Unit information: Automation and Smart Manufacturing in 2022/23

Unit name	Automation and Smart Manufacturing
Unit code	MENGM0042
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Valero
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

Industrial automation is the use of the latest technology (mainly computing and IoT) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how product and services are produced and delivered. In this unit, the students learn about the principles of such technologies and how they can be organised in a coherent system to deliver product and services in a sustainable, ethical and economically viable manner.

Your learning on this unit

On successful engagement with the unit the participants should be able to:

1. Define (knowledge) and describe (comprehension) the constituents of modern intelligent manufacturing including concepts such as cloud manufacturing, cyber physical systems, smart products, big data analytics, digital twins, internet of things and industrial internet of things, through-life engineering and other relevant topics. [SM7M, SM8M, EA5m]
2. Analyse (analysis) a manufacturing scenario (with uncertainties) individually and as a group and choose (application) an appropriate manufacturing system (automated or manual) considering sustainability, legal, ethical drivers for delivering the requirements of the scenario. [EA6M, EA7M, EL8M, EL9M, EL11M, EL12M, P11M]
3. Design (creativity) the elements of the manufacturing system and synthesise (synthesis) the elements as a team to implement an intelligent manufacturing solution to the given scenario. [D9M, D10M, D11M]
4. Evaluate (evaluation) the performance of their proposed solution and present (communication) the results. [P10M, G1, G4]

How you will learn

A blended learning approach will be used in this unit where some aspects are delivered in a flipped framework with videos and other e-learning material being available before problem classes. Other aspects are delivered as lectures and practical sessions using manufacturing simulation kits.

How you will be assessed

• e-Assessment (50%) to test the knowledge and comprehension of the technologies and the interaction of the legal, ethical and sustainability requirements with the enabling technologies (ILO1, ILO2). Time limited multiple choice quiz on Blackboard, single attempt with randomised questions from a question pool.
• Group presentation (50%) based on a project where the team is given a manufacturing scenario and they have to design a system to meet the production requirements of the scenario (ILO2, ILO3, ILO4).

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MENGM0042).

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.