JEP3077

Joint European Project - JEP 3077 (1992-1995)

‘A Programme for Developing the Teaching of Computer Aided Engineering and Robotics at the University Transylvania Brasov, Romania.’

JEP3077 involved four key partners in its execution. These were:

the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK) as project co-ordinator;
the Department of Machine Elements, Mechanisms and Robotics at the University Transylvania of Brasov (Romania) as the East European partner;
the Institut National Des Sciences et Techniques Nucleaires (Saclay, Paris, France) as the contracting partner;
the Centre de Robotique Integree Ile de France (CRIIF) (Velizy, Paris, France)as a centre of expertise in the area of robotics applications.

Associated Mobilities

This project also involved a number of major Romanian JEP industrial partners who have contributed both constructively and financially to its development:

JEP Industrial Partners

ROMAN S.A., Str. Poienelor 5, Brasov (Trucks)
IAR S.A., Str. Aeroportului 1, Brasov (Helicopters)
Tractorul U.T.B., S.A., Str. Turnului 5, Brasov (Tractors)
CARFIL, S.A., Str. Zizinului 119, Brasov (Carburretors, etc.)
Hidromecanica S.A., B-dul 15 Noiembrie 78, Brasov (Pumps)
Metrom S.A., Str. Carpatilor 60, Brasov (Metals/ Commercial products)
Rulmentul S.A., Str. 13 Decembrie 96, Brasov (Ball and roller bearings)
Neptun S.A., Str. Bobilna 57-63, Cimpina (Gears)
Organe de Asamblare S.A., Str. Zizinului 113, Brasov (Transmission systems) Also try this.

All partners were visited during the course of the project and advice/seminars given on improving design and production methods. These partners also contributed substantial funds to support all TEMPUS-related activities in Romania.

Project Aims
The main aims of the above programme were:

to set up a Computer Aided Engineering and Robotics Centre at the Romanian Institution;
to provide mobility periods for approximately 30 academics from Romania for varying amounts of time from 1 to over 30 weeks;
to provide mobility periods of 1 to 2 weeks for EU academics to disseminate up to date knowledge on modern design, manufacturing, robotic and engineering management techniques through seminars at the Romanian host institution and the partner companies;
to develop new and update current undergraduate and post-graduate course programmes, incorporating much of the teaching material collected and developed while Romanian academics carried out their mobility periods;
to develop formal academic links with EU academic institutions.

The key deliverable was to provide a facility of high quality equipment and trained academics which would enable the Computer Aided Engineering and Robotics Centre (CAERC) to become a major technology transfer centre for industry in the Transylvania region.

Resources Provided by the Project
As well as a wide range of books, papers, teaching material and software the main purchased equipment associated with the project related to computer hardware and software (see here for details). During their extensive mobilities Romanian academics attended many special courses and observed and participated in teaching activities associated with the use of such equipment in the EU institutions. Substantial amounts of new curriculum and teaching material were subsequently produced much of which could be used both in Romania and the EU (see here for examples of course material developed and associated project publications).

Photographs showing the CAERC equipment being used are shown here.

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