Unit information: Electro-Mechanical System Design in 2022/23

Unit name	Electro-Mechanical System Design
Unit code	EENG20003
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Dr. Sam Williamson
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	MENG11600, MENG22200, MENG10201 or equivalent
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	EENG27000
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

Students will be required to build part of an electro-mechanical system and control/feedback electronics to drive it. Using knowledge from previous units and associated lectures, students will be required to perform calculations to optimise their designs. Final assessment of system performance will be reported and discussed.

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of this project, students will be able to:

1. Understand and apply concepts relating tomechanical and electrical components to create a complete electro-mechanical system design
2. Design and build elements of an electro-mechanical energy conversion system (such as gear stage, amplifier and/or signal conditioning electronics)
3. Critically assess performance of design systems
4. Use simulation packages (SIMULINK) to predict performance.
5. Report on measured performance of system and compare with expected performance
6. Comment on the shortcomings of the design and suggest reasons for differences in expected and measured behaviours of system.
7. Conduct research into system components to understand their operation and performance.

How you will learn

Introductory lectures, followed by lab-based small group teaching. (Dynamic learning manuals may be considered).

How you will be assessed

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.