The aim of this laboratory is for students to be able to use the knowledge acquired of pneumatics and electropneumatics solving situations that require automatization, simulating cases with laboratory equipment and software.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use and apply basic concepts and elements of automation in modern manufacturing systems, in the areas of pneumatics, electropneumatics, programmable logic controls, and robotics.

Upon completion of this course, students will have learned and they will be able to apply the most common structural optimization techniques.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to operate the first and second law of Thermodynamics in the calculation of the parameters involved in the gas, steam, cooling, and air conditioning cycles, and therefore, they will also be able to analyze and evaluate these systems.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use the main design methodologies for product development in order to optimize design the process timeframes, materials, number of parts and assembly time.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use advanced solid modeling techniques and structural optimization, based on computer tools.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to solve Engineering problems by using the method of finite elements based on computer codes developed in the course. They will also use commercial software to solve high-level complex problems.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to solve heat transfer problems by conduction, convection and radiation either in a stable or unstable state, in order to analyze and evaluate their different applications.

Students will be able to learn and manipulate the fundamental principles for the analysis, design and selection of mechanical elements as well as the most widely used design methodologies.