Mechanical Engineering Design and Manufacturing / Linköping Fall

Product Development – 6 ECTS

‍Course Code: TMKT78
Study period, time module: Ht1, bl1

Different types of development processes and organizations , product planning , customer requirements and specifications , concept generation , concept evaluation , prototyping and testing, product architecture, design, environment-driven product development , production, adaptation and patents

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Production Development – 6 ECTS

Course Code: TMMI47
Study period, time module: Ht1, bl1

• From strategy to production,
• Development of production systems in practice and theory
• Lean Production in theory and practice, and Value Stream Mapping
• Selection of production process and layout
• Line balancing
• Design of process layout
• Start up
• Evaluation
• Physical, psychosocial and organisational aspects of workplace design

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Fluid Power Systems – 6 ECTS 

Course Code: TMHP02
Study period, time module: Ht1, bl2

Energy transmission based on hydraulics and pneumatics. Basic fluid dynamics. Component knowledge with respect to functionality and design of pumps, motors, cylinders, valves, accumulators, filters and line components. Characteristics of fluids. System design for different hydraulic and pneumatic circuits. Calculation methods for components and systems. Basic system principles for control of position, velocity/speed, force/torque and power. Principles for load sensing hydraulic systems and hydrostatic transmissions. Characteristics of proportional- and servo-valves. Automatic sequence control. Measurement transducers in test-stands and control systems

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Aircraft and Vehicle Design – 6 ECTS

Course Code: TMAL02
Study period, time module: Ht1, bl4

• ‍Lift and how lift is produced
• ‍Drag and drag calculations
• ‍Propulsion: different ways of producing thrust
• ‍Performance and performance calculations
• ‍Stability and control
• ‍Different aircraft configurations and why they look the way they do
• Basics on aircraft dimensioning

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Industrial Automation – 6 ECTS 

Course Code: TMMI46
Study period, time module: Ht2, bl1 

The course is meant to be an introductory course on industrial automation. In this context, the course covers the subjects required to integrate sensors and actuators with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to automate industrial processes. In addition the course also provides a small component of robot programming and, since the automated systems always require human intervention, at some level, the course briefly presents the main challenges and prospects on human-machine-interaction which may be especially demanding in complex automation systems.
The course has a strong practical component whereby the students have the opportunity of getting a hands-on experience on the subjects taught on the theoretical lectures.
After concluding the course the students should be able to:

• Understand the main functioning principles of the most common industrial sensors and actuators.
• Understand the main logic-based models that support design of PLC programs
• Design PLC programs that are able to interpret the information collected from a set of sensors and convert that information into the corresponding actuation.
• Design PLC programs that can communicate with other programs in other PLCs.
• Understand the main challenges related with human machine interaction.

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ResourceEfficient Products and Production – 6 ECTS

Course Code: TKMJ39
Study period, time module: Ht2, bl1 
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The course deals with various aspects regarding the design of resource-efficient products and production systems. The course sheds light on the basic principles of production technology, product development and environmentally driven product development. Topics covered are basic concepts (eg life cycle perspective, life cycle cost, environmental effect, sub-optimization and function sales) and how product development, choice of production and remanufacturing technology affect product and environmental efficiency during its life cycle. Furthermore, the course addresses strategies / principles for increasing resource efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of production, use and remanufacturing.
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Finally, the methods Environmental Impact Assessment, DFM, DFA and DFD are treated.

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Introduction to Computational Mechanics – 6 ECTS

Course Code: TMHL63
Study period, time module: Ht2, bl3

• ‍Introduction into the use of computational techniques in applied mechanics
• ‍Stress analysis of 2-dimensional rod structures/trusses (with the direct stiffness method); applications, basic relations, matrix problem formulation, laboratory work
• ‍Linear elastic stress analysis of 2- and 3-dimensional solid bodies; applications, basic relations, FE formulation, laboratory work
• ‍One- and multi-dimensional heat conduction analysis; applications, basic relations, FE formulation, laboratory work
• ‍Orientation regarding other application fields for FEM such as transient dynamics, structural optimisation, material mechanics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, including laboratory work
• Evaluation of results including material-related questions (standing issue in the course)

Vibrations and Fatigue in Mechanical Structures – 6 ECTS

Course Code: TMMI09
Study period, time module: Ht2, bl3

On vibrations: Fundamental relationships describing the behaviour of vibrating mechanical systems. Equations of motion for vibrating systems. Influence of mass, stiffness, and damping. Resonances and its consequences for the mechanical system. Vibrations of discrete systems and continuous systems. On fatigue: Fundamental relationships describing the fatigue phenomenon. High-cycle fatigue and low-cycle fatigue. The Wöhler diagram and the Haigh diagram. Safety factors. Damage accumulation, the Palmgren-Miner rule. Load spectra. The Ramberg-Osgood material model. Fatigue life models according to Morrow and Coffin-Manson. Influence of stress concentration.

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