Academic Catalog

ME440 NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS

Course Code: 5690440
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. MELÝK DÖLEN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to digital systems. Axis and motion nomenclature. Tooling and general considerations for programming. Part programming. Numerical control structure: control unit, machine interface, position and motion control. Interpolators. Computer Numerical Control. Measurement techniques. Drive systems and control loops. Adaptive control of CNC machine tools.