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Design Methodology in Mechatronics

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Course Unit Code354-0502/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KRY01Ing. Václav Krys, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Goal is the interpretation of basics and principles of design of new or innovative technical systems and their applications for analysis and synthesis tasks in engineering practice.
Course Contents
1. Engineering activities and process of mechanical design; current trends and contexts.

2. Design engineering; Requirements of industrial practice; Model of engineering design process, procedures and methods; Algorithms vs. intuition.

3. Team Work Principals.

4. Product life cycle.

5. Tendencies of development of technical systems. Tendencies of innovations.

6. Model of technical system/process components and SW tools.

7. Model of technical system/process structure and functions. SW tools.

8. Fine-tuning of the technical system by components reduction and additional functions development. SW tools.

9. Contradictions in invention tasks. Typal inventive task.

10. Methodology for overcoming technical contradictions and SW tools.

11. Methodology for overcoming physical contradictions and SW tools.

12. Invention Machine SW tools supporting the inventive process.

13. Examples of TRIZ methodology outputs.

14. Additional SW support of the innovation process – PLM systems.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Gadd,K. [I]TRIZ for Engineers: Enabling Inventive Problem Solving[/I], First Edition, UK: Wiley, 2011, ISBN 978-0-470-74188-7
Skařupa, J. [I]Kreativita a inovační myšlení v konstruování.[/I] VŠB-TU, Ostrava, 2007
Recommended Reading:
Hubka, V. Konstrukční nauka. Heurista, Zurich, Švýcarsko, 1995, s.105,
ISBN 80-901135-0-8.
TechOptimizer 3.0 – SoftwareManual. Invention Machina Corporation,
Boston, USA, 1997 – 1998, str. 312.
Hubka, V. Konstrukční nauka. Heurista, Zurich, Švýcarsko, 1995, s.105,
ISBN 80-901135-0-8.
TechOptimizer 3.0 – SoftwareManual. Invention Machina Corporation,
Boston, USA, 1997 – 1998, str. 312.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit35 15
        ExaminationExamination65 36