Course Catalog 2006-2007

ACI-51306 MICROROBOTICS AND MICROACTUATORS, 5 cr
Microrobotics and microactuators

Courses persons responsible
Pasi Kallio

Lecturers
Tuukka Ritala

Implementations
Person responsible: Pasi Kallio
Programs: Automation Engineering
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise work - - 2 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
After the course, the students should have deepend knowledge on the operation principals of microactuators and applying them in various applications, especially in microrobotics.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Piezoelectric actuators       
2. Minimotors and shape memory materials       
3. Displacement measurement       
4. Real time control       
5. Micromanipulation       

Requirements for completing the course
A written exam and a project work.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • The course assesment will be based on the written exam (60 %) and the project work reports (40 %).

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    ACI-32020 ACI-32020 Real Time Systems in Automation 7 Recommendable
    ACI-51006 ACI-51006 Introduction to Microsystem Technology 4 Mandatory
    ACI-51106 ACI-51106 Laboratory Course in Microsystem Technology 4 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 60 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 20
    Exercises 12
    Assignments 54
    Total sum 86

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • Lectures, face-to-face meetings with the student group and a supervisor of the project work.

    • Course homepage

    Last modified 17.02.2006
    Modified byPasi Kallio