Development of leadership and teamwork skills and oral and written communication skills. Emphasis on preparation for academic success.
Laboratory exercises in characterization of fiber properties.
An holistic systems engineering approach to modeling electrical and mechanical systems. Basic circuit principles, the analysis of simple filters, examples of DC motors and rotating machinery. Laplace Transforms, block diagrams and matrix algebra. Unit processes of production, handling and packaging. Production sequences, intermachine effects, machine design and their consequences on the textile product.