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Actuators

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Actuators
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Electrical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2005
Module code: E407
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P211-0228
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
1V+1U (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written examination

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

E407 (P211-0228) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2005 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Günter Schultes
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Günter Schultes


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Learning outcomes:
After completing this module, students will be acquainted with a representative range of actuators used in industrial applications. They will have acquired a basic understanding of the techniques and methods important in constructing and using actuators to solve engineering problems.

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Module content:
1.Overview of actuators; terminology, characteristic features and key performance data
 
2.Fluid actuators
 2.1 Hydraulics: Fundamentals, components, valve technology
 2.2 Proportional hydraulics
 2.3 Pneumatic actuators
 
3.Thermal actuator elements: Bimetallic, shape memory and expansion elements
 
4.Special purpose actuators
 4.1 Piezoelectric actuators and modern applications
 4.2 Magnetostrictive actuators
 4.3 Microactuators


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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture notes, blackboard, video projector

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Recommended or required reading:
W. Roddeck, Einführung in die Mechatronik, Teubner Verlag
D. Scholz, Proportional Hydraulik, Fest Didactic, Springer Verlag
D.J Jendritza, Technischer Einsatz neuer Aktoren, Expert Verlag, 1998

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