Learning Problems and Solutions for Mechatronic and Basic of Automation Production in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Studies
Mechanika 2016 : Proceedings of the 21st International Conference 2016
Jānis Kaņeps, Anita Geriņa-Ancāne

Mechanics and design specialties students with insufficient background in IT and electronics, and with limited training time learning mechatronics basic, great attention should be given relevant content to laboratory work and organiza-tion. The best learning outcomes can be achieved by train-ing laboratories with mechatronic equipment control pro-grams using graphical programming languages. Working with Festo Didactic developed or similar educational la-boratory`s stands it is good to use the PLC programming language CODESYS, or used for this purpose FluidSIM software, Grafcet and interface device EasyPort back. Great creative freedom for students in practical classes can provide programmable construction toys such as Fischertechnik products. On this technical basis created models quality can be improved by including individual elements, created with 3D printing technology. For pro-gramming such mockup can be used visual programming with ROBO Pro software. By making reforming in the edu-cation system, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial De-sign studies could plan higher achievement of the objec-tives in the field of mechatronics.


Keywords
education, mechatronics, automation, visual program-ming, Fischechnik models

Kaņeps, J., Geriņa-Ancāne, A. Learning Problems and Solutions for Mechatronic and Basic of Automation Production in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Studies. In: Mechanika 2016 : Proceedings of the 21st International Conference, Lithuania, Kaunas, 12-13 May, 2016. Kaunas: Technologija, 2016, pp.116-123. ISSN 1822-2951.

Publication language
English (en)
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