479544-HS2022-0-Introduction to Ultraprecision Engineering





Root number 479544
Semester HS2022
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Precision Engineering
Type of exam not defined
Title Introduction to Ultraprecision Engineering
Description Next generation products e.g. space, aerospace, watch industry and advanced medical devices demand ultraprecision technologies in order to achieve their superior functionality.
The course aims at deepening the students knowledge in selected high precision manufacturing processes, reliable microsystems, actuators and metrology, as well as technologies for sustainable production.
Case studies and examples for industrial applications are provided throughout all topics of the lecture.

­Introduction
o Overview of procedures and methods in modern precision engineering
o State-of-the-art in research

­Precision and Reliability in modern product development
o Reliability Engineering and R&D & Design
o Design for Manufacturing
o Innovation and Quality management – a contradiction?

­Actuators in Precision Engineering
o Micro-actuators
o New concepts for actuators, e.g.
- Piezoelectric motors
- Shape memory alloy actuators
o Ultrasonic actuators

­Quality, standards and norms
o ISO 9001 and international standards
o Quality engineering
o Innovation and Quality management – a contradiction?

­Metrology and Sensors
o Surface-, mechanical- and optical metrology
o Signal handling and -processing

­Circular Industry and sustainable production
o Design for repair and recycling
o Selection of materials and processes

­Modern Manufacturing processes in Precision Engineering
o Cleanroom environment, precision cleaning
o Thin-films deposition technologies (Vacuum, Plasmas, PVD, CVD, PE-CVD, ALD, Magnetron Sputtering, Electroplating)
o Structuration with Lithography and Etching technologies
o LIGA

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge is required in
o Physics
o Mathematics
o Chemistry and
o Materials
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site
Lecturers Prof. Dr. Jürgen BurgerSchool of Biomedical and Precision Engineering (SBPE) 
Prof. Dr. Sylvain Le CoultreMasters in Biomedical Engineering 
ECTS 5
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Tuesday 09:15-12:00 Weekly
Tuesday 10/1/2023 08:00-15:00
 
Rooms Plenarsaal 121 121, Precision Engineering
 
Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts.