Course: Mechanical Systems Engineering credits: 5
- Course code
- WBVB24MSE
- Name
- Mechanical Systems Engineering
- Study year
- 2025-2026
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Language
- English
- Coordinator
- B. Heikema
- Modes of delivery
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- Education
- Assessments
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- Mechanical Systems engineering - Assignment
Learning outcomes
The student can:
- Translate the properties of a driven system into a load characteristic.
- Derive a motor characteristic from the motor parameters, calculate the optimal operating point based on motor and load characteristics.
- Explain the principle of generators and electric motors using Lorentz's and Faraday's laws.
- Select a motor based on information about the load characteristic and desired speed and calculate the power consumption and efficiency.
- Dimension shafts, calculate whether a shaft is strong enough, and ensure that the shaft does not exceed fatigue limits under (dynamic) loading.
- Select the appropriate machine components (e.g., bearings and belt drives) in conjunction with the correct fits and lubricants.
Content
During this 5 ECTS module, an existing machine is used as a "framework" to study several topics. Initially, the machine is used for a "reverse engineering" step. What are the specifications of the various components, and why are these components used? The parts that make up the drivetrain receive the most attention. After analysing the existing machine, an upgrade of the drivetrain must be engineered. This includes selecting an electric motor, several machine components (bearings, belt drives), and dimensioning the drive or support shaft, all for changed operating conditions. The following topics are covered:
- Selecting electric motors (AC and DC) for a drivetrain.
- Dimensioning shafts. This involves simplifying the situation from 3D to 2D by using vector summation of moments.
- Fatigue of shafts: Various factors influencing fatigue are discussed here. The static and dynamic checks for fatigue take all these factors into account.
- Rolling bearings: Different types of rolling bearings and determining a suitable rolling bearing for a specific situation.
- Plain bearings: Calculating a fit tolerance, hydrodynamic lubrication, and the appropriate lubricant.
- Belt drives: Different types of belt drives with a focus on belts and the corresponding belt types and calculations.
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- Institute of Engineering