Master's degree in

Mechatronics

Discover the synergies between mechanics and electronics in a practical setting with a high employment rate

Start
October 2019
Duration
9 Months
Modality
Face-to-face
Fee
7.800 €

Program
Training Content
Learning methodology
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Program

Edition

19th Edition

Credits

60 ECTS (450 teaching hours)

Modality

Face-to-face

Language of instruction

Spanish

Fee

7.800 €
Notes payment of enrolment fee and 0.7% campaign

Registration open until the beginning of the course or until end of vacancies.

Discounts, loans and financial aid

Start date

Classes start: 09/10/2019
Classes end: 08/07/2020
Programme ends : 29/04/2021

Timetable

Monday: 18:00 to 21:30
Tuesday: 18:00 to 21:30
Wednesday: 18:00 to 21:30
Thursday: 18:00 to 21:30

Taught at

CITCEA-UPC
Av. Diagonal, 647. Planta 2. Aula Schneider
Barcelona

Why this programme?

To get the highest production and energy efficiency when using a group of coordinated industrial machines you need to make sure there is proper communication between them and their external environment, to automate their function controls and know how to apply the necessary IT tools to these devices.

Industrial machines and products designers must define and provide solutions for the components they create, especially when they are increasingly being incorporated into other electronic devices. Mechatronics is defined as the process of integrating these mechanical, electronic, and computer technologies.

This master's course will provide device and product designers, who normally base their experience on the mechanical engineering field, with the knowledge and tools needed to integrate mechanical and electronic elements. This course provides up to date solutions for industrial communication, language and IT environments used in industrial control.

Aims

To integrate electronics, informatics and communications technology into the design of a component or mechanical system.
To design mechatronic components and systems that are better adapted to product needs.
To automate the function of mechanical systems and make it possible for them communicate with their environment.

Who is it for?

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Training Content

List of subjects

12 ECTS 105h

Mechanical Systems Engineering

This course presents the concepts basicair necesarias to define, coordinate and realize the design of industrial machines and care of basic mechanics. Incide up specially for them to guide systems (soporte members are to guide and links to) and for them to accionamiento systems (motor control Transmisiones and Forms). In the determination of the systems MECANICOS You make reference to Criteria for selection of components and use of market standards. Finalmente, Related Technologies They present themselves with the manufacture of prototypes and the realization and assessment of the trials representativos funcionamiento real.

Introduction to Systems Engineering
A new perspective of design.
Structure design.
Architecture products and life cycles.
Components Market and Specialised.
Kinematics and balance of flat Forces.
Design of Mechanisms
Modelización esquematización and mechanisms of
Kinematic optimization mechanisms. Dimensional Synthesis.
Mobility.
Optimization of dynamic mechanisms. Balanced.
Building Structure of the Machines
Structural functions of the machines: guided and transmission.
Links of angular and linear guided.
Linear Guides (Schaeffler Group).
Support members are from. Resistance.
Accionamiento of machines
The mechanical system.
Characteristics of motor and receiver.
Characteristics and functions of the Transmissions.
Techniques for Prototyping and Essay
Modelos and Simulation essay on the development of product.
Tests of fiabilidad.
Essay on methodology and prototyping of design companies.
Methodology prototipadoy essay in the field of motorcycle (ARIANETECH).
Tests fabricabilidad.
Simulation of Mechanisms with CAE tools
Introduction to simulation mechanisms with CAE tools.
Mechanisms and three-dimensional simulations planos with CAE tools.
VIA mechanisms of finite element analysis.

12 ECTS 105h

Conditions and Regulations in Machine Design

Concurrent Engineering

The concept of Concurrent Engineering.
Product Development.
Product modularity and complexity.
R&D Project management.
Form design.
Assembly design.

Industrial Property. Reliability and Maintainability

Design for availability.
Methodologies employed during the machine design stage. General concepts regarding industrial property.
Participation of the Engineer in the Patent Application. Patent Search. Interpretation of Granted Patents.

Machine Ergonomics

Introduction to workstation and machine design and ergonomics.
Noise and Vibrations.
Anthropometry: Concepts of Anthropometry.
Ergonomic evaluations methods. Relational ergonomics.
Design for Usability.

Machine Safety

Regulations in the European Union/Machinery directive. The suitability of Work equipment and Risk Assessment. Technical standards for machine safety.
"Administrative Documentation" and "Case Study".
Safety and quality of supply in electrical systems. Safety components.

Environmental Impact and End-of-Life

Energy consumption and environmental impact. Introduction to Eco-design
Environmental Regulations.
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).
End-of-Life Design.

12 ECTS 105h

Mechatronic and Enertronic Components and Systems

Provides training on data procurement and sensors, power electronics, electric actuators, microcontrollers and programmable logic or signal processing and control.

Microcontrollers and Programmable Logic Devices

Binary algebra: logical functions, numbering systems, Boolean algebra.
Combinational and sequential systems.
The subtleties of programmable logic.
Binary arithmetic.
Central Processing Unit: CPU, switches and PIC microcontrollers.
Microcontrollers.
Signal Control and Processing
Standard models of dynamic systems
Simulating DC motors with PSPICE.

Sensors and Collecting Data

cers, elevators, 2 and 4 Quadrant.
Single-phase and

Presence, position, deformation and force sensors.
Pressure, speed, acceleration and temperature sensors.
Flow, level, tension and current sensors.
Connecting sensors.
Data collection systems: data entry, data configuration, data elements and data systems.
Signal processing programming.

Power Electronics

Introduction to static converters.
Static switches: diode, thyristor, triac, bipolar, MOSFET, IGBT...
Controlled and non-controlled rectifiers. Single-phase and tri-phase.
Control circuits. Alternating current regulators. Static starters.
Splitters: redu
tri-phase wave splitters. Sinusoidal modulation PMW and SVPWM. Frequency converters.
Electromagnetic compatibility.

Electric Actuators

The constituent materials of electric actuators: conductors, dielectric and magnetic. Generating rotating magnetic fields.
Direct current motors.
Induction motors. Static and dynamic models. Controlling speed and vector and direct torque control (DTC).
Brushless sinusoid DC motors.
Brushless sinusoid motors that use full auto piloted magnets.
Stepper motors. Excitation techniques.
Inverted switched reluctance motors and piezoelectric motors.

12 ECTS 105h

Automation and Systems

Offers information on hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, an introduction on industrial programmable controllers and on applying these as well as on information technologies and industrial communications.

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Actuators

Fluid power actuators compared to other actuators
A look at components in systems where actuators work with fluid power
Practise with conventional circuits: objectives, circuit configuration and verification of its functionality
Power actuators used in proportional valves. Function and selection criteria
The practical application of a lineal actuator system (cylinders)

Introduction to Programmable Automatons

Automation vs. automatic control
Electronic CAD-CAE
The components of a programmable automaton
Designing and programming automated actions with a contacts diagram
Hands on practise programming automatons
Introduction to analogue inputs and outputs. Controlling a variable speed drive

Application of industrial programmable automatons

Handy, with analogue input and output
Shifter-activated induction engine control
Operating screens and operator terminal
Terminal characteristics
Introduction to the IEC 1131-3standard
Introduction to GRAFCET
Translation of GRAFCET into the contact diagram
Specialised instructions and functions
IEC 1131-3 standard programming language practice in the CODESYS environment

Information Technologies

Introduction Hardware, OS, Networking and Virtualization
Fundamentals of programming. C and others
Databases. Design and SQL. MySQL
Application site (xhtml, css)
Application to web page (php)
Practices (applications)

Industrial Comunications

Designing for availability
Methodologies used in machine design (Word Case design with a margin, graphic design revision, AMFEC, FRACAS, capacity studies)
General concepts about industrial property
Engineer participation when applying for patents
Patent searches. Interpreting awarded patents

12 ECTS 30h

Master Project

With the final project, students worked for a reminder of the agenda for the postgraduate and demonstrates that it has acquired the necessary knowledge.

The UPC School reserves the right to modify the contents of the programme, which may vary in order to better accommodate the course objectives.

Degree

Special master's degree issued by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Issued pursuant to art. 34.1 of Organic Law 4/2007 of 12 April, amending Organic Law 6/2001 of 21 December, concerning Universities. To obtain it, is necessary to have an official university qualification. Otherwise, the student will receive a certificate of completion of the programme issued by the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya.

Range of modules

The master's degree programme is organized into the following modules. If you don't wish to take the entire master's degree you can sign on one or several modules.

Master's degree:

Discount

09/10/2019

Mechatronics

Face-to-face. Barcelona

Postgraduate courses:

Learning methodology

The teaching methodology of the programme facilitates the student's learning and the achievement of the necessary competences.

Learning tools

Participatory lectures

A presentation of the conceptual foundations of the content to be taught, promoting interaction with the students to guide them in their learning of the different contents and the development of the established competences.

Practical classroom sessions

Knowledge is applied to a real or hypothetical environment, where specific aspects are identified and worked on to facilitate understanding, with the support from teaching staff.

Solving exercises

Solutions are worked on by practising routines, applying formulas and algorithms, and procedures are followed for transforming the available information and interpreting the results.

Visits

These visits are to specialist centres, companies in the sector or outstanding and important locations in the sector, in order to obtain knowledge in situ of development, production and demonstration environments within the programme.

Assessment criteria

Attendance

At least 80% attendance of teaching hours is required.

Solving exercises, questionnaires or exams

Individual tests aimed at assessing the degree of learning and the acquisition of competences.

Work placements & employment service

Students can access job offers in their field of specialisation on the My_Tech_Space virtual campus. Applications made from this site will be treated confidentially. Hundreds of offers appear annually of the UPC School of Professional & Executive Development employment service .The offers range from formal contracts to work placement agreements.

Virtual Campus

The students on this master's degree will have access to the My_Tech_Space virtual campus, an effective work and communication platform for students, lecturers and course directors and coordinators. My_Tech_Space allows students to find background material for their classes, to work in teams, ask their lecturers questions, consult their marks, etc.

Teaching team

Teaching staff

Álvarez Casado, Enrique

Ph.D. and Ms.C. on Ergonomics. Project Manager of Centro de Ergonomía Aplicada (CENEA). Member of the ISO working group on occupational ergonomics. More than 20 years of experience in consultancy services with important companies to manage productivity and risks on work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Chillón Antón, Cristian

Industrial Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Investigator of the CITCEA-UPC.
Fillet Castellà, Sergi

Industrial Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Professor of Electrical Engineering at the UPC.
Galceran Arellano, Samuel

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Assistant Professor University and deputy director of CITCEA-UPC.
Miguel Espinar, Carlos

Industrial Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Researcher of the CITCEA-UPC.
Montesinos Miracle, Daniel

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the UPC.
Muñoz Gazquez, Jose Pedro

Associate professor and researcher of the Automation Area of the CITCEA-UPC.
Paz Bernales, Huáscar

Project Manager in Center for Industrial Equipment Design (CDEI).
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo

Doctor in Electrical Engineering from the UPC. Reader professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of the UPC. Researcher of the CITCEA-UPC.
Riba Romeva, Carles

Doctor Industrial Engineer at the UPC. Professor emeritus at the UPC and President of CMES (Collective for a new sustainable energy and social model).
Romeu Garbí, Jordi

Dr. Industrial Engineering from the UPC. Professor and Director of the Department . Mechanical Engineering Research Group on Acoustic Emission Pollution and Mechanics UPC.

Associates entities

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Career opportunities

Head of automation for logistics blocks.
Expert in industrial mechatronics.

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Master's degree in Mechatronics

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