useful for the understanding of technical problems linked to the formation in electricity and mechanics.

Description

Primitives

Integrals

Quadratures

Differential equations.

Bibliography

Cours d'analyse - J. Massart

Ed. Dunod

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials

Tutorials with a great number of exercises.

Assessment MethodsWritten and/or oral examination
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Metrology and mechanical testing

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffETIENNE, Marc
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeTECH-MECM0008/2
Prerequisite

Static-physics, trigonometry and material resistance fundamental notions.

Aims and Objectives

( About metallic materials)

The mechanical technician must be able to:

realize one of the tests here under understand the results and write a report;

choose the parameters and realize a thermic treatment;

verify the results by means of micrography, hardness, resilience or tensile testing.

Description

Destructive testing:

tensile, resilience, emboss testing;

micrography.

Non-destructive testing:

hardness ( HB, HV, HR);

ultra-sounds;

magnetoscopy;

Sweat for metallic materials.

Thermic treatments:

hardening;

drawing the temper (of steel);

Letting dauwn the temper.

Bibliography

International standard – printed by International Standard Organization (ISO)- Genève (Suisse);

Normes européennes – Ed. Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) – Bruxelles (Belgique) ;

Normes belges (NBN) – Ed. Institut Belge de Normalisation (IBN)- Bruxelles (Belgique).

Teaching and Learning MethodsLaboratory work

Operate a few testing machines;

Laboratory work: +/- 17 students.

Assessment MethodsWritten and/or oral examination

Practical work.

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Industrial physics and thermodynamic

ECTS Credits6
Number of Hours (h/year)75
Teaching staffCRASSON, Alexandre
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0009/2
Prerequisite

Mathematics and physics basics

Aims and Objectives

The technician must be able to make use in simple cases the rules developed in the theory.

Description

Calorimetry – Thermometry – Heat and temperature – Scale of temperature – Massic heat – Conduction – Convection – Total transmission between 2 planes – Total transmission trough a pipe – Heat exchangers – Perfect gazes – The rule of Boyle & Mariotte – Rule of Gay Lussac –real gazes-Vapour- Absolute temperature - Work developed by pressure forces- PV diagram – Open & closed transformations – Equivalence of work ? ? – Heat – Internal energy – Isochoric transformations – Isobars – isotherms adiabatic – polytropics - Mayer relation – Application to thermic engines - enthalpy – Alternative compressors – Principle of Carnot – Entropy – Entopic diagram - Heat engines - Frigorific machines and heat pumps – Change in state of the material – Liquid/solid/gaz transformations – Rules of the changes of state – Latent heat – Study of steam – representation on the entropy diagram of Mollier – Productivity of steam turbines

Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Knowledge of the Materials

ECTS Credits3
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffELSEN, Rachel
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeTECH-MECM0010/2
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives

Inform the technician mechanic on the properties and the different means of transformations of no-metallic materials.

Description

Polymers : properties and means of transformations

Composite materials : properties and means of transformations

Nanomaterials : properties

Visit(s) of workshops

Bibliography

Précis de chimie, Ed. Universitaires

Plastiques, Dunod

Plastiques renforcés, Presses Universitaires de France

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Technical drawing and engineering

ECTS Credits6,5
Number of Hours (h/year)75
Teaching staffLOUYS, Pierre; NEVEN, Jean-Michel
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0033/2
Prerequisite

Technical drawing - Mechanical -

Aims and Objectives

This course will be devoted to the study of two projects of mechanical construction. The choice of these projects will lead the students to carry out a synthesis of the various courses.

Description

Work will be carried out by group and will comprise two parts:

a part seeks and calculations made up of the research, documentation, schedule of conditions obtained and experiment carried out, of the various solutions brought on this subject in industry or the trade, of the various diagrams planned to answer the schedule of conditions and finally a justification of the choice of the adopted solution. It is also necessary to consider the manufacture of the apparatus presented at the point of view of materials used, of the manufacturing processes considered, all calculations necessary to the dimensioning of all the parts, objective of work.

A part of Drawing Technical which will include the overall drawing, details drawing with functional quotation, surface qualities, tolerances... as well as the parts list.

Examples of projects: rotary jack, manipulate linear, Press tool, Pump, Gear box ...

Bibliography

Guide du dessinateur industriel, Chevalier, Editions Hachette

Teaching and Learning Methods

projects

Assessment MethodsOral examinations
Continuous assessment

projects

NotesNo
LanguageFrench

Regulation

ECTS Credits4
Number of Hours (h/year)45
Teaching staffISTAZ, André
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0002/2
Prerequisite

Logic and programming course (1st year).

Aims and Objectives

Traditional PID continuous regulation. To control the concepts of regulation P (proportional), PI (proportional & integral), PD (proportional & derived), PID (proportional+integral+derived).

To develop a loop of regulation according to imposed criteria of performances.

Description

Performances measure: stability, the static & dynamic modes.

Concept of transfer functions: representation by Bode analysis.

Systems of the first and second order: A definition, transfer functions, answers to a level of position set point.

Stability of the continuous linear systems: condition of Barkhausen, margins of stability. Static precision of the continuous linear system: class zero & class 1.

Correction proportional: definition, advantages, exercises of development. Integral correction: definition, transfer function, advantages, exercises in Bode. Correction PI: exercises of development. Derived correction: definition, transfer function, advantages. Correction PD: exercises of development. Regulators PID: general constitution, parallel and mixed series structures, exercises of adjustment by the method of second order model.

Bibliography

Régulation - A.Istaz

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

The theory course is based on numerous exercises.

Simulation by software.

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Oral examinations

Exam in January.

Oral examination in the first and second sessions.

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Company Management

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffALMER, Charles
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0032/2
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To enable  students to:

discover and bring out the most common legal types of companies

develop entrepreneurship;

approach the main economic stages of the company,

 

 

understand the role of companies in the Belgian social,economic and financial environment

Description

Definition and classification of enterprises or companies according to their activities, their legal form and their size.

The company and its economic cycle:  purchase, production and sales flows; investment and financial flows.

Business plan : Balance-sheet, income statement, cash planning :exercices

 

Bibliography

"Comprendre la gestion" (en schémacolor); Jean Lochard;éd.d'organisation;

"Le passage en société";Emmanuel Degrève; Tax&Management Editions;

"MBA" E.G.C Collins & M.A. Devanna;Laurent du Mesnil Editeur;

"50 Techniques essentielles de gestion" ;Michaël Ward;éd. De Vecchi

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Strength of materials

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffDE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0018/2
Prerequisite

Subjects studied during the first year.

Aims and Objectives

To identify solicitations

To understand links between external forces, tension and distortion

To be able to check the size of parts or to determinate them.

Description

Composite plane bending

Warped bending

Combined strains

Buckling

Distortions

Gear transmission.

Bibliography

Notes de cours de résistance des matériaux - W. Julémont

Résistance des matériaux - C. Pache

Ed. Delta S.A.

Résistance des matériaux - J.P.Larralde

Ed. Masson et E.A.P.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

Tutorials with a great number of exercises.

Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Automates

ECTS Credits5
Number of Hours (h/year)60
Teaching staffISTAZ, André
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0001/2
Prerequisite

Logic and programming course (1st year).

Aims and Objectives

To control the instructions of the Function Block Diagram (FBD) and Ladder Diagram (LD) languages. Analysing from specification the solution, programming and developing it on PLC.

Description

The programmed command: advantages with respect to the traditional cabled.

Input interface: acquisition of the data, wiring.

Output interface: update of the output, wiring.

The cycle of the PLC: the master task, examination, watch dog.

Addressing : binary input/output.

The not located (localized) variables: bits and words (16 and 32 bits)

The programming in language FBD by means of the software "Unity Pro" (Schneider Electric) under Windows.

The programming in language LD by means of the software "Unity Pro" (Schneider Electric) under Windows.

Bibliography

« La programmation des automates » - André ISTAZ – Edition 2011 – 170 pages.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLaboratory work

Practical method, programming and individual development

Assessment MethodsOral examinations
Continuous assessment

Continuous assessment: practical work to realize in a given time, a file have returned by the student at the time of the meeting according to work. The marks for the files amount 60% of the total.

Oral examination with open book in June (or september) (40%).

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Mechanical construction - cutting technology

ECTS Credits4
Number of Hours (h/year)45
Teaching staffLOUYS, Pierre
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0020/2
Prerequisite

Resistance of materials - Mechanical of the solids - Trigonometry

Aims and Objectives

To restore working features of the machine parts entering in the mechanical whole.

To choice judiciously the mechanical organs by taking account of the data and constraints suitable of the problem asked

To calculate the constraints in the assembly parts for a simple application of strength of the materials

Description

Reminder and supplementary of mechanical

Study and calculation of the connections system wheel/shaft

Study of lubrication / Sealing

Guidance

Calculating of the shafts

Transmission of power between shafts in extension

Transmission of power between shafts not in extension

Transmission of power with modification of the nature of the movement

Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Project or fieldwork
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Projects or practical work
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Technology welding

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)25
Teaching staffKECHAOU, Adnen
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeTECH-MECM0021/2
Prerequisite

cours of physics, mécanique. 

Aims and Objectives

This course introduces the students to the techniques of welding the more used at our time. it also approaches the various modifications that this current assembly operation can entail. The main shortcomings of welding are also landed in order to warn their apparitions.

Description

Introduction, notion of welding, brazing, historic.

Processes of welding,: Sources of energy - Welding to the electrode coated - Welding MIG - Welding TIG

Aspects thermal of the welding: Cycle thermal Before heating - Notion of thickness in welding

Metallurgy of the welding of steels: Recall thermal treatment of the steels - Particularities of the thermal treatment due to the welding - Meadow and post heating Carbon equivalent - Determination of the welding parameters.

Withdrawals and vestigial constraints weldedering - Shortcoming chemical physico of it in welding: Fissuration in hot - Fissuration to cold weather - Extortion lamellaire magnetic Blowing.

Bibliography

Soudage F.E., Sciaky

Conception brasage, Sloboda

Induction, Philips

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations

Exam writes under shape of QCM and open questions

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Fluids mechanics

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffDE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0023/2
Prerequisite

First year subjects

Aims and Objectives

To complete the knowledge about solid mechanics by notions of fluid kinematics and dynamics

To solve as many problems as possible.

Description

Basic knowledge about the flow of fluids

Flow rate continuity and conservation of mass

Bernoulli equation

Fluids flows in closed pipes and opened channels

Flow of compressible fluids.

Bibliography

Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique

Par Ranald Giles-Jack Evett – Cheng Liu

Série Schaum – McGraw-Hill

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Applied mechanics

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffELSEN, Rachel; NEVEN, Jean-Michel
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeTECH-MECM0024/2
Prerequisite

fluids mechanics and in industrial physics courses

Aims and Objectives

To put into practice knowledge acquired in fluids mechanics and in industrial physics through practical measures made in laboratory

Description

Measurement of flows and load losses. Layout of the characteristics of a pump. Measurement of the volume weight and of the density of an element. Calibration of a pressure gauge, of a transmitter running pressure or of a rota meter.

Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLaboratory work
Assessment MethodsContinuous assessment

Continuous assessment based on activity reports

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Second language: English

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffGERADON, Carine; NICOLAY, Nathalie
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodeTECH-MECM0028/2
Prerequisite

The first year english course

Aims and Objectives

Basic knowledge of the English language (grammar syntax and vocabulary).

Basic vocabulary related to electromechanics

Description

1st part: Active and passive voice ( simple past )

The infinitive with or without to.

2nd part: Study of texts introducing the vocabulary related to Electromechanics.

" How does it work " ? oral presentation about a specific mechanism.

Bibliography

A Quick and Easy Guide to English for INPRES Students ( J. Carré, C. Géradon, N.Nicolay)

Engineering ( Lindsay White )

Teaching and Learning MethodsTutorials

Reading – Listening – Writing and Speaking sessions.

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Continuous assessment

Written examination. Students must be able to understand written technical messages and to write general simple but correct messages

NotesYes
LanguageFrench
English

Engineering and design department -C.A.D. – C.A.M.

ECTS Credits2,5
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffLOUYS, Pierre; NEVEN, Jean-Michel
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1
CodeTECH-MECM0015/2
Prerequisite

Technical drawing course 1st: spatial view

Aims and Objectives

The objective of this training is to allow to the students to use tools and procedures using computer science for mechanical application. After this training, the student will be able of accomplishing the complete set of drawing of a mechanism which he must have studied.

Description

Introduction to 3D C.A.D. software

 

2D sketches

Part Modeling

Assembly Modeling

Parts and assemblies drawings

 

Bibliography

Inventor user guide

Teaching and Learning MethodsTutorials
Laboratory work
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesNo
LanguageFrench

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