Actions for Mechanical engineering education
Mechanical engineering education / edited by J. Paulo Davim
- Published
- London : Iste Ltd ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley &, 2012.
- Physical Description
- xii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators
- Davim, J. Paulo
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Quality Assurance in Greek HEIs: Convergence or Divergence with European Models? / Nikolaos M. Vaxevanidis -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Definitions and fundamentals -- 1.3.Quality management models in HE -- 1.3.1.Overview -- 1.3.2.Implementation of ISO 9001 in HEIs -- 1.3.3.Implementation of EFQM model in HEIs -- 1.4.European focus on quality in HE: a historical perspective -- 1.4.1.Historical perspective -- 1.4.1.1.Policy and procedures for quality assurance -- 1.4.1.2.Approval, monitoring and periodic review of programs and awards -- 1.4.1.3.Assessment of students -- 1.4.1.4.Quality assurance of teaching staff -- 1.4.1.5.Learning resources and student support -- 1.4.1.6.Information systems -- 1.4.1.7.Public information -- 1.4.2.ESG standards versus typical quality systems -- 1.4.3.Accreditation of engineering education -- 1.5.Quality assurance in Greece: a long and winding road -- 1.5.1.Higher education in Greece -- 1.5.2.Greek HEI quality assurance system -- 1.5.3.Accreditation of higher engineering education in Greece -- 1.5.4.Selected cases on QA applications in Greek (engineering) HEIs -- 1.6.Bibliography -- ch. 2 Mechatronics Education / Uday Shanker Dixit -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.A brief history of mechatronics -- 2.2.1.History of mechanical engineering -- 2.2.2.History of electronics engineering -- 2.2.3.Growth of mechatronics -- 2.3.Definitions and scope of mechatronics -- 2.4.Examples of mechatronic products -- 2.5.Review of literature in the area of mechatronics education -- 2.6.Common doubts regarding the discipline of mechatronics -- 2.7.Characteristics of mechatronics education -- 2.8.Incorporating mechatronics in the course structure of undergraduate students -- 2.9.Mechatronics for postgraduate students -- 2.10.Planning of a mechatronics program at postgraduate and undergraduate level -- 2.11.Some examples of mechatronics projects -- 2.11.1.Design and fabrication of a mechatronic wheelchair -- 2.11.2.Automatic gear changing system for cars -- 2.11.3.Design and fabrication of robots -- 2.11.4.Design and fabrication of an electronic cam -- 2.12.Conclusion -- 2.13.Bibliography -- ch. 3 Mechatronics Educational System Using Multiple Mobile Robots with Behavior-Based Control Approach / Maki K. Habib -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Mechatronics education subsystem I -- 3.2.1.Hardware of mechatronics educational subsystem I -- 3.2.2.Basic dialog for students' experiment -- 3.3.Mechatronics educational subsystem II -- 3.3.1.Hardware of mechatronics educational subsystem II -- 3.3.2.Basic dialog for students' experiment -- 3.4.Mechatronics educational subsystem III -- 3.4.1.Mobile robot with three wheels -- 3.4.2.Network-based multiple mobile robot system -- 3.4.3.Subsumption control architecture implemented on supervisory server -- 3.4.3.1.Move forward -- 3.4.3.2.Turn to left or right -- 3.4.3.3.Avoid objects -- 3.4.4.Agent dispatcher -- 3.4.5.Multiple sensory sensors -- 3.5.Conclusions -- 3.6.Bibliography -- ch. 4 Knowledge Transfer between University and Industry: Development of a Vision Measuring System / Joao M.G. Figueiredo -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Measuring system -- 4.2.1.Light plane -- 4.2.2.Mathematical model -- 4.2.3.System calibration -- 4.3.Image processing algorithm -- 4.4.Results -- 4.4.1.Building the wheel's profile in the horizontal light plane -- 4.4.2.Building the wheel's profile in the radial plane -- 4.4.3.Experimental results -- 4.5.Conclusions -- 4.6.Acknowledgment -- 4.7.Bibliography.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 1848213816
9781848213814 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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