Philadelphia UniversityMechatronics Engineering Department

Faculty of EngineeringSecond Semester 2011/2012

Course SyllabusCourse Title CAD/CAMCourse Number 640524Course Level 5th yearClass Time 11.10 12.00 Sun/Tues/ThursInstructor Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimiemail inaimi@philadelphia.edu.jowebsitePrerequisites Mechanical Design (640432) and Engineering workshop (620172)Office Hours Hours: 2:00 – 4.00 Tuesday and Thursday Office: E6408Text Book Introduction to CNC, James Valentino, 3rd edition, 2003

Course Description:This course provides the students with the needed material for understanding the principles of Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing systems.

Course Objectives:By completing this module the student should be able to:

Understand the basic concepts in CAD/CAM. Programming different types of CNCs with different programming languages.

Course Academic CalendarWeek Subject Notes

Feb 12 IntroductionFeb 19 Fundamentals of CAD SystemsFeb 26 Fundamentals of CAD SystemsMar 4 Fundamentals of CAM systemsMar 11 Introduction to CNC MachineMar 18 Introduction to CNC Machine

Exam I (Mar 18 - 26)Mar 25 Tooling for hole milling and latheApr 1 Word address programming and hole operations programsApr 8 Word address programming and hole operations programsApr 15 Programming linear and contouring profileApr 22 Programming linear and contouring profile

Exam II (Apr 29 – May 7)Apr 29 Programming with cutter diameter compensationMay 6 SubprogramsMay 13 CNC lathe programmingMay 20 Introduction to master CAM and GIBBS CAM CAD/CAM

stationFINAL EXAMS (May 27 – Jan 6)

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Philadelphia UniversityMechatronics Engineering Department

Faculty of EngineeringSecond Semester 2011/2012

Assessment Instruments

Evaluation of students’ performance (final grade) will be based on the following three categories: Exams. Two in-class exams will be given. Each will cover about 5-weeks of lectures Project. A project assignment will be handed to the students. The assignment will ask the

students to design, simulate, and produce a mechanical part using CNC machine. The project should be submitted before Thursday 10/05/2012.

Final Exam: The final exam will cover all the class material.

Allocation of MarksExam I 20%Exam II 20%

Quiz 10%Project 10%

Final Exam 40%

References

Books CAD/CAM Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing by Groover, Prentice Hall 1984. Understanding CAD/CAM by Bowman, Howard Co. 1986. Computer Aided Manufacturing by Hsu-Pin Wang, second edition, 1998. CAD/CAM by Taylor, Addison Wesley 1992.

Websites

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