Hydraulics and Pneumatics (5 cr)
Code: KC04IPS1001-3006
General information
- Enrollment
- 14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 09.01.2023 - 26.02.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Study Affairs Services
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
- Teachers
- Jussi Mäkitalo
- Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
- Course
- KC04IPS1001
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Students will learn about the controls and actuators used in hydraulic and pneumatic systems. They will be competent in designing and creating hydraulic and pneumatic systems. They have command of the measurement of the system and selection of components and be able to consider the criteria for selection in their designing work.
Content
Principles of hydrostatics and dynamics, hydraulic pumps, hydraulic valves, hydraulic actuators, types of compressors, air service units, directional valves, start valves and impulse valves, pneumatic timers and logic valves, controls for pneumatic systems, principles of designing a pneumatic circuit.
Materials
Lecture materials
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, examples, laboratory exercises and self-learning.
Student workload
Total work load of the course 135 h.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
A satisfactory grade will be reached by mastering the fundamental issues mentioned in the contents. This also means that the student is able to solve simple problems.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
For a good grade the requirements increase so that the student has a more comprehensive understanding of the topic and is also able to solve more complicated problems.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
An excellent grade can only be reached by fulfilling the previous demands and in addition to that the student must be able to solve a very challenging problem correctly.