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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS END445 - 3 + 1 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Professor Yusuf Tansel İç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have the ability to apply the design process to engineering problems, including the consideration of different technical alternatives while bearing in mind cost, environmental concerns, safety, and other constraints.
2) Have the ability to apply the basic principles of measurement, data analysis, and design of experiments.
3) Learns the fundamentals of computer assisted numerical control programming and programming languages.
4) Have the ability to discuss current research trends and possible future development.
5) Have the ability to understand to the different types of advanced manufacturing technologies available today such as the Special manufacturing System, the Manufacturing Cell, and Group Technologies.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONAnalyzes and design of a manufacturing systems based on work measurement and design, human-machine systems, facility layout and allocation and materials transport. Design of full and semi-autonomous systems design consisting on automated transfer, assembly lines, group technology, part coding systems, machine tool layout, machine requirement, nontraditional manufacturing systems, automatic buffering and re-cycle systems (AS/RS). Structure and communication in flexible manufacturing cells. Course is supported by animated facilities layout computer programs and design tools.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Overview of manufacturing systems
2nd Week Selection of advanced manufacturing technologies
3rd Week Determination of flexibility and components of flexibility
4th Week Group technologies and cellular manufacturing
5th Week Grouping part and machines, production flow analysis
6th Week Types of FMS and FMS components. Flexibility. FMS layout configurations
7th Week Material handling systems, material transport equipment, automated guided vehicles (AGV) and AGV applications
8th Week Analysis of vehicle- based systems. Industrial Robotics.
9th Week Midterm
10th Week FMS applications and benefits. FMS planning and implementation issues..
11th Week Quantitative analysis of FMS: bottleneck model, extended bottleneck model, sizing FMS
12th Week Simulation modeling and analysis of FMS, Numerical control: Fundamentals of numerical control, CNC.
13th Week Engineering analysis of NC positioning systems.
14th Week NC part programming.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGMikell P. GROOVER, Automation, Production Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Pearson International Edition, Third Edition,2008.
H.K. Shivanand, M.M. Benal, V.Koti, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, New Age International Publishers, 2006.
Allan Carrie, Simulation of Manufactuing Systems, John Wiley & Sons.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Practice,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term135
Assignment110
Quiz110
Attendance15
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz144
Individual or group work14228
Preparation for Final exam12525
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam12525
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework188
Total Workload150
Total Workload / 305
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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