Course: Technical Professional Course in Mechatronics

3nd Year

Study plan

Training Components Total

amount of
hours
Sociocultural
Portuguese 320
English 220
Integration area 220
Physical education 140
Information and communication technologies 100
Scientific
Mathematics 300
Physics and chemistry 200
Technical
Electricity and Electronic 325
Mechatronic technology 475
Mechatronic applications 250
Technical drawing 150
Workplace Training 600
Total 3100

Skills to Develop
The objective of this international internship is to provide our students with an enriching experience
that goes beyond the confines of the classroom. It aims to offer them an opportunity to closely
experience the internal operations of a leading company in the field of mechatronics, mechanics,
electronics, electromechanics, or a related area. This, in turn, expands their horizons and allows them
to acquire practical knowledge essential for their professional development. In this context, we outline
the main skills to be developed and reinforced in the professional course of mechatronics that the
participating students are enrolled in. We propose selecting, with complete freedom, only a few of
these skills, based on the characteristics of the companies hosting our interns.

Skills to Develop - 3nd Year Students of the Technical Professional Course in Mechatronics (Internship
in June)

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 Themes Skills to develop

Electricity and Electronics  Measuring electrical quantities with a digital multimeter

 Create electrical and electronic circuits in simulation software and
breadboards

 Interpret electrical schematics for lighting, signaling, and alarm

Low Voltage Electrical
circuits, and apply rules and standards for work execution
Installations ● Use techniques for repairing small low-voltage installations for power,
control, signaling, and protection

Technology and Assembly
of Electronic Circuits.
 Design printed circuits, considering their rules, with and without the
use of appropriate software
 Test the circuit and make necessary adjustments for its correct
operation
 Design printed circuit boards
 Apply assembly and soldering techniques on printed circuit boards
 Apply safety and health rules at work, in accordance with current
legislation

 Develop circuits and programs suitable for controlling motors

Applications with
 Implement data acquisition systems and digital control
Microcontrollers  Program microprocessors/microcontrollers
 Apply microcontrollers in the control of industrial processes

● Specify safety rules for using machine tools

Mechanics Machine Tools ● Describe the characteristics of different cutting tools, as well as the
materials used in their manufacture

● Use procedures associated with the programming and operation of

CNC machines and flexible production systems
● Explain in detail the technologies of numerical control and their
Mechanics CNC
respective use, both in work preparation and programming
Technology ● Describe the structure of a CNC program and identify its main
functions
● Identify various types of CNC equipment and techniques for executing
pieces on these types of machines

● Integrate safety, hygiene, and health standards and procedures into

the exercise of their professional activity
● Perform manual programming of a machining center using CNC
Mechanics CNC
programming languages commonly used in the industry, based on
Programming - Milling manufacturing orders and technical documents
● Interpret, correct, and optimize CNC programs for machining centers
● Identify the main tools used in machining centers
● Operate a machining center

 Perform manual programming of a CNC lathe using CNC programming

Mechanics CNC
languages commonly used in the industry, based on manufacturing
Programming - Lathe orders and technical documents
 Interpret, correct, and optimize CNC programs for lathes

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Schematic Drawing of
Electrical Circuits
Technical Drawing
Computer-Aided Design -
General CAD Concepts
Computer-Aided Design -
2D Applications
Computer-Aided
Manufacturing (CAM) - 2D
Computer-Aided Design -
3D Modeling
Maintenance Management
- Introduction
Electromechanical
Automation - Contactors
Sensors and Transducers
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 Identify the main tools used in turning operations
 Operate a CNC lathe
 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the respective
mechanical production process in the area of operation and
programming of CNC lathes
● Use electrical symbols, applying them to various types of electrical
schematics
● Interpret and draw electrical schematics, adhering to schematic
drawing standards
● Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) processes and techniques
● Employ conventional processes and CAD/CAM/CIM technologies to
design and create mechanical parts
● Correctly execute the drawing of electrical schematics, using
appropriate symbols and standardization, applying different tools:
manual drawing and computer-aided design (CAD)
● Interpret control and power circuits associated with automation
● Design and implement automation circuits in proposed situations of
small and medium complexity
● Utilize CAD/CAM tools from a production perspective
● Machine parts
 Create three-dimensional assembly drawings in a CAD system
 Develop a three-dimensional project
 Design and print views of a three-dimensional drawing
 Undertake 3D printing projects, from conception to completion
 Interpret work orders and prepare work reports
● Develop a technical file
● Classify Monitoring and Measurement Devices (DMM) and recognize
the importance of calibration
 Use auxiliary contacts and apply them in interlocks
 Select and size protections for the studied automations
 Select and apply different types of sensors, detectors, or actuators
 Use electronic and electromechanical timers in the development of
switching circuits
 Use transducers for measuring temperature, deformation,
displacement, and photoresistive properties
 Apply sensors: limit switches, photoelectric cells, temperature
sensors, and pressure sensors
  Choose the appropriate sensors and transducers for real-world
applications by consulting manufacturers' catalogs, aiming for
automation
 Develop an automated system using sensors and transducers, thus
applying the theoretical concepts learned

 Identify actuators and sensors in Robotics

Automation and Robotics  Explain the characteristics of an industrial robot
 Apply programming methods for industrial robots
 Specify different applications of industrial robots

 Based on the use of industrial manipulators, perform their

Robotics - Industrial programming in order to implement the design of automated
Manipulator Programming systems, covering the stages of conception, programming,
implementation, maintenance, and operation

Agrupamento de Escolas Gil Paes - Escola Secundária de Maria Lamas

Rua 25 de Abril, 2350-786 Torres Novas, Portugal
+351 249 839 120 direcao@agilpaes.pt