These are a selection of courses I have followed I find relevant towards the skills a mechanical designer must have.
machine design
Theory on the design of machine components and mechanism. Detail on industrial tooling machines such as lathes, milling machines, etc.
Design principles
Design principles covers the basics for machinery and instrumentation design. Precision engineering concepts are thoroughly explained; from statically determinate designs to hysteresis due to friction when micro-slip is present
Course by: dr.ir. P.C.J.N. (Nick) Rosielle
Application of design principles
In Application of design principles, the knowledge gained in Design principles is showed in several practical applications. In-depth study of the design choices done in projects ranging from an atomic force microscope to position actuators for the extremely large telescope (ELT) are shown.
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multibody and nonlinear dynamics
Engineering optimization
intellectual property rights
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of 3-D robotic manipulators. Linearization of non-linear behavior around operation points. In-depth study of non-linear systems.
Several algorithms for optimization are presented. These are applied into mechanical engineering problems such as design, FEM, etc. Surrogate modeling techniques for topology optimization are evaluated.
Insight on how the patent world works. How to perform an efficient landscape analysis in IP databases.
control engineering
advanced motion control
Control strategies for both single-input single-output (SISO) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) motion systems are evaluated. Feedforward tuning, trajectory planning and iterative learning control are among the different control techniques evaluated. The theory is put into practice designing the control strategy for two setups.
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