Master's degree in

Mechatronics

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.
• Basic tipologies.
• Real switches: driving and protection.
• Other elements in power electronics.
• DC/DC, DC/AC and AC/DC converters.
• Design of converters.
• Aplications.
• Electric Actuators
• The constituent materials of electric actuators: conductors, dielectrics and magnetics. Generating rotating magnetic fields.
• Direct current motors.
• Induction motors. Static and dynamic models. Speed and vector controls and direct torque control (DTC).
• Brushless DC motors.
• Brushless AC motors.
• Stepper motors. Excitation techniques.
• Switched reluctance motors and piezoelectric motors.

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. MariaDB (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.