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2nd Bachelor in Electromechanical Engineering: Mechanics
ECTS Credits | Number of Hours (h/year) | |
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5 | 60 | |
3 | 30 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
6,5 | 75 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
4 | 45 | |
2 | 20 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
2 | 30 | |
2 | 15 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
2 | 30 | |
6 | 75 | |
4 | 45 | |
2,5 | 30 | |
2 | 25 | |
4 | 45 |
Quality control
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | DE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0016/2 |
Prerequisite | Basis of arithmetic and algebra |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials with a great number of exercises. |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Maintenance and reliability
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | DE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0017/2 |
Prerequisite | Basis of statistics and probability |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials Tutorials with a great number of exercises. |
Assessment Methods | Written and/or oral examination |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Electric measurements: Electric machines
ECTS Credits | 4 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 45 |
Teaching staff | CRASSON, Alexandre |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0005/2 |
Prerequisite | Theory of the circuits (1st year) |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials 1rst six-month period: lecture (2h/week). 2nd six-month period : testing (1h/week) |
Assessment Methods | Written and/or oral examination Projects or practical work |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Industrial electronics
ECTS Credits | 2 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 20 |
Teaching staff | CRASSON, Alexandre |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0006/2 |
Prerequisite | Theory of the circuits (1st year). |
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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 Methods | Lectures Lecture. Simulation by software (Electronic Workbench). |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Applied Mathematics
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | DE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0007/2 |
Prerequisite | Subjects studied during the first year. |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials Tutorials with a great number of exercises. |
Assessment Methods | Written and/or oral examination |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Metrology and mechanical testing
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | ETIENNE, Marc |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0008/2 |
Prerequisite | Static-physics, trigonometry and material resistance fundamental notions. |
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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 Methods | Laboratory work Operate a few testing machines; Laboratory work: +/- 17 students. |
Assessment Methods | Written and/or oral examination Practical work. |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Industrial physics and thermodynamic
ECTS Credits | 6 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 75 |
Teaching staff | CRASSON, Alexandre |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0009/2 |
Prerequisite | Mathematics and physics basics |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Knowledge of the Materials
ECTS Credits | 3 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | ELSEN, Rachel |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0010/2 |
Prerequisite | |
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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 Methods | Lectures |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Technical drawing and engineering
ECTS Credits | 6,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 75 |
Teaching staff | LOUYS, Pierre; NEVEN, Jean-Michel |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0033/2 |
Prerequisite | Technical drawing - Mechanical - |
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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 Methods | Oral examinations Continuous assessment projects |
Notes | No |
Language | French |
Regulation
ECTS Credits | 4 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 45 |
Teaching staff | ISTAZ, André |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0002/2 |
Prerequisite | Logic and programming course (1st year). |
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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 Methods | Lectures The theory course is based on numerous exercises. Simulation by software. |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations Oral examinations Exam in January. Oral examination in the first and second sessions. |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Company Management
ECTS Credits | 2 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | ALMER, Charles |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0032/2 |
Prerequisite | None |
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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
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Strength of materials
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | DE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0018/2 |
Prerequisite | Subjects studied during the first year. |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials with a great number of exercises. |
Assessment Methods | Oral examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Automates
ECTS Credits | 5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 60 |
Teaching staff | ISTAZ, André |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0001/2 |
Prerequisite | Logic and programming course (1st year). |
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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 Methods | Laboratory work Practical method, programming and individual development |
Assessment Methods | Oral 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%). |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Mechanical construction - cutting technology
ECTS Credits | 4 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 45 |
Teaching staff | LOUYS, Pierre |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0020/2 |
Prerequisite | Resistance of materials - Mechanical of the solids - Trigonometry |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials Project or fieldwork |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations Projects or practical work |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Technology welding
ECTS Credits | 2 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 25 |
Teaching staff | KECHAOU, Adnen |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0021/2 |
Prerequisite | cours of physics, mécanique. |
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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 Methods | Lectures |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations Exam writes under shape of QCM and open questions |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Fluids mechanics
ECTS Credits | 2 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 15 |
Teaching staff | DE SOTTO MAYOR, Jose |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0023/2 |
Prerequisite | First year subjects |
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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 Methods | Lectures Tutorials |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Applied mechanics
ECTS Credits | 2 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | ELSEN, Rachel; NEVEN, Jean-Michel |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0024/2 |
Prerequisite | fluids mechanics and in industrial physics courses |
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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 Methods | Laboratory work |
Assessment Methods | Continuous assessment Continuous assessment based on activity reports |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French |
Second language: English
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | GERADON, Carine; NICOLAY, Nathalie |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
Code | TECH-MECM0028/2 |
Prerequisite | The first year english course |
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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 Methods | Tutorials Reading – Listening – Writing and Speaking sessions. |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations Continuous assessment Written examination. Students must be able to understand written technical messages and to write general simple but correct messages |
Notes | Yes |
Language | French English |
Engineering and design department -C.A.D. – C.A.M.
ECTS Credits | 2,5 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | LOUYS, Pierre; NEVEN, Jean-Michel |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 1 |
Code | TECH-MECM0015/2 |
Prerequisite | Technical drawing course 1st: spatial view |
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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
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Bibliography | Inventor user guide |
Teaching and Learning Methods | Tutorials Laboratory work |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | No |
Language | French |
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