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Virtual Production, 5 Credits

Virtuell produktion, 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2025-05-19

Established by: Department of Engineering Science

Applies from: H25

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student must be able to show:

Knowledge and Understanding:

• very good insight into discrete event-driven simulation (DES) including events and how time is modulated in such models.
• understanding of availability for series and parallel systems respectively.
• good insight into specification, data collection, analysis and implementation of simulation projects.
• insight into the most common statistical distribution functions for DES and a good understanding of computer-generated random numbers.
• insight into industrial applications of DES.

Skills and Abilities:

• ability to independently construct DES models, based on requirements specification.
• ability to select appropriate statistical distribution and adapt to empirical data.
• skill in verifying and validating DES models.
• ability to perform simulation experiments.
• ability to evaluate and compare simulation models.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and approved result from the following course/courses:

LOA202-Logistics and

SDT200-Logic Control Engineering and

SST200-Sensor Technology and

TVB200-Manufacturing II and

GPP100-Introduction to programming with Python and IoT or the equivalent.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Individual interactive digital test. Laboratory exercise with individual hand-in. Group project assignment with group and individual oral presentation

Course contents

This course focus on different aspects of simulation of production and production systems. The main focus will be on discrete simulation of material flow. This is of importance when designing factory layouts and setting up production facilities.

Other regulations

Course grading: U/3/4/5

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

General rules pertaining to examination at University West are available at www.hv.se.

If the student has a decision/recommendation on special support due to disability, the examiner has the right to examine the student in a customized examination form.

Cycle

First cycle

Progressive specialization

G2F - First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering