Day 1
- Basics: Thermal System Theory: Common Heat Source in Mechatronic systems; Heat transfer mechanisms; Thermally induced deformations; Transient effects.
- Basic Modelling: Lumped mass modelling; Tooling; Electrical analogy; Hands-on exercise.
Day 2
- Temperature Measuring / Thermal Experiments: Precies thermal measurement techniques; Sensors; Do's & don'ts.
- Case Cryogenic Application: Lumped mass modeling; Simulation.
- Design for Thermal Stability: Main objectives and design considerations for precision equipment; Thermal centre, thermal cancelling & shielding (low-pass, reduction of gradients); Case: applying shielding.
Day 3
- Active Thermal Control: Frequency-thinking for thermal systems; Thermal feedback control design; Bandwidth estimation design rule; Prediction performance of module under control (optional).
- Advanced Topics: Model reduction; Thermal modes; Thermal compensation & sensor placement.
