Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance: Virtual Lab
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Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance: Virtual Lab is an online, self-paced course that requires approximately 40 hours to complete. It is the companion course to Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance. This course explores maintenance and troubleshooting and gives learners virtual hands-on experience through detailed simulations. It is intended for learners with some experience who are interested in a career in an industrial and maintenance environment.
The course focuses on five key areas needed for equipment maintenance: fundamental skills, electrical systems, mechanical systems, fluid systems, and industrial systems, including robotics. After completing this course, learners will be prepared with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to troubleshoot and maintain material handling equipment.
The course is aligned with SACA certification, and learners who successfully complete the course will have completed the coursework for one SACA microcredential. The course does not provide SACA certification; learners who wish to become certified will need to complete a SACA exam for each microcredential.
- Motor Control Troubleshooting 1
Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance: Virtual Lab uses content from videos, documents, and Amatrol. Learners can work at their own pace, and a learner who spends 8 hours a week will complete the course in approximately 5 weeks. Learners are assessed by a final quiz on each individual module. Learners need to achieve 80% or higher on each final quiz to successfully complete the course and will have three attempts to pass each quiz.
After This Course, You Will Be Able ToDefine mechatronics and understand the role of maintenance in mechatronic systems. Explain essential safety procedures for the advanced industry work environment. Explain troubleshooting of electrical circuits and electric motor controls. Explain the role of pneumatics and hydraulics in mechatronics and describe fluid systems, key components, and approaches to troubleshooting. Describe mechanical power system components and demonstrate how to calculate key ratios to make system adjustments. Explain the basic operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial systems, including variable frequency drives, programmable control systems, and machine operations. Describe the role of robotics in mechatronics and explain basic robotic operation, programming, and control. Apply theoretical principles in virtual maintenance scenarios.Certificates
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Eligibility
You must have the following experiences to do well in this course:
- Successful completion of the Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance course
- Basic equipment use (e.g. minimum of 1-year experience in a commercial or industrial environment)
- Basic electrical background (e.g. minimum of 1-year experience using electrical principles and theory)
- Basic mechanical background (e.g. minimum of 1-year experience use of hand tools)
- Desire to develop mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting abilities
- Strong safety orientation
- Critical thinking skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and experience working with robotic operation and maintenance are beneficial
The following are the minimum required systems specifications necessary to access all features of the course.
For All Systems:
- 64-bit Web Browser with WebGL 2.0 support
- Broadband Internet access (DSL/Cable/T1/etc.) capable of 1 Mbps download speed
Specific Requirements by Device:
Windows Devices (including Surface tablets)
- Windows 10 64-bit (may function with previous versions/OS, but testing and support are limited to Windows 10) 8GB RAM
- Sound Card (or onboard sound)
- Video Card (or onboard video) with WebGL support
Mac Devices (does not include iPads)
- macOS 64-bit (may function with previous versions/OS, but testing and support is limited to 64-bit macOS) 8GB RAM
- Sound Card (or onboard sound)
- Video Card (or onboard video) with WebGL support
Chromebooks (does not include other tablets)
- ChromeOS 64-bit 6GB RAM Sound Card (or onboard sound)
- Video Card (or onboard video)
Mobile Devices
- Mobile devices not listed above may function properly; however, they are not fully supported (iPad, Galaxy Tab, Fire, etc.)
- 8GB RAM Note: Determining RAM on an iPad is problematic. As a reference, iPad 8th Generation (released in 2020) has 3GB RAM; iPad Pro 4th Generation (2020) has 6GB RAM. Various Operating Systems are currently under evaluation
- Sound Card (or onboard sound)
- Video Card (or onboard video) with WebGL support
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