ISSUE No. 1
April 2016 | INTEMPO|
INTEMPO NEWSLETTER
About INTEMPO Six organizations are partners in this project and more than 1000 participants are involved in teaching, learning and training activities: VET teachers/trainers and students. The general objective of the partnership is to improve VET-teachers’ skills and competences so that their teaching respond to the needs identified. Throughout the period of implementation of the INTEMPO project, the teachers/trainers will learn to adapt their methods and use technology in classroom for a modern innovative approach of VET teaching; this will result in an increased employability of students/trainees on the European labour market. Several strategic instruments and methodologies will be used for reaching these targets. They are structured in specific objectives and assigned to the different partners together with the different events which will be carried out throughout the project (transnational project meetings, learning activities, dissemination etc.).
Contents About INTEMPO
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Facts about Mechatronics
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Applications of mechatronics
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Mechatronics in the classroom
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Events
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Useful links
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Partner Organisations
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The partnership aims to produce the following intellectual results: CURRICULAR AUXILIARY FOR MECHATRONICS - a collection of teaching materials resulted from cooperation and joint work. The Auxiliary, adapted to the educational needs of the students as well as the requirements of the labour market, will provide support for VET lessons for an important number of teachers/trainers as it will be distributed and disseminated in the VET teacher community(local and European). GUIDELINE FOR MECHATRONICS - will be designed as a collaborative material resulted from the constant exchange of good practices and experimental lessons within the six participating organizations; the guide will comprise a collection of methodologies, strategies, innovative teaching resources: digital tools - software, Web 2.0, tutorials, practical applications.
This project has been funded with the support of the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects only the views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. .
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Facts about Mechatronics Mechatronics combines in a synergetic way disciplines belonging to computer science, mechanics and electronics with the purpose of creating new kind of products, smart mechanisms and “intelligent” machines. A typical system receives signals (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, optical, chemical, biological etc.) from the environment, processes the signals to generate output signals, transforming them into actions,
motions, forces. The word “mechatronics” was created in the 1969 by a Japanese engineer Tetsuro Mori who worked at the time for Yaskawa Elektric Corporation. It originally meant the integration of mechanics and electronics in a unifying system. The word later spread worldwide and now it is considered a vital term in the field of engineering.
So, mechatronics = mechanics + electronics + computing Medical applications Prosthetics: Arms, Legs, and other body parts can be replaced with electromechanical ones. Pace Maker: Used by patients with slow or erratic heart rates. The pacemaker will set a normal heart rate when it sees an irregular heart rhythm. Implantable Defibrillation: Monitors the heart. If the heart fibrillates or stops completely, it will shock the heart at high voltage to restore a normal heart rhythm. Mechatronic Spoon Helps Stabilize Parkinson's Tremors: The mechatronic spoon uses an accelerometer and gyroscope to detect the direction and force of a user's tremor. The control system is based on preset parameters and angular rotation signal.
Applications of mechatronics Mechatronics is a multi-technological strategy that enables engineers to bring to life their virtual theories. This new engineering area has made tremendous impact upon various sectors, reaching areas such as medicine, telecommunications, defence, mining, aerospace and aviation, nanorobotics, agriculture, materials processing, consumer products etc, practically every field of human activity.
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Electronic robots for automation systems
Mechatronics in the classroom In order to have a practical application of mechatronics principles in the classroom, the teacher provided the class a series of Robot Kits for the future technicians in mechatronics; following the instructions of the teacher, the students assembled the parts. The images show the outcomes of the activity. Build this kit and find out how much fun electronics & mechanics can be!
ROBOT CAR This is a sensoractivated robot car. The robot car changes directions when the sensor detects noise or when it encounters an obstacle.
Assembling the parts: a)PCB Assembly -Start the assembly by mounting the resistors. The names of all resistors are printed on the PCB. Consult the table below:
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-Mount the capacitors, transistors, VR, mic, slide switch and pins next. Consult the table on the right:
b)Mechanical Parts List
Wiring diagram:
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EVENTS The first transnational project meeting Alba Iulia, Romania
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The first transnational meeting was organized during 10 -13 February 2016 and was held at “Alexandru Domsa” Technical Highschool, with the participation of five organizations: Germany, Spain, Poland, Turkey and Romania. The main topics of discussions were the following: the financial aspects of the project and the reports; next activities and events; dissemination plan; communication and cooperation within partnership and intellectual results. The Romanian team prepared handouts, based on official documents on the management and implementation of the project. A summary of specific responsibilities and deadlines, according to the application form was debated upon. Vlad Marinescu presented the logo of the project (format, colour, font etc.), resulted after the online survey. Sandra Rainero, representative of the Italian organization participated to a virtual meeting through Skype. The participants attended a presentation of robotics in the school workshop; Mr. Achim Ovidiu, teacher of electronics, played a short film on the robots built by the students, explained how they work and the software used for some items. The Romanian team presented an example of school curricula for “Electromechanics in machinery, equipment, installations” (contents, key competences, modules) and a lesson with the method used and the auxiliary material created for the respective lesson. The format and main contents of the two intellectual results was decided. They are The curricular auxiliary about mechatronics and The guideline for mechatronics. Also, the German team presented the website: http://intempo-eu.eu/ and the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/intempoeu/?ref=hl, where more information about the project can be found.
Sources of information and useful links The website of the project: http://intempo-eu.eu/ The Facebook page of the project: https://www.facebook.com/intempoeu/ ?ref=hl About mechatronics:
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http://mechatronic.me/ About ERASMUS+
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- 1 learning activity: Spain, 23 -29 of May, 2016; nd nd th - 2 project meeting: Germany, 22 – 26 of August, 2016;
http://ec.europa.eu/education http://www.erasmusplus.ro/
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Partners
INTEMPO Project ID: 2015-1-RO01-KA202-015178 Implementation period: 01.12.2015 - 30.11.2017 Website: http://intempo-eu.eu/
Coordinator: „ALEXANDRU DOMSA“ TECHNICAL HIGHSCHOOL Tudor Vladimirescu, 143 510189, Alba Iulia, Romania telephone: +40 258816065 Carmen Sinc telephone: +40 756040255 e-mail: carmensinc@yahoo.com Bianca Elena Hoisan telephone: +40 742002578 e-mail: hbianca2000@yahoo.co.uk
FA-Magdeburg GmbH Magdeburg, Germany Website: www.fa-md.de E-mail: LM@fa-md.de
Zespół Szkół Nr 2 w Sanoku Sanok, Poland Website: www.zs2.sanok.pl E-mail: bozenajaklik@interia.pl
Mesleki Egitim Merkezi Edremit, Turkey Website: http://www.edremitmem.meb.k12.tr E-mail: turanfirat@hotmail.com
Inercia Digital Huelva, Spain Website: www.inerciadigital.com E-mail: caridadcarrillo@inerciadigital.com
www.ctadomsa.licee.edu.ro
Consorzio per la Formazione Logistica Intermodale Venezia, Italy Website: www.cfli.it E-mail: venezia@cfli.it
Created and published: „ALEXANDRU DOMSA“ TECHNICAL HIGHSCHOOL , ALBA IULIA, ROMANIA
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. .