DUT creditpoints: 2
ECTS creditpoints: 3

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Pistecky, ir. P.V.

Tel.: 015-2786583

Catalog data:
micro engineering parts, bearings, spring elements, micro transducers, magnetic circuits, design strategy

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

Prerequisites: wb5302, wb5303, wb5300

Follow up: wb5411

The course provides students with a specific knowledge with respect to the design of micro engineering parts. The course deals with detailed description of representative parts along with the discussion of design strategies, tools and optimum choices. The most important parts within the course are micro engineering bearings, spring elements, micro transducers and magnetic circuits. During the entire course the aspects of minimum friction, minimum dimensions, low energy comsumption, accuracy and reliability are the most important features of the discussed parts.

P.V. Pistecky, Micro-techniek, Constructie-elementen part I and II, lecture notes TU Delft, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology.

W. Krause, Konstruktions-Elemente der Feinmechanik, Carl Hanser Verlag, 1989, ISBN 3-446-15332-2

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

The course is designed to provide students with specific knowledge within the field of design of micro engineering parts.

Computer use:

Laboratory project(s):

The entire course deals with design aspects with respect to design strategy and optimum choice of particular micro engineering parts, such as bearing, spring structures and micro actuators.

Percentage of design: 80%