Course: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

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Course title Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Course code KVM/UDS
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Voženílek Robert, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tomeh Elias, doc. Dr. Ing.
Course content
1. Mechanical engineering as a part of the fields of technical sciences, content focus in individual areas. 2. Structural materials used in mechanical engineering, their production, properties, suitability for different applications, labelling. 3. Main technological processes in mechanical engineering - non-chip technologies. 4. Main technological processes in mechanical engineering - chip technologies. 5. Work processes in production, technological design, production and assembly machines. 6. Modern approaches to solving design and technological problems in mechanical engineering. 7. Mechatronics in mechanical engineering. 8. Measurement of physical quantities, basic principles of measurement, sensors. 9. Power engineering, power machines and systems and their working methods, operating characteristics. 10. Working, handling and transport machines, equipment and means; their structural and design arrangements, operating characteristics. 11. Ecological aspects of production and operation of engineering products. 12. Within the framework of teaching, exercises will take place in the laboratories of individual faculty departments. 13. Experts from practice will be involved in selected exercises in the form of presentations. 14. Writing a credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Practicum, Students' self-study
Learning outcomes
The subject shows the mechanical engineering as the field of the technical science. The attention is focused to the history of technical discoveries and knowledges of the natural laws. The subject occupies with the technology branches and also with the science of machines. The subject shows the faculty of mechanical engineering as the education and science-research institution.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
The course is an introductory discipline in Mechanical Engineering study programme that has no direct relation to other subjects. It uses high school students' knowledge and stresses the importance of subjects of theoretical and applied basis for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and for the study of industry engineering fields.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

The students participate in the teaching in the above mentioned scope. The exercises will be carried out in blocks. Students will be assigned material for independent study according to the subject areas. Students will be given independent assignments throughout the semester. The end of the course is in the form of submission of an independent term paper and a credit paper. Consultations are available during the class or the teacher can be contacted: robert.vozenilek@tul.cz, +420485353154.
Recommended literature
  • Úvod do strojírenství. ISBN 978-3-030-50311-6.
  • Úvod do strojírenství. učební texty [CD-ROM], 2001. ISBN 80-7083-538-9.
  • CROWSON, Richard, ed. The handbook of manufacturing engineering. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 978-0-367-39130-0.
  • CHILDS, Peter R. N. Mechanical design engineering handbook. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, 2019. ISBN 978-0-08-102367-9.
  • Jenčík J., Volf J. Technická měření. ČVUT Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-01-02138-6.2.
  • LENFELD, P. A KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ:. Strojírenská technologie - vybrané prezentace. TU Liberec,.
  • Novotný, F., V Hotař, M. Horák, M. Stará a M. Starý. Úvod do automatizace a robotizace ve strojírenství [online]. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2020 [cit. 2021-10-19]. ISBN 978-80-7494-.
  • PATHAK, Sunil, ed. Intelligent manufacturing. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-50311-6.


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