Coursecode: wb5403
Coursename: Design of production systems

DUT creditpoints: 2
ECTS creditpoints: 3

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine technoloy

Lecturer(s): ... (vacancy), Neve, ir. J.J.L.

Tel.: 015-2786581

Catalog data:
Structured design, introduction to software engineering, SA/RT (Yoordon & Hadley/Pirbhai, CASE, CASE-techniques, Promod, Object Orientation, OO-paradigma, OO-methods

Courseyear: 3, 4
Semester: 0/0/0/2
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours:
Assessment: See remarks
Assessm.period(s):
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites:

Follow up:

Detailed description of topics:

An inspiring "werkcollege" of 6 half days, primarily intended for students of Flexible Production Automation. Content differs by the year. Recurring subjects are:

  • Structured design; methods; the creative process

  • introduction to software engineering for production systems, based on the Yourdon methodologie (SA), with extensions for Real Time application (Hatley/Pirbhai), CASE, exercise in CASE Promod. Object Orientation: paradigma and methods

  • Cases, Capita selecta concluded by visit to industry or large lab. exercise

Course material:

  • handouts

  • Promod user's manual

References from literature:

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):

No examination; presence and actif participation required; exercise with ProMod finished with satisfactory result

Goals:

This course is primarily intended to present methods and tools to design large production systems to studenten with specialization in flexible production automation. Accent is on software engineering aspects

Computer use:

Exercise Promos with PC or workstation

Laboratory project(s):

4 hours of practice

Design content:

see above

Percentage of design: 50 - 75 %