Course: Digital Fabrication in Electrical Engineering

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Course title Digital Fabrication in Electrical Engineering
Course code KEP/DVE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mach František, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kuthan Jiří, Ing.
  • Vítek Martin, Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction and motivation (digital and computational fabrication) 2. Mathematical modeling and simulation 3. Mathematical optimization 4. Artificial intelligence in digital production (generative design) 5. Computer aided design (CAD) 6. Design and simulation of electrical circuits (EDA) 7. Computer numerical control (CNC) 8. Additive manufacturing (3D printing, stereolithography, casting of composite structures) 9. Software design and embedded systems 10. Digital production technology (CNC machining, laser cutting, 3D printing, electro-spark machining, plastic injection, flexible structure casting, ...) 11. Measurement, testing and visualization of data (3D scanning, high-speed video recording, DAQ systems)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 16 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
no particular prerequisites specified
Skills
no particular prerequisites specified
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe basics of digital fabrication technologies
Skills
to apply mathematical models, simulations and mathematical optimization
to apply digital fabrication technologies
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Laboratory work
Project-based instruction
Individual study
Competences
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Peer evaluation of students
Skills
Project
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman. Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing. Indianapolis, 2013. ISBN 978-1118350638.
  • Neil Gershenfeld, Alan Gershenfeld, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld. Designing Reality: How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution. New York, 2017. ISBN 978-0465093472.


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