At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | With respect to the AA referring system defined for the Master in Electro-mechanical Engineering, professional focus in Mechatronics, the course contributes to the development, mastery and assessment of the following skills:
The project mainly targets the acquisition of engineering skills similar to those being exploited in a mechatronics and robotics design office or department a. Disciplinary Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze a problem proposed by an external entity, and write its corresponding specifications 2. Achieve a pre-study of a mechatronics device and build up a pre-project: finding possible solutions, comparing them based on criterions from the specs, selecting the best solution, making a pilot mock-up, preliminary dimensioning, etc. 3. Conduct the detailed design of the selected mechatronics solution (or a mockup of the solution) including: the components dimensioning; the selection of standard materials and components (bearings, motors, gears, electronics, batteries, sensors, etc.); the production of a global drawing of the solution, and of detailed drawings for fabrication by using CAD software. 4. Integrate the elements of the design into a functional prototype, build up, and assemble this prototype. 5. Build up a synthesis dossier presenting all technical details of the selected solution (global drawing, nomenclature, calculations ¿) for the teaching staff. b. Transversal Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students will be able to: 6. Develop inventiveness while searching innovative solutions to an external problem. 7. Conduct a project in a group, requiring:
8. Collect documentation and look for components from suppliers (describing the need, and selecting the most relevant component). 9. Perform a convincing public presentation by arguing on the decisions, in front of the teaching staff. 10. Perform a critical analysis of the functioning of a mechatronics device; anticipate possible failures and out-of-service causes |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
The pre-design goes on during the first half of the first quadrimester and is concluded by a presentation of the pre-project in front of the teaching staff. Thereafter, students achieve the detailed design of the robot, including the full dimensioning and drawings. The first quadrimester is concluded with the release of a technical dossier gathering all these elements. The rest of the year (2nd quad) is devoted to the fabrication of the electromechanical devices, their mounting, and to the programming (control) and tests.
Students are invited to participate to contests in order to compare their device performances to opponents: the Belgian qualifiers of the 'Eurobot' cup, during the Eastern break, and a local UCL cup, at the end of the year. A public overviewing presentation is also organized at the end of the year.
- the work done by the group during the whole year;
- intermediate reports and;
- final report;
- global and fabrication drawings;
- global functioning of the fabricated robot, and matching with the specs;
- to a lesser extent, performances during the 'Eurobot' and UCL cups;
- public presentation;
- the answers given to the questions raised by the audience.
The pedagogical objectives and learning outcomes are reachable by using the electromechanical components provided by the teaching staff, a budget awarded to each group, and potentially a small personal contribution from students. Additionally, students are further allowed to seek for industrial sponsorships, providing either financial support or discounted components. Nevertheless, this cannot be accounted for within the hours devoted to the project
Des ouvrages de référence dans les domaines du choix des composants, de la mise en plans, et du dimensionnement électromécanique, sont disponibles à la bibliothèque.
Des catalogues de composants sont mis à disposition des étudiants. Tous les documents nécessaires à la poursuite du projet sont disponibles sur le site du cours (Moodle).
