Geometrical Product Specification and Verification as toolbox to meet up-to-date technical requirements Erasmus Project

Project Title

Geometrical Product Specification and Verification as toolbox to meet up-to-date technical requirements

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Open and distance learning; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

The ISO standards for the Geometrical Product Specification and Verification (GPS) define an internationally uniform symbol language, that allows expressing unambiguously and completely all requirements for the geometry of a product with the corresponding requirements for the inspection process in technical drawings, taking into account possibilities of measurement technology. This avoids ambiguities and inconsistencies during the planning of manufacturing and inspection processes and in addition costs through time-consuming arrangements between the client and suppliers.
The GPS that is inherently inscribed in design of mechanical parts plays important role in the competitiveness of a company and essential in client-supplier co-operation.
Basing on the experiences of the consortium members and especially industrial partner VW, one can be sure that both the companies and engineers await a high-quality training offer in the range of GPS.
The GPS-VToolbox project produced innovating curriculum content and structure. The curriculum was developed by taking into account current trends in engineering education as well as practice-based cases.
Consortium consisted of very well experienced partners and experts in the proposed subject. The coordinating institution is University of Bielsko-Biala (Poland). Other involved partners are: Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg (Germany), Universita Degli Studi di Padova (Italy), Universitatea Tehnica Cluj-Napoca (Romania), University of Huddersfield (UK), Interstaatliche Hochschule fur Technik Buchs NTB (Switzerland), Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan (France), and Volkswagen AG (Germany). Most of the consortium members participated in common EU projects concerned with vocational training. Members of the consortium have expert knowledge in wide range of areas, and this way have complementary competencies in the subject.
The main product of the project, i.e. the training offer on “Geometrical Product Specification and Verification as a toolbox to meet up-to-date requirement” was developed by using a Blended-Learning methodology.
The contents is imparted by eLearning-modules that are basically meant for web-based access. The eLearning content consists of explanatory text, enriched (where applicable) with graphics, videos, animations, simulations, practical examples and tasks for the learner self-testing.
Each learning module was developed by authors of 2 different Universities and the content was revised by 3rd member of the consortium. The content includes also quizzes in form of a comprehension questions to enable verification of learning level by the user. Due to extensive use of specialized terms the English language revision had to be performed by a native speaker expert in GPS.
The proposed curriculum covers:
• geometrical characteristics
• size and ISO system of limits and fits
• tolerances of form, orientation, location and runout
• the principle of independency and other requirements (e.g. E, M, L, R, P, F)
• general tolerances, complex geometrical features (threads, splines, gears)
• roughness, waviness and primary profile (2D and 3D)
• measurements with use of conventional measuring devices, measuring machines (especially CMMs)
• measurements of form deviations and surface roughness
• measurements in micro- and nanoscale
• inspection by gauges and decision rules for proving conformance or non-conformance with specifications
• measurement uncertainty
• tolerancing of assemblies
• dimensional chains
• calibration of measuring equipment.
The detailed curriculum is included in the IO no. 1.
Target audience of the project outputs were industrial workers and engineers using up-to-date GPS documentation of the requirements of manufactured parts. The exploitation plan foresees usage of the output material for vocational training of industry employees especially automotive and aviation industries. Via dissemination activities and Multiplier Events performed by all partners a significant number of the members of the target audience was introduces to the project. In all cases the feedback received was very positive.
Another group which was introduced to the subject of the project are students of mechanical engineering faculties. These students are in near future beginning their first jobs in machine design industry. The acquisition of new skills will improve employment opportunities for them. During the project a few groups of students at different partner Universities were testers of the learning material and platform functionality.
The developed course can be a step for the establishment of a standardized and European-wide harmonized educational offer for the vocational training and lifelong learning of mechanical engineers

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 383879,43 Eur

Project Coordinator

AKADEMIA TECHNICZNO-HUMANISTYCZNA W BIELSKU-BIALEJ & Country: PL

Project Partners

• ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE CACHAN
• FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN NUERNBERG
• INTERSTAATLICHE HOCHSCHULE FUR TECHNIK BUCHS NTB
• THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD
• VOLKSWAGEN AG
• UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ-NAPOCA
• POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA