Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois
TSM 363 Fluid Power Systems
This course contains basic principles of Fluid Power Systems related to off-road equipment. In this 8-week course, we will discuss the fundamentals and applications of fluid power on off-road equipment. Laboratory exercises are designed to reinforce the basic principles discussed in the classroom.
2 Credit Hours.
Course Objectives:
Through the study of this course, students are expected to be able to:
- explain how a typical mobile hydraulic system works;
- determine proper parameters for simple hydraulic systems;
- select right components for simple hydraulic systems; and
- create schematics of simple hydraulic system using standard symbols.
Course Grading:
[A, B, C, D, F] = [450, 400, 350, 300, 0]