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Summer studies (in Finnish)

Credits:
30 ects

Summer studies 2025 (Bachelor's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABKES25)

Summer studies 2025 (Master's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABYKES25)
Summer studies 2024 (Bachelor's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABKES24)

Summer studies 2024 (Master's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABYKES24)
Summer studies 2023 (Bachelor's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABKES23)

Summer studies 2023 (Master's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABYKES23)
Summer studies 2022 (Bachelor's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABKES22)

Summer studies 2022 (Master's Degree Programme), LAB
Code
(LABYKES22)
Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 13.04.2025

Timing

02.05.2025 - 10.08.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

25 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
  • Complementary competence, Bachelor's (in Finnish)
  • Cross Study
Teachers
  • Minna Kuvajainen
  • Lotta Pyykkönen
Groups
  • LABKES25KH

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 13.06.2025

Timing

01.05.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Juha Pere
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen ammattikorkeakoulun kiintiö / Ripa (Size: 50. Open UAS: 50.)
Groups
  • LABKES25KH
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota / Cross-institutional

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- understand the purpose of the physics in technology
- describe and utilize the SI-unit system and implement
- solve mathematical problems in kinematics, mechanics and thermodynamics
- utilize vectors

Implementation and methods of teaching

Videos, exercises

Timing and attendance

do at your own pace

Learning material and recommended literature

The pages in Moodle

Learning environment

Moodle

Contents

SI-units
Basics of mechanics
Heat and energy
Force and vectors
Efficiency

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Tekniikan fysiikan perusteet AT00BT70
Basic Studies in Physics AT00CH50

are the same course. You cannot have the both of them.

Assessment criteria

Exercises

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Can't solve mathematical science problems on the course

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can apply the learned techniques to mathematical science problems given by the teacher. Can solve about 50% of mathematical problems in the course.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can solve mathematical science problems on the course in a versatile way.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Can solve all or almost all mathematical science problems on the course.

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Learning outcomes

Student will learn:
- CLT/Glulam/LVL products
- Production processes
- The applications of different products

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Learning outcomes

Student will learn:
- Terms Carbon footprint and carbon storage and their application to wood products
- The role of wood material in environmental questions why wood materials can be a better solution for environmental problems
- Meaning of Environmental Product Declaration and basic principles of carbon footprint calculation

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 09.05.2025

Timing

26.05.2025 - 17.08.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 500

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
  • Complementary competence, Bachelor's (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Mia Ikonen
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen ammattikorkeakoulun kiintiö / Ripa (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
Groups
  • LABKES25KH
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota / Cross-institutional

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Learning outcomes

Student will learn:
- Principles and Practice of International Wood Marketing
- The Legal environment of International Timber Trade
- The Export and Import order process in Wooden Businesses

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

08.03.2024 - 14.05.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 01.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1.5 op

Mode of delivery

70 % Contact teaching, 30 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus
  • Lappeenranta Campus
  • E-campus, Lappeenranta
Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

15 - 26

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Tuomo Liimatainen
Scheduling groups
  • Harjoitukset 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLPRMEC23S
  • TLPRMEC22S
  • TLPRKONE22S
  • TLPRKONE21S
  • TLPRMEC21S
  • TLPRKONE23S
Small groups
  • Practice 1

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- describe used mechanisms and their kinematics
- simulate structure motion and control the system for desired target
- apply theoretical approach (equations) with support of Matlab Simulink
- recognise general possibilities in process planning and process analysis using CAM technology.
- determine process times and make a cost estimate using CAM planning.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Course structure:
5 ECTS comprising of online + contact teaching.

Topics:
Multinational teamwork learning
Simulation of mechanisms
Manufacturing technology
Hydraulics

Schedule:
Week 32-33: Online teaching. Student group formation. Student groups meet online. Preparations for exchange.
Week 34-35: Exchange weeks in Lappeenranta Finland. Classroom teaching at LAB campus.

Timing and attendance

1-2 weeks online teaching, 2 weeks contact teaching in Lappeenranta campus.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material provided in Moodle

Learning environment

Zoom, Moodle, classroom

Student time use and work load

150 hours, of which 88 h teaching and 62 h independent work

Contents

Teamwork in an international student group. All teaching topics below presented in the context of a tail lift.

Modeling of tail lift systems and describing the used mechanisms and their kinematics. Modeling the tail lift motion and control & simulation of these multi-body systems. Theoretical approach (equations) with support of Matlab. Analysing tail lift mechanics and system behaviour using MatLab Simulink.

Basics of hydraulics (terminology, basic laws and dimensioning formulas). Hydraulic circuits; creating and simulating circuits with FluidSim. Hydraulic components; cylinders, valves (mainly directional) and pumps

Lessons on machining technology and planning of machining tasks with a focus on the use of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Process planning and process analysis using CAM technology. Process times and make a cost estimate. CAM tools of a design software SolidWorks.

Assessment criteria

Evaluation based on final presentation

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Does not meet minimum criteria

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Learning outcomes have been achieved in minimum level.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Learning outcomes have been achieved in good level.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Learning outcomes have been achieved in excellent level.

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 09.05.2025

Timing

14.05.2025 - 17.08.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

50 - 300

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ulla Huhtalo
  • Veera Laiho
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen ammattikorkeakoulun kiintiö / Ripa (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
Groups
  • LABKES25KH
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota / Cross-institutional

Learning outcomes

.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 13.04.2025

Timing

02.05.2025 - 31.08.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services (in Finnish)
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Tuulia Stellberg
  • Helena Hatakka
  • Annukka Salovaara
Groups
  • HLTISOS23S
  • HLTISOS22S
  • HLPRSOS22S
  • HLPRSOS23KM
  • HLTISOS23KM
  • HLPRSOS23S
  • HLTISOS23KV
  • LABKES25KH

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- describe the objectives and core contents of their thesis
- plan and describe the stages of the thesis process
- take into account the possible research permit and copyright issues.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Enrollment

01.02.2025 - 15.04.2025

Timing

26.05.2025 - 06.06.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

5 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Complementary competence, Master's (in Finnish)
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
  • Complementary competence, Bachelor's (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Eeva Aarrevaara
  • Anna Pajari
  • Alexandra Maksheeva
  • Katariina Mäenpää
  • Paul Carroll
  • Noora Nylander
  • Kimmo Liimatainen
  • Erika Tapaninen
Scheduling groups
  • Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • MLABYTO24H
  • HLABYTO24H
  • MLABTO24H
  • HLABTO24H
  • LLABTO24-25
  • LLABYTO24H
    Complementary competence courses available 2024-2025 (Master's), Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management
  • TLABYTO24H
  • LLABTO24-25E
    Complementary competence (Bachelor's) 2024-2025, Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management
Small groups
  • Lecture 1

Learning outcomes

Knowledge
• use professional concepts consistently and to be capable to discuss and communicate professional issues in interdisciplinary and international group
• take account the nature and urban environment as a resource of health and wellbeing

Skills
• analyze the initial situation and the needs of a client or a business partner
• present alternative solutions and adapt the professional skills to the service design of the work life partner
• choose suitable methods and explain the reasons for these solutions
• Present the results in a written article by collaborating with international student team

Team work
• act with situational awareness
• plan and arrange the activities with the ethical principles of one’s own professional field
• organize interdisciplinary and international team work according to team’s professional goals

Suitable for Bachelor and Master degree students interested in working in international and multidisciplinary teams, which co-design in urban living and wellbeing settings.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Interdisciplinary team work student brings the know-how from own study field and implements it in the case study in international student team using out of the box thinking.
Student learns how to look and do ideation process of design of new service or product from the new perspective.
In the end the teams prepare a presentation of the project results.
This is a perfect way to experience the strength and effectiveness of international, interdisciplinary, and from the first Bachelor year to the last Master year students' teams.
The group of international teachers coach and teach the teams.

Timing and attendance

Before the intensive period a written preliminary assignment. Compulsory online session will be held in May and informed separately to the enrolled students.
International intensive program May 26 – June 6, 2025 on site in Lahti.
Both weeks from Monday till Friday full day program. Presence required every day.

Learning material and recommended literature

Introduced in Moodle and in intensive period.

Alternative completion methods

Not available.

Working life cooperation

International and interdisciplinary student teams work with real work life cases or projects introduced by different clients..

Learning environment

Contact lectures and team work is arranged in the campus. Site visits are included to the programme. Learning materials and courseworks are available in Moodle.

Student time use and work load

The course requires full time participation during the intensive course.

Contents

Themes:
- Main theme in 2025: Planetary health
- Interdisciplinary and international team work
- Urban living Environment - resource for health and wellbeing
- Urban development
- Ecosystem services
- Co-Design
- Developmental project work
- Participatory methods
- Nature empowerment
Lectures, workshops, site visits
Project work supervised by teachers and clients
Time together in the Finnish nature

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

The prerequisite for participating in the course is that the mandatory preliminary assignment has been submitted and the preliminary information event has been attended. A maximum of 20 LUt students can be admitted to the course.

Assessment criteria

100% attendance requirement
Active participation in lectures, workshops and project assignment.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Failed (0)

Requirements not fulfilled.

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 13.06.2025

Timing

01.05.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Juha Pere
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen ammattikorkeakoulun kiintiö / Ripa (Size: 50. Open UAS: 50.)
Groups
  • LABKES25KH
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota / Cross-institutional

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe electrical phenomena behind technological development
- mathematically solve problems related to electricity and the decibel scale
- perform calculations related to electric charge and magnetism
- apply digitalisation in the processing of results

Implementation and methods of teaching

Moodle

Learning material and recommended literature

The pages in Moodle

Learning environment

Moodle

Contents

Electricity
Desibels

Assessment criteria

Exam, exercises

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 13.06.2025

Timing

01.05.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Juha Pere
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen ammattikorkeakoulun kiintiö / Ripa (Size: 50. Open UAS: 50.)
Groups
  • LABKES25KH
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota / Cross-institutional

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- understand the purpose of the physics in technology
- describe and utilize the SI-unit system and implement
- solve mathematical problems in kinematics, mechanics and thermodynamics
- utilize vectors

Implementation and methods of teaching

videos, exercises

Learning material and recommended literature

The pages in Moodle

Learning environment

Moodle

Contents

SI-units
Basics of mechanics
Heat and energy
Force and vectors
Efficiency

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Tekniikan fysiikan perusteet AT00BT70
Basic Studies in Physics AT00CH50

are the same course. You cannot have the both of them.

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

18.03.2025 - 13.04.2025

Timing

02.05.2025 - 10.08.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

25 - 150

Degree programmes
  • Complementary competence, Bachelor's (in Finnish)
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
  • Cross Study
Teachers
  • Minna Kuvajainen
Groups
  • LABKES25KH
  • HLABTO24H

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Learning outcomes

Student
- will understand the key points about Boreal forestry
- be able to differentiate key differences between Nordic and Central European industries
- will have the understanding of various visual and strength grades of Nordic wood products
- learns the key panel products from plywood to particleboards
- gets an overall view of wood products global market
- will learn uses of wood products in structures and interiors

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

03.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

17.03.2025 - 30.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • TLTIAVOVWU25K
    Open UAS, Virtual Wood University, spring 2025, Lahti

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

02.07.2024 - 31.07.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.08.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
Scheduling groups
  • Seminaari 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Seminaari 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Seminaari 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Seminaari 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Seminaari 5 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • LABKES24KH
Small groups
  • Seminar 1
  • Seminar 2
  • Seminar 3
  • Seminar 4
  • Seminar 5

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

20.01.2025 - 30.05.2025

Timing

04.08.2025 - 14.09.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1.5 op

Mode of delivery

70 % Contact teaching, 30 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lappeenranta Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

15 - 26

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering (in Finnish)
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Summer studies (in Finnish)
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Industrial Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
  • Tuomo Liimatainen
Scheduling groups
  • Harjoitukset 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkoluento 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLPRMEC23S
  • LABKES25KH
  • TLPRMEC22S
  • TLPRKONE24S
  • TLPRMEC24S
  • TLPRKONE22S
  • TLPRKONE23S
Small groups
  • Practice 1
  • Online lecture 1

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- describe used mechanisms and their kinematics
- simulate structure motion and control the system for desired target
- apply theoretical approach (equations) with support of Matlab Simulink
- recognise general possibilities in process planning and process analysis using CAM technology.
- determine process times and make a cost estimate using CAM planning.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Course structure:
5 ECTS comprising of online + contact teaching.

Topics:
Multinational teamwork learning
Simulation of mechanisms
Manufacturing technology
Hydraulics

Schedule:
Week 32-33: Online teaching. Student group formation. Student groups meet online. Preparations for exchange.
Week 34-35: Exchange weeks in Lappeenranta Finland. Classroom teaching at LAB campus.

Timing and attendance

1-2 weeks online teaching, 2 weeks contact teaching in Lappeenranta campus.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material provided in Moodle

Learning environment

Zoom, Moodle, classroom

Student time use and work load

150 hours, of which 88 h teaching and 62 h independent work

Contents

Teamwork in an international student group. All teaching topics below presented in the context of a tail lift.

Modeling of tail lift systems and describing the used mechanisms and their kinematics. Modeling the tail lift motion and control & simulation of these multi-body systems. Theoretical approach (equations) with support of Matlab. Analysing tail lift mechanics and system behaviour using MatLab Simulink.

Basics of hydraulics (terminology, basic laws and dimensioning formulas). Hydraulic circuits; creating and simulating circuits with FluidSim. Hydraulic components; cylinders, valves (mainly directional) and pumps

Lessons on machining technology and planning of machining tasks with a focus on the use of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Process planning and process analysis using CAM technology. Process times and make a cost estimate. CAM tools of a design software SolidWorks.

Assessment criteria

Evaluation based on final presentation

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Does not meet minimum criteria

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Learning outcomes have been achieved in minimum level.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Learning outcomes have been achieved in good level.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Learning outcomes have been achieved in excellent level.