Subjects

Advanced Kinematics of Industrial Robotics - 45h

Fundamental concepts. Manipulator robotics types and configurations . Fundamentals of Helicoidal Theory. Kinematics: method of successive helices displacements. Differential kinematics equations. Fundamentals for Industrial automation. Modeling and Simulation based on Helicoidal and Graph Theory. Security Procedures, Online and Offline Programming, and Manipulator Robot Operation.

Combustion - 45h

Historical Introduction. Kinetics of Chemical Reactions. Premixed Laminar Combustion. Laminar Diffusion Combustion. Inert and Reactive Laminar Jets Structures. Vaporization and Combustion of Drops.

Heat Conduction - 45h

Fundamentals of heat transfer. General equation of heat conduction. Orthogonal Functions. Fourier bessel series. Fourier and Laplace transforms. Permanent regime. One-dimensional systems. Fins. Bi and three-dimensional systems. Systems with heat source. Transient regime. Transient boundary conditions. Stationary and mobile sources. Numerical solutions.

Convection - 45h

Introduction and general concepts. Study of the basic equations. Parallel flow. Boundary layer flows. Similar transformation. Periodic convection. Introduction to the computational methods for fluid dynamics. Studies in convective turbulance. Applications.

Heat and Mass Diffusion - 45h

Review of basic equations. Classification of diffusion problems. General solutions of class I, II and III problems. Eigenvalue problems referring to classes I, II and III. Other classes problems. Applications. Introduction to generalized integral transform technique.

Dynamics - 45h

Relative movement. Dynamics particles systems. Euler-Lagrange equations. Dynamics of rigid bodies. Resolution of systems of differential equations. Integration.

Fluid Dynamics - 45h

Equations of continuity, motion and energy. Irrotational, incompressible and reverse flows. Laminar and turbulent flow.

Vehicle Dynamics - 45h

Power flow. Linear models - vertical dynamics (ride, bounce, pitch). Linear 3D model, 7GDL, with and without anti-roll bar, independent suspension and rigid axle. Aircraft model - lateral dynamics. Steering analysis. Variable  geometry - flat model suspension. Motorcycle model - suspension - flat. Acceleration and braking analysis.

Introduction to Industrial Robotics - 45h

Fundamental concepts. Direct and Reverse Kinematics. Direct and Reverse Differential Kinematics. Static. Dynamics. Planning of trajectories. Security Procedures, Programming, Simulation and Robot manipulators operation.

Mathematics Applied to Mechanical Engineering - 45h

Systems of linear differential equations. Fourier series and integrals. The Laplace transform. Calculus of variations. The Bessel equation and the Legendre polynomials.

Computational Methods I - 45h

Number systems and errors. Solutions of nonlinear equations. Numerical interpolation and integration. Matrices and systems of linear equations. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations.

Transport Phenomena and Numerical Methods - 45h

Classification of partial differential equations. Introduction to partial differential equations. Discretization of the governing equations of fluid flow heat and mass transfer. Mesh Generation. Computational applications.

Vehicle Modeling - 45h

ISO and SAE benchmarking. Power flow. Linear models. 7 degrees-of-freedom vehicles models. Suspension geometry model. Coupled suspension and steering control models. Caterpillar vehicle models.

Inverse Problems and Optimization - 45h

Basic concepts. Levenberg-Marquardt method for parameter estimation. Conjugate Gradient Method for the estimation of parameters. Error estimation in the Conjugate Gradient Method. Function error estimation in the Conjugate Gradient Method. Inverse and optimization problems. Deterministic methods of optimization. Evolutionary and constrained optimization techniques. Use of optimization techniques to the estimation of parameters in functional models.

Special Problems - 45h

Research projects development with supervision of a professor advisor.

Wave Propagation in Solid Media I - 45h

Dynamic deformation and waves. Math formulation of the wave equation. Elastic waves. Plastic waves.

Wave Propagation in Solid Media II - 45h

Shockwaves and state equations. Differential form of conservation of mass, momentum and energy equations . Attenuation, interaction and reflection of shock waves. Computational codes. One-dimensional computational Topology.

Thermal Radiation - 45h

Fundamental concepts. Black and gray bodies. Emissivity, absorption, reflection and transmissivity. Spectrum properties. Laws of Planck, Wein, Stefen-Boltzmann and Kirchoff. Emissivity and reflection by diffuse surfaces. View factor for diffuse exchange. View with specular reflection. Radiation emission, absoption and dispersion. Radiation combined with convection and conduction. Solar, terrestrial and atmospheric radiation.

Theory of Jet Formation in Hollow Charges - 45h

Introduction to material-explosive interactions. Gurney equations. Explosively formed projectiles and hollow charge projectiles. Theory of jet formation in hollow charges. Kinetic energy projectile. Theory of kinetic energy projectile penetration. Types of shielding.

Theory of the Detonation Wave in Explosives - 45h

Conservation equations. Equations of states. Chapman-Jouguet and Von Neumann poits. Effects of diameter variance. Propagation of detonation in solid and liquid explosives. Thermal initiation and shock waves.

Turbulence - 45h

Equation of motion for turbulent flow; Reynolds stress; conclusions; measurement techniques; isotropic and non isotropic turbulence; free shear flow.

Computational Fluid Dynamics - 45h

Equation of conservation of mass, amount of movements and energy. The finite volume method. Formulation. Computational Domain and Knit Cloth Construction. Initial and boundary conditions. Numerical analysis. Applications. Internal flow and heat transfer.

Nebulous Logic - 45h

Fuzzy sets. Nebula relationships. Nebulous rules. Reasoning. Nebulous Inference Systems. Fundamentals of Knowledge-based Nebulous Controls.

Robotics - 45h

Principles of mechanical analysis. Mechanical analysis of robot manipulators. Mechanical analysis of mobile robots. Principles of artificial intelligence. Trajectories trajectories. Sensing systems. Sensors systems. Actuatior systems. Control systems.

Vibrations - 45h

Kinematics of vibration. Systems with degrees of freedom: free and forced vibrations, with and without damping, vibration isolation. Systems with varying degrees of freedom: free and forced vibrations with and without damping; dynamic vibration absorber. Continuous systems: wave equation, string, bar and double-beam vibrations, Rayleigh, Stodola and Ritz methods.