B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – Maintenance and Diagnostics

Introduction of students to concepts and importance of maintenance, which is integral part of all manufacturing activities. Analysis of application of modern methods of technical diagnostics in practical examples and with the practical work of students.

The students are able to identify, formulate and solve the engineering problems of maintenance and diagnostics, and they developed the ability to use the basic equipment for technical diagnostics.

The students are able to identify, formulate and solve the engineering problems of maintenance and diagnostics. Besides, they developed the ability to use the basic equipment for technical diagnostics, and particularly to understand the principal responses of mechanical systems to vibration and correlation between mechanical excitations and noise emission of mechanical systems.

Maintenance models and application analysis; Defining parameters for monitoring the quality of maintenance and condition of the equipment; Diagnostic methods, devices and their specific application; Organization, information system, planning and effectiveness of the maintenance process.

Maintenance standards and regulations. Phases in the life cycle of technical systems. Maintenance tendencies considering maintenance concepts, policies and maintenance strategies. Maintenance models and application analysis. Defining parameters for monitoring the quality of maintenance and condition of the equipment. Diagnostic methods, devices and their specific application. Maintenance technology, organization, information systems, planning and effectiveness of the maintenance process.

The lectures present theoretical materials and demonstrate important practical examples using video projector and multimedia presentations.

During the exercises in platform are presents simple practical problems and solutions; the more complex problems are left for homework, which is also checked and discusses during the exercises in the classroom.

Laboratory exercises and exercises in industry serve to present students the basic and advanced technical diagnostics equipment and their application; besides, the students are performing simple measurements by themselves in the laboratory, and prepare measurement reports as homework; the reports are checked and discussed during the exercises in classroom.

Theoretical lectures. Practical examples. Laboratory classes. Project assignment.
Laboratory work and exercises are carried out in Laboratory for acoustics and technical diagnostics.

The students practice with the help of the teacher by solving examples that illustrate the concepts taught during the lectures, and at home they do the assignments similar to those used for the exams.

Diagnostic measurements of vibration, sound pressure, sound intensity and temperature are being made in laboratories and industry.

Geometric accuracy is checked in industrial conditions and reports with assessment of the state are made. The project assignment is made in groups or individually, and they comprise solving of a specific maintenance problem (failure tree, failure criticality analysis, plant modernization, etc.).

• B. Jeremić et al, “Technical diagnostics”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of University of Kragujevac, 2006
• D. Stanivuković et al, “Maintenance of technical systems”, Faculty of Technical Sciences of University of Novi Sad, 1984
• G. Ivanović and D. Stanivuković, “Reliability of technical systems”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of University of Belgrade, 1987
• Power Point presentations for the lectures, www.mfkv.kg.ac.rs

• G. Ivanović et al, “Reliability of technical systems”, University of Novi Sad, 2010, ISBN 978-86-7892-247-3
• Petrović Z., Radičević B., “Maintenance and diagnostics - exercises”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kraljevo, Kraljevo, 2009, ISBN 978-86-82631-50-7
• B. Jeremić et al, “Technical diagnostics”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of University of Kragujevac, 2006