Mechatronics, capstone course 18 credits
Collaborate with a group of students in mechatronics.
About the course
This course aims to provide the student with the professional skills needed to create innovative mechatronics products. Through a close cooperation with an industrial partner, the student is eCxpected to work on a complex product development project, while learning to get organized within a large development team. This multidisciplinary work is realized by combining mechanical design, with control-, electronics- and software engineering.
About the students
Project teams usually consist of about 7-10 students. The course focuses on product development of sustainable mechatronic products in large projects. Innovative and intelligent products are created by developing knowledge and skills in mechanics, motion control, robotics, embedded systems, real-time programming, distributed systems. The course is based on problem-based learning and work in large projects, where the ability to engage in professional development and at the same time develop collaboration, communication and project management is practiced.
Time line
| December/January | March | December |
|---|---|---|
| Submit proposals | Course starts | Course ends |
How
Team building, teamwork and industrial collaboration are integral to the learning environment. Student teams work in collaboration with industry representatives to determine the specific factors that drive product requirements, design and implementation. This includes stakeholder needs, stakeholder requirements, system requirements, component requirements, validation, verification and testing.
During the first period, a State Of The Art (SOTA) will be developed based on literature reviews on the specific problem in the project. The remaining time, the students work in their respective groups with design, testing and validation. The work is documented at the end in a technical report. The students build a lot themselves and have full access to modern machines such as 3D printers, laser cutters, milling machines, waterjet cutting machines as well as common workshop machines.