Course detail
Operation, Maintenance and Reliability of Machines
FSI-EPS Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester
The subject is focused on the most sophisticated knowledge about service and maintenance of machines. Emphasis is laid on the means of fail-safety maintenance, theory of system maintenance and the current trends in maintenance. The principles of Industry 4.0 are also clarified in view of the impacts on the modern machine maintenance and instrumentation. Attention is also devoted to technical diagnostics and its application in maintenance. In this context, tribology and tribodiagnostics, lubricants and lubrication systems are discussed, as often a neglected part of service and maintenance of machines. Failures of machine nodes and their identification are presented. The subject is also devoted to the organizational structure and the maintenance management, economy and maintenance performance evaluation as well as quality management and maintenance risks. All mentioned above is discussed in view of machine failure-free operation.
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Pursuant to the course contents, students will acquire broad knowledge in the field of operation and maintenance of machines, which will allow them to competently engage in solving various problems related to the area in question in industrial engineering and electrotechnic practice.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of reliability and technical diagnostics from the so-far completed bachelor-level studies is assumed.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The subject consists of lectures and tutorials. The lectures are focused on the basic principles and the theory of problems. Attention is concentrated on the utilization, and mainly on the practical application of knowledge which the students have gained in the subject of „The Principles of Technical Diagnostics“ and „The Principles of Reliability“. Tutorials are focused on the practical knowledge gained in the lectures, and in an appropriate semester section completed with computer support. Depending upon the possibilities, the lectures of the specialists from industrial practice as well as the excursions in the companies, whose activities relate to the subject, are also organized.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The course consists of exercises and lectures. Exercise is completed by credit (awarded in the 13th week). To obtain it is required 100% participation in exercises and activity in exercises. Students will work out the individual work in the prescribed range and quality. Based on the quality of the work in the exercise, the student earns up to 30 points for the exam The work must be submitted in writing and checked and recognized by the teacher. The test is realized by written test, student can get up to 70 points from this test, where 30 points from exercises. Evaluation of the test result is given by the ECTS grading scale.
Language of instruction
Czech
Aims
The objective of the course is to obtain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the operation and maintenance of machines.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The students’ participation in seminars and activity. 100% participation in seminars is required; in case of absence, the student is obliged to substitute for the missed tuition in a way determined by the lecturer.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch KSB: Quality, Reliability and Safety, 4 credits, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch SSZ: Machine and Equipment Construction, 4 credits, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch STG: Manufacturing Technology, 4 credits, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Specification of quality and reliability terms, terminology in reliability, mathematical tools in reliability
2. Reliability indicators for objects unrecovered and recovered
3. System reliability increase, reliability tests
4. Failure /consequence analysis
5. Machine service, the relationship between service and maintenance, basic terms related to the theory maintenance, standards, and legislation
6. Fail-safety maintenance means
7. Theory of system maintenance
8. Reengineering of maintenance
9. Organization and management of maintenance
10. Economy and maintenance performance evaluation
11. Quality management in maintenance, qualification in maintenance
12. Current maintenance trends, technical diagnostics, modern approaches in maintenance, Industry 4.0
Exercise
18 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Mathematical tools for reliability
2. Reliability management – selected issues
3. Reliability and failures of machines and instrumentation
4. Reliability indicators from unrecovered and recovered objects
5. Failure /consequence analysis
6. Reliability tests and system reliability
7. Description, analysis of machine node failures with an emphasis on machine/instrumentation maintenance
8. Organization and management of maintenance
9. Credit
Computer-assisted exercise
8 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Mathematical tools in reliability
2. Reliability indicators for unrecovered objects and for recovered objects
3. Software for maintenance organization and management – introduction
4. Software for maintenance organization and management – case study solution