国立虎尾科技大学自动化工程系

本实验室的功能：

1. 机械产品设计制造的程式层面

可整合上游的力学与机构分析、产品开发的概念设计，中游的产品的原型设计与评估、制程规划与模拟，下游的传统切削加工与组装产品检测等，因此，本实验室为电脑辅助工程设计的基本环节，乃是生产自动化整合的重要视窗。

2. 电脑整合制造系统层面

提供学生对于自动化制造系统，结合产品生产管理与制造管理等相关知识课程，提供学生对于现代化制造系统之设计、分析、整合及规划之实务，成为产业电子化之整合性人才。

教学计划：

1. 以实务案例教导学生建立产品实体模型，将模型作CAE分析，产生分析数据，以供继续研发改良设计产品。
2. 以协同教学及专题研讨方式，使学生明了CAD/CAM/CAE于业界之需求。
3. 透过产学合作计划，使学生舆厂商作相互协调与训练，增加其就业技能。
4. 透过技能检定之训练，落实证照制度，培育学生实务操作之技能，提昇就业职场竞争力。

实验室之未来规划：

1. 持续研究CAD/CAM系统，了解产业需求人才，培育产业所需学生。
2. 辅导并鼓励学生考取证照，使更加熟习CAD/CAM/CAE研发技术，提昇社会竞争力。
3. 配合产业升级，加强产学合作功能，开设推广教育课程，将设备充分利用，并提昇学生研发制程技术能力与层次。

研究方向：

实验室进行之研究主要以工业应用为主，其研究方向包括：

1. 电脑整合制造系统(CIM)
2. 电脑辅助设计与制造于模具设计之应用
3. 全球运筹架构下之整合制造程式规划
4. 供应链体系下之协同设计与协同制造

Functions Of This Laboratory:

1. The Procedural Level Of Mechanical Product Design And Manufacturing

It can integrate upstream training courses like Mechanical And Mechanism Analysis, Conceptual Design Of Product Development, Prototype Design And Evaluation Of Midstream Products, Process Planning And Simulation, and downstream training courses like Traditional Cutting Processing, And Assembly Product Testing, etc. Therefore, this laboratory is the basic of computer-aided engineering design and an important contact for the integration of production automation.

2. The Lever Of Computer Integrated Manufacturing System

Provide students with relevant knowledge courses on automated manufacturing systems, combined with product production management and manufacturing management, and provide students with the design, analysis, integration, and planning of modern manufacturing systems, and become integrated talents in e-Industry.

Teaching Plans:

1. Use practical cases to teach students to build physical product models, use the models for CAE analysis, and generate analysis data for continued research and development of improved design products.
2. Using collaborative teaching and special topics to make students understand the needs of CAD/CAM/CAE in the industry.
3. Through the industry-university cooperation plan, students and manufacturers can coordinate and train each other to increase their employment skills.
4. Through the training of skills certification, implement the certification system, cultivate students’ practical skills, and enhance the competitiveness of employment and workplace.

Future Planning Of The Laboratory:

1. Continue research the CAD/CAM system, understand the talents needed by the industry, and cultivate the students needed by the industry.
2. Counsel and encourage students to obtain certificates and licenses, so as to become more familiar with CAD/CAM/CAE R&D technology and enhance social competitiveness.
3. Cooperate with industrial upgrading, strengthen the function of industry-university cooperation, set up promotion education courses, make full use of equipment, and enhance students’ R&D process technology ability and level.

Research Direction:

The research conducted in the laboratory is mainly based on industrial applications, and its research directions include:

1. Computer Integrated Manufacturing System (CIM)
2. Application of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing in Mold Design
3. Integrated manufacturing process planning under the Global Logistics Positioning Framework
4. Collaborative design and collaborative manufacturing under the Supply Chain System