last modified: 30/05/2005

Course code: wb5400

Course name: Tribology and precision engineering

This concerns a Case study

In the program of  MSc ME and of MSc MS&E

EC (European Credits): 4 (1 EC concerns a work load of 28 hours)

Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department of Precision and Microsystems Engineering

Lecturer 1: Dr.ir. Anton van Beek

Tel.:  015 - 27 86984 /      

Lecturer 2:      

Lecturer 3:      

Catalog data:

friction, wear, material selection, lubricants, failure analysis, lifetime performance, reliability.

Course year:

MSc 1st year

Course language:

English

 

In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English alternative, whenever needed.

Semester:

1A / 1B / 2A

Hours per week:

no lectures

Other hours:

     

Assessment:

Written report

Assessment period:

1B / 2A / 2B

(see academic calendar)

 

Prerequisites (course codes):

wb5303

Follow up (course codes):

wb2454-05

Detailed description of topics:

In this course you can choose to prepare an experimental research project or to perform a limited experimental research project. Both topics are related to the mechanical design of precision machines and equipment.

 

- Preparing an experimental research project may include the design of a test rig, setting up a test procedure, making a time schedule and the budgetting of costs. For example, the design of a test rig to measure stick in MEMS devices.

 

- Performing an experimental research project may include to set up a test with data acquisition (labview), to carry out some experiments and to evaluate the results. For example, testing the limitations of an ultra high speed rotating spindle, testing lubricants or testing materials of slide surfaces and evaluating the results.

Course material:

  • Beek, A. van, "Machine lifetime performance and reliability", 432 pp., first edition 2004, available at Leeghwater

References from literature:

  • see references in the course book

Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.:

Topics treated in the course wb5303 are to be applied.

Learning goals:

Applying design principles for high precision test rigs, machines or measuring equipment

Setting up of experimental research (selecting the experimental method, planning, budgeting)

Data acquisition and data analysis (working with labview)

Evaluating measuring data (applied statistics).

Computer use:

Data acquisition, pro-engineer / solid works, statistics

Laboratory project(s):

Testing, microscopy, measuring equipment

Design content:

Design of a test rig