ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Combined Bachelor's / Master's Degree
TEACHING UNIT ECTS TEACHING UNIT COMPONENT Content TEACHING HOURS
Energy Engineering courses S8 12 Energy Project

Group Project structured around various sessions of group work with access to the necessary computer resources.

Project : 36h00
Energy Storage

• Presentation of different types of energy storage systems (heat, mechanical and electrochemical);
• Definition of energy and power densities;
• Description of the operating principle of rechargeable batteries and their fundamental electrochemistry (lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid batteries, etc.);
• Definition of the electrical characteristics present in the data sheet of each electrochemical storage system;
• Description of the operating principle of conventional supercapacitors using the double layer capacitance theory;
• Presentation of the chemical constitution of hybrid supercapacitors such as lithium-ion capacitors;
• Description of aging mechanisms that may arise in different types of batteries and supercapacitors;
• Comparison of different energy storage systems using the Ragone Diagram;
• Presentation of electrical modeling methods of electrochemical energy storage systems;
• Presentation of power converters used with energy storage systems;
• Description of the tools integrated in management systems that aim to control energy storage systems;
• Presentation of an example of a complete system integrating an energy storage system, the corresponding management system and the power converters.

Lectures : 12h00
Tutorials : 12h00
Environmental Aspects of Energy

• Fundamental concepts of energy engineering: primary energy, final energy, embodied energy, lost energy, etc.
• Performance criteria used to assess existing systems or processes: efficiency, effectiveness, energy returned on energy invested (EROI), etc.
• Definitions and limitations of today's energy resources: peak oil, GHG emissions, etc.
• Carbon cycles and balances: why it is important and how to use them.
• The energy transition and its numerous challenges.

Lectures : 18h00
Exergy Analysis

• The exergy and anergy concepts and their relation with energy.
• Applications of exergy and energy balances to closed or open systems, housing or not internal reactive processes : heat engines, refrigeration machines, heat exchangers, internal combustion engines, HVAC systems;
• Exergy efficiency and effectiveness of energy systems;
• Environment, sustainability and use of natural resources, from the standpoint of exergy analysis.

Lectures : 8h00
Lab Work : 8h00
Power Systems

- Electrical AC grids.
- Electrical DC grids.
- Electrical safety measurements.
- Autonomous energy grid (smartgrid) sizing and control.

Lectures : 8h00
Tutorials : 8h00
Lab Work : 8h00
Industrial and Supply Chain Management Courses S8 12 Industry of the Future

• Understanding the challenges of the Digital Factory and the Digital Twin :
- convert an eBOM (engineering Bill of Materials) into a mBOM (manufacturing of Bill of Materials)
- make a process planning
- allocation of resources (machine tool operator, etc.)
• Analyse the product/process impacts and propose improvements
• To be able To manipulate robots virtually and physically
• Organisation and management of a production through a challenge in the "School Factory" platform



Lectures : 8h00
Tutorials : 12h00
Project : 28h00
Sustainable and Integrated Supply Chain

- CSCA certification (Certified Supply Chain Analyst): an international certification, recognize world wide within the world of Supply Chain
- Analyse the carbon footprint of a factory
- Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Reverse Logistics
- Distribution Logistics and Transports

Lectures : 8h00
Tutorials : 24h00
Project : 28h00
Innovation project S8 10 Innovation Project

The core contents are all related to the developed skills aforementioned and follow the structure of the project.

Lectures : 27h00
Lab Work : 6h00
Project : 120h00
Mechanical Engineering courses S8 12 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning HVAC

Lectures : 12h00
Tutorials : 8h00
Advanced Manufacturing & Processes

Integration of the digital chain in the preparation work. Cutting conditions for solid materials.
Optimization of the machining parameters (cutting conditions, CAM "Spirit", process studies, choice of tools ...).

Lectures : 2h00
Lab Work : 28h00
Hydraulics

- Minor (/ local) and major (/ friction) head losses formulations for viscous flows
- Presentation of head losses adding (/ coupling) laws: series coupling and parallel coupling head losses – Presentation of Electrical analogy and drawing of network characteristic curve
- Study of hydraulic networks and sizing of pumping systems and hydroelectric energy setups. Implementations of Generalized Bernoulli equation – Duty/operation point concept: selection of a pumping system adapted to a required flow rate in an existing hydraulic network
- Pump curve, Affinity laws, parallel and series operation
- Modification of the operating point
- NPSH and cavitation (available and required NPSH)
- Basics of Fluid power: generation, distribution, deployment, and regulation systems

Lectures : 12h00
Tutorials : 8h00
Tribology

1. Introduction
• Definition of Tribology and Tribological Systems
• Applications and Scales in Tribology
• Types of Motion
• Tribological Testing and Types of Tribometers
• Roughness
2. Lubrication and Lubricant Properties
• Classification of Lubrication and Lubricant Properties
• The Stribeck Curve and Lubrication Regimes
• Types of contacts and film thickness
• Hertzian Contact Theory
• Solid-Solid Contact-Asperity Deformation
3. Friction
• Friction Coefficient
• Types of Friction
• Laws of Dry Friction
• Basic Mechanisms of Sliding Friction
• Adhesion and Deformation
• Stick-Slip Phenomenon
4. Fluid Film Lubrication
• Classification of Fluid Film Lubrication
• Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids
• 1-D Flow between Parallel Plates
• Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings
5. Wear
• Parameters and Stages of Wear
• Wear Types and Mechanisms
• Wear Rate
• Causes of Wear and Prevention Methods

Lectures : 12h00
Tutorials : 8h00
Professional and Personal Development S8 4 Business Games

A conference-based format is scheduled.

Lectures : 21h00
Ethics

During the lectures, students will be introduced to basic theories and principles in ethics such as utilitarianism, relativism and deontology. The tutorials will be focused on ethical dilemmas from the areas of engineering in the program's pathway specializations.

Lectures : 6h00
Tutorials : 6h00
International Openness

The teaching unit 'International Openness' in semester 7 incorporates the following modules (not followed by all students):
Optional Foreign Language (different languages and level groups)
French Cultural Awareness
Interculturality 4

Lab Work : 32h00
Personal and Professional Development

Students will learn intercultural skills necessary for their departure during their 5th year of studies. They will also update their CVs and cover letters written during EENG1.

Tutorials : 12h00
Research Methods

Lectures and tutorials are given as follow :
-Lecture 1 : Introduction and tools for bibliographic research
-Tutorial 1 : Application of the methodology to find relevant research papers
-Lecture 2 : Analysis of literature review and introductions to the project phase
-Tutorial 2 : Cross analysis of a set of research papers
-Tutorial 3 and 4 : Project kick-start

-Autonomy sessions : redaction of a literature review.

Lectures : 4h00
Tutorials : 8h00
Project : 20h00
Robotics & IT Courses S8 12 Ethics for Robotics

-Introduction to ethics and ethical dilemmas
-Practical exercises on simple case studies
-Ethics and Autonomous systems and/or Robotics
-Applied ethics in Robotics
-Practical analysis of a chosen case study in Robotics

Lectures : 10h00
Tutorials : 2h00
Introduction to Controllers

-Definition of a PLC
-Hardware components of a PLC
-Connection of I/O modules
-Program a filling machine using Ladder, Function block, Structured text, Grafcet
-Train on data types, variables

Lab Work : 12h00
IT & Robotic Labs

The scrum methodology is introduced to the students. Then, they apply this agile framework during the whole duration of the project.
Each group of students receives a project of robotic application. They state the problem before designing the robotic system that corresponds to the specifications. Then, they build their system and test it extensively.
Finally, each group presents their work and write a report describing the technical and managerial aspects of the project.

Lab Work : 28h00
IT Expertise - Machine Learning

* Introduction to IA and Machine Learning
° Model Based Learning - main concepts and definitions
° Exact solution, iterative solutions, Gradient Descent
° First algorithms: Regressions
- Linear Regression
- Logistic Regression
° Data preprocessing
° Hyperparameter tuning

* Towards Deep Learning
° more on preprocessing (categories encoding) and data sets
° From biological neuron to perceptron
° Multilayer Perceptron
° Convolutional Neural Networks
° Transfer Learning

* Introduction to Natural Language Processing
° Some important ideas about NLP
° Example of statistical NLP (Multinomial Naive Bayes)
° NLP with Deep Learning (LSTM)

* Other algorithms

* Group project (text classification, image classification, recommendation, regression...)

Lectures : 8h00
Lab Work : 12h00
IT expertise - Machine Vision

-Introduction to camera features
-Introduction to the importance of lighting in image acquisition
-Introduction to various technologies in image acquisition
-Practical application on quality control, robot guidance and deep learning

Lectures : 4h00
Lab Work : 8h00
Robotic Expertise - Motion Planning & Control

-Definition of industrial networks: Ethercat, Profinet, OPC-UA, IO-Link…
-Practical on PLC/sensors/actuators communication using several industrial networks.
-Definition of safety regulations
-Procedure to perform risk analysis
-Definition of drive-based and controller-based motion planning followed by practicals

Lab Work : 12h00
Robotic Expertise - Automation & Industrial Robotics

This course divided into four parts. In the first part will give an overview of industrial robots basic components and structures. Part 2 depicts principles and methods of programming robots. Part 3 describes industry robotisation and robots workstations. The final part touches the safety of industrial robots and cobots.
In this course, we will explore Arm construction and drives, Coordinates systems (BASE • TOOL • TCP • Part frame/User frame/Working frame), programming methods (Online • Offline), Robotized workstations/cells, risk assessments of robotic cells and standardizations/normalizations.

• Introduction to industrial robotics
• Basic components of industrial robot systems
• Structure of industrial robots
• Collaborative, non-collaborative, and mobile industrial robot applications
• Industrial robot's motion
• Methods of programming robots
• Hazards associated with industrial robot applications
• Safety considerations for employers and workers
• Risk assessments
• Risk reduction measures
• Applicable industry standards for industrial robot system safety


Lectures : 6h00
Tutorials : 2h00
Lab Work : 12h00
Wireless Communications & Networks

-Introduction to IoT devices and their architectures (microcontroller, antenna…)
-Introduction to radio waves and principles of modulation (amplitude, frequency and phase)
-Definition of the various IoT networks (Short-range, LPWAN, Cellular)
-Practical case study to choose the best IoT solution given technical specifications
-Practical introduction to IoT programming with Sigfox modules for Arduino board

Lectures : 4h00
Lab Work : 8h00
Sustainable Management S8 1 Circular Economy

This course is an introduction to the circular economy concept. In this course, student will learn about the 7 pillars of the circular economy with many examples.

Lectures : 3h00
Project : 2h00
Innovation Management & Intellectual Property

- Innovation management for companies (different types)
- Intellectual property: patent deposit, management of patents
- General management of organizations for keeping the company's strategic advantages.

Lectures : 3h00
Project : 2h00
Sustainable Finance

Conference-based format dealing with the aforementionned topics.

Lectures : 3h00
Project : 2h00
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