Course detail

Project - Machine Analysis

FSI-ZP5 Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester

Students in a small team collaborate on a closed problem, which involves the analysis of the function of a simple machine (e.g., a small internal combustion engine) and its mechanical components. The subject focuses on comprehending how the machine operates or functions based on an initial examination of the whole, subsequent machine analysis, understanding of the functions of individual components, their categorization, analysis, and quality evaluation, and placing the machine in the market segment. Students use and integrate the knowledge acquired from concurrently running subjects, especially in basic design principles and CAD modelling. Lecturers guide students through consultations in systematic engineering work, which forms the basis for understanding the process of designing mechanical components and is a necessary prerequisite for completing subsequent project subjects with more open tasks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Milan Klapka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of mathematics and physics at a high school level.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Requirements for obtaining course credit (0-100 points, a minimum of 50 points is required for credit):

  • active participation in consultations (a minimum of 10 points out of 20),
  • submission of the project within the specified scope (a minimum of 40 points out of 80).

Requirements for passing the exam (0-100 points, a minimum of 50 points is required for passing):

  • team defense of the project solution before the committee (a minimum of 20 points out of 40),
  • individual expert discussion with the committee on issues related to the project and connected to the required prerequisites (a minimum of 30 points out of 60),
  • a total of up to 100 points can be obtained, and the final classification will be determined according to the ECTS scale.

Lecture: participation is recommended.

Exercises: Attendance is mandatory and monitored by the lecturer, with a maximum of two absences allowed. In case of long-term absence, compensation for the classes is in the responsibility of the course coordinator.

Aims

Graduates will understand how a simple machine operates, be able to describe and classify its components based on their primary and secondary functions and comprehend the requirements of technical documentation related to the desired function of the components.

  • Ability to analyze the function of the machine and understand its intended purpose.
  • Ability to analyze the function of machine components within the context of the whole.
  • Ability to integrate functional and technological requirements to ensure the function of the machine and its parts.
  • Ability to verify key technical parameters of manufactured components.
  • Knowledge of requirements for creating drawing documentation and their application.
  • Understanding the relationship between product quality and the economic cost of production.
  • Ability to apply a systematic engineering approach for the analysis or design of the entire machine and its components.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme B-KSI-P: Mechanical Engineering Design, Bachelor's, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

15 hours, optionally

Syllabus


  • Classification of machines, driving and driven machines, machine components.

  • Machine components and their functional connections within machine assemblies, basic definitions of machines and their functions, practical examples of machine usage.

  • Manufacturing processes and production technologies, the fundamentals of the economic balance between quality and production costs, concepts for ensuring the desired function in production documentation.

  • Verification of the quality of manufactured components – basics of metrology and reverse analysis.

  • Requirements and principles of manufacturing and technical documentation and its significance in the product life cycle.

Laboratory exercise

20 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  • The division into project teams, analysis of the assignment, determination of competencies.

  • Analysis and description of the machine's function.

  • Disassembly of a machine into functional units.

  • Analysis and categorization of functional units.

  • Analysis of individual components and their categorization.

  • Evaluation of surface quality, dimensional, and geometric tolerances.

Computer-assisted exercise

30 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  • Evaluation of surface topography, dimensional, and geometric tolerances.

  • Design and calculation of appropriate standardized tolerances.

  • Selection of suitable materials and semi-finished products for production.

  • Creation of manufacturing and technical drawing documentation based on the proposed tolerances, considering the functionality and manufacturability of components.

  • Creation of a design drawing.

  • Economic assessment.