NWI-NM079B
Mechanical Engineering; Designing and Manufacturing Instruments
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleNWI-NM079B
Credits (ECTS)2
CategoryMA (Master)
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Science; Wiskunde, Natuur- en Sterrenkunde;
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator
dr. ing. S.M. Olsthoorn
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Lecturer
dr. ing. S.M. Olsthoorn
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Contactperson for the course
dr. ing. S.M. Olsthoorn
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Lecturer
E.P.J. Vissers
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Academic year2017
Period
KW2-KW4  (13/11/2017 to 02/09/2018)
Starting block
KW2
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISNo
Course open to students from other facultiesYes
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims

At the end the student will be able to:

  • translate a theoretical idea into a experimental set-up
  • interpret mechanical drawings and possibilities
  • communicate on a technical level with mechanical engineers
  • understand all possibilities of the mechanical workshops
Content

This is an 8-day course in which the student is trained in learning to think as a mechanical engineer. The student learns how to start an experiment. What are the possibilities when designing and manufacturing a scientific set-up.
The student learns to read all details of technical drawings and an introduction to designing programs. After a theoretical introduction, the students will learn to make a simple mechanical drawing of an instrument or an experiment.
The student learns to work with mechanical tools. After a good introduction the student will work under supervision with all kinds of mechanical tools including a lathe and a milling machine.

Teaching formats

• 30 hours individual project work without guidance
• 26 hours individual study period
Extra information teaching methods:

• 64 hours within two week period
• Instruction and practical training

Additional comments
This course is open for master students and for PhD students in Physics and Astronomy.(http://www.ru.nl/fnwi/technocentrum). The course will be offered three times per year and accepts six students per course. Students from other disciplines may be accepted dependent on the available capacity. After this course students have a good practical background in designing and manufacturing an instrument, however they have not yet the skills to work on their own in the mechanical workshop.For more details contact Emiel Vissers; e.vissers@science.ru.nl; tel.: 52147

Topics
• The student learns the basics of mechanical engineering
• The student learns how to design an instrument or a simple experiment

Test information
During the course students have to manufacture a brench-screw.At the end students have to deliver a good technical drawing (made in Autocad, Inventor, or by hand) including the necessary side- front- and top- views.

Instructional modes
Course occurrence

Project

General
• 64 hours within two week period
• Instruction and practical training

Zelfstudie

Tests
Tentamen
Test weight1
OpportunitiesBlock KW3, Block KW4