Unit name | Mechatronics 3 |
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Unit code | MENG30003 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. J Burn |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
MENG21100 Materials Engineering MENG22200 Dynamics and Control MENG26000 Design and Manufacture |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The aim of the unit is to develop students' skills to analyse and design mechatronic systems
Mechatronic systems combine sensing, actuation, a mechanism and control in order to perform a task defined by a set of requirements and formalised in a specification. Both the design process and components will be examined in detail. Subjects covered in the lecture course are: history of mechatronics, physics of the electromehcanical interface, actuation, sensors, power amplification, energy supply, digital computing hardware, basic software development for control, design process.
The practical design laboratory will provide practical experience of integrating sensors, actuators and digital control to form a working mechatonic system.
Core knowledge is provided via a series of lectures
Students will extend their knowledge through independent research
Students will practice applying knowledge via paper and practical design exercises
Students should allocate time as folows:
Lecture attendance 20 hours in total
Design exercises 24 hours in total
Undertake indedpendent study 3h/week or 36 hours total
Revision and exams 20 hours in total
Summative
2-hour written exam 60%
2,000 word technical report 40%
Formative
a series of examples sheets with answers for self appraisal
quiz-style tests of knowledge and understanding during lectures
No single assessment type is specific to a subset of learning objectives, all learning objectives will be tested using each method.
Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (4th Ed.) W. Bolton, (Pearson/Prentice Hall), 2008.