In order to ensure that the course in the department run smoothly in the winter semester 2022/23,
we ask that you enroll in the Moodle course that are relevant to you. Further information in the course
of the winter semester 2022/23 is only available via the Moodle courses.
Courses of the group
Course content:
- Fundamentals of technical drawing,
- Tasks and basic concepts of product development,
- Digital product models,
- Introduction to the methodology of parametric modelling
with a 3D CAD system (basic rules of program operation,
2D sketching, Parametrics, 3D models, drawing derivation,
assembly design, use of standard parts)
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- Structure and description of technical products
- Basics of development process
- Basics of design methodology
- Design principles for the design of products
- Analysis of technical products
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- in-depth theoetical and practical knowledge and skills
in the field of Computer-Aided Product Development
- Fundamentals and application of advanced CAx concepts
and techniques (from Requirements Management to
Model-Based Systems Engineering until Simulation and PDM/PLM)
- Overview of current challanges and solutions in industrial
practice and research
- Methodological competence to solve tasks independently in
the field of integrated Virtual Product Development
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- Objectives and possibilities of influencing the product design
(X oriented designing)
- Basic design rules and design principles for selected product properties
- Guidelines, patterns and examples for X-compliant designs
- Design guidelines for manufacturing-oriented design for the
following manufacturing processes: casting, bending, cutting, welding, etc.
- ... with practical exercises in the seminars
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- Way of working in development
- Introduction to cost and activity accounting
- Determination of product costs in the design stage
- Design critique (product evaluation and improvement)
- Measures to reduce manufacturing costs
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- Introduction to the methodology of parametric modelling
with a 3D CAD system,
- Basic rules of program operation,
- creation of 2D sketches, 3D modelling
- Derivation of drawings of individual parts and assemblies,
- Assembly of modelled individual parts and standard parts
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
CAD basic course (module Darstellungslehre)
CAD advanced course (module Maschinenelemente 1)
Course content:
- Basics of design (technical drawing, basics of product development,
CAx basics)
- Machine elements (strength calculations, mechanical connections,
movement elements)
- Material- and production-oriented design
(design guidelines for individual parts and assembly)
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Werkstofforientierte Konstruktion I
Werkstofforientierte Konstruktion II
Course content:
- Development process (with a focus on mechanical and
mechatronic products) - System Engineering,
- Methods for a systematic approach to finding solutions,
- Methods of evaluation and decision-making
- The transition between function - solution principle - detail design
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- Error in technical products
- Error analysis, error handling as a problem-solving cycle
- Error analysis and detection of error influences factors
- Evaluation of the error influences, risk analysis
- Measures to improve the error behaviour
- Classification of design criticism in the design process
Teaching materials in the Moodle course:
Course content:
- Analysis of the mode of operation of essential mechanical and
non-mechanical elements and assemblies of machines
- treatment of important machine-technical effects and phenomena
- Consideration of design, manufacturing and testing aspects
- Completion of experiments on the content of the
Elective complex "General Mechanical Engineering"
Teaching materials in the Moodle course: