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Hydraulic and pneumatic systems (5 ECTS)

Code: TX00BU99-3006

General information


Enrollment
03.05.2021 - 06.06.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
23.08.2021 - 17.12.2021
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 ECTS
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Unit
(2016-2018) Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
Campus
Leiritie 1
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
Heikki Paavilainen
Teacher in charge
Heikki Paavilainen
Course
TX00BU99
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Objective

On completion of the course, the student
• is able to design and commission hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is able to apply and commission proportional and servo hydraulics in suitable applications
• knows the basic safety requirements of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Content

• Designing and commissioning hydraulic systems
• Proportional hydraulic systems and their commissioning
• Servo hydraulic systems and dimensioning of dynamic systems
• Designing pneumatically actuated devices, dimensioning the components
• Choosing and implementing the control system
• Documentation of hydraulically and pneumatically actuated systems
• Analysing the safety and risk factors

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• is able to dimension and choose the actuators and components for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is familiar with the components of proportional and servo hydraulics
• is familiar with the basic documentation requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is familiar with the basic machine safety requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• knows the significance of efficiency and is able to take it into account in system design
• is able to apply proportional hydraulics in appropriate cases
• is aware of the difference between steering and regulation, and is able to apply servo hydraulics in appropriate cases
• is able to implement a pneumatic system with design and dimensioning software
• is able to create circuit diagrams with suitable software
• knows the documentation requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• knows the basic safety requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is able to take safety requirements into account when selecting and dimensioning the components.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• can choose the components of hydraulic and pneumatic systems according to the needs of each application
• is able to commission proportional hydraulic systems
• can dimension a dynamic system and is able to choose suitable components for it
• can make a functional description and definition of a pneumatically actuated system
• is able to create the necessary documentation of the planning of a hydraulic and pneumatic system
• knows the machine safety requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is able to make a preliminary risk analysis of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• is able to dimension and choose the actuators and components for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is familiar with the components of proportional and servo hydraulics
• is familiar with the basic documentation requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• is familiar with the basic machine safety requirements for hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Qualifications

Hydraulics and Pneumatics

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