New Trends in Educational Activity in the Field of Mechanism and Machine Theory

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Accounts on the Figure of Engineers and Academic Mission for their Formation....Pages 3-10
Toward a Curriculum in Mechatronics: Two Experiences in Italy and Spain....Pages 11-19
Mechanical Engineering at a Distance: A Review....Pages 21-29
Basic Projects of Knowledge Integration in the Bachelors’ Degree in Industrial Technology....Pages 31-38
Content and Realization of Education in Mechanism Theory at RWTH Aachen University....Pages 39-46
Integration Processes in Engineering Education....Pages 47-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Learning Through Competitive Environments: Use of Robotic Simulation Environments Combined with Economic Considerations....Pages 59-67
Service-Learning Projects Based on Dynamic Documentation in Engineering Colleges....Pages 69-81
Modern Means and Technologies of Training on Course Theory of Mechanisms and Machines....Pages 83-92
An Example of Inquiry-Based Learning for Undergraduate Mechanical Vibrations....Pages 93-100
Application of Techniques Based on Reliability for the Improvement of the Teaching of Mechanisms in Industrial Design....Pages 101-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Optomechatronics Applications of the Theory of Mechanisms with Active Student Involvement in Research....Pages 111-119
Teaching Shaft Balancing as a Parameter Estimation Problem....Pages 121-128
Paradox in the Mechanism Science....Pages 129-136
Modern View on “History of Science” Teaching at Technical Universities....Pages 137-144
Research Lead Student Projects on Multi-Disciplinary Optomechatronics with Applications in Biomedical Imaging....Pages 145-153
Analysis of Dynamic Systems Using Bond Graph and SIMULINK....Pages 155-162
Teaching Machines Tools Operation in Virtual Laboratories of Engineering Faculties....Pages 163-169
Virtual Laboratory Works on Theory of Mechanism and Machine....Pages 171-180
Interactive Application for Technical Drawing Learning....Pages 181-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Comparison of Geometry Software for the Analysis in Mechanism Theory....Pages 193-201
Kinematic Analysis of Planar Mechanisms by Means of Examples....Pages 203-210
Teaching Mechanism and Machine Theory with GeoGebra....Pages 211-219
Enhancing Mechanism and Machine Science Learning by Creating Virtual Labs with ADAMS....Pages 221-228
Using the ThinkMOTION Project Resources for the Teaching of Mechanism and Machine Theory....Pages 229-237
Experience of Modernization of the Curriculum TMM in St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University....Pages 239-247
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
The Experience of the University of Oviedo in the Motostudent Competition....Pages 251-258
Application of a Inter-University Competition on the Enhancement of Engineering Degrees....Pages 259-266
Making Videos to Engineer Students During the Norwegian Higher Education Reform....Pages 267-275
Mechanism Theory in Architecture Education....Pages 277-284
Interdisciplinary Factory Planning in the Education of Mechanical Engineers and Architects....Pages 285-292
Knowledge Pills for Teaching of Mechanism and Machine Theory....Pages 293-301
Evolution of the Supervised Work in Machine and Mechanism Theory at ETSEIB....Pages 303-310