MECHENG 201

Introduction to Mechatronics

Summary


Semester

Semester 1, 2018

Staff

Teaching schedule

Lectures: 3 lectures a week

Tutorials: There are no tutorials for this course

Labs:
Weekly labs starting from week 2 to 11 inclusive. Check you SSO for session times and locations.

Contents


Calendar notes

Introduces mechatronics to mechanical and mechatronics engineers. Covers sensors and actuators, analogue and digital circuit elements for signal processing and programming. Prerequisite: ELECTENG 101, ENGGEN 131

Outcome mapping


Intended learning outcomes
Related graduate attributes
Related assessments

Introduction to Sensors and Actuators: Comprehension of the operation of common transducers: knowledge of operation and associated terminologies. Applications of various transducers in industrial control systems., The student will be able to understand the control system requirements for sensors, understand the operation of common sensors and evaluate and apply the appropriate sensors to the appropriate control system.

ENGA03: design and solution development (2)
ENGA05: modern tool usage (1)
ENGA09: individual and team work (4)
ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (2)
ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (2)
ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2)
ENGK05: engineering design (2)
ENGK06: engineering practice (1)
ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1)
ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (1)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (1)
UOA_3: Solution Seeking (1)
UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (2)
UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1)
UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (1)
Mechatronics Project
Final Exam

Robot Programming: Ability to program robots to interact with the environment using sensors and actuators. Programming will enable robot to deal with environmental influences and mechanical imperfections., The student will be able to: define the term robot, draw a flowchart of their program before implementation, use C-programming to program the robot to perform moderately complex tasks such as following a line, identify the components necessary to make a robot, explain the differences between a microcontroller and a microprocessor and apply the basics of control theory to improve robot performance and overcome certain physical imperfections.

ENGA02: problem analysis (1)
ENGA03: design and solution development (2)
ENGA04: investigation (1)
ENGA05: modern tool usage (1)
ENGA09: individual and team work (4)
ENGA10: communication (3)
ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (2)
ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (2)
ENGK05: engineering design (2)
ENGK06: engineering practice (1)
ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1)
ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (1)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (1)
UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1)
UOA_3: Solution Seeking (1)
UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (2)
UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1)
UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (1)
VEX Lab Quiz
VEX Project
Final Exam
VEX Progress Check
VEX Lab Demo

Introduction to Control Systems: Knowledge of the basics of control theory, simple controller types and how they relate to robot control., The student will be able to: identify the control system components, draw simple block diagrams of simple control systems, explain the differences between open and closed-loop control, list the difference between P and PI controllers and their limitations and explain controller wind-up and how to overcome this issue.

ENGA02: problem analysis (1)
ENGA04: investigation (1)
ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (2)
ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (2)
ENGK06: engineering practice (1)
ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1)
ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (1)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (1)
UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1)
UOA_3: Solution Seeking (1)
UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1)
UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (1)
VEX Project
Final Exam
VEX Progress Check

Introduction to Electronics: Acquire fundamental knowledge of various electronics components. Comprehend the use of various electronics components in different practical electronics applications. Acquire and apply basic mathematical analysis on various electronic circuits., The student will be able to: recognize commonly used electronics circuits such as filters, amplifiers, etc constructed by transistors, op-amps and passive components.They will be able to construct the circuits from a given schematic and comprehend the operations of the circuits and finally be able to evaluate the operation and performance of the circuit via testing.

ENGA02: problem analysis (1)
ENGA03: design and solution development (2)
ENGA04: investigation (1)
ENGA05: modern tool usage (1)
ENGA09: individual and team work (4)
ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (2)
ENGK03: abstraction and formulation (2)
ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2)
ENGK05: engineering design (2)
ENGK06: engineering practice (1)
ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (1)
ENGP02: range of conflicting requirements (1)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (1)
UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1)
UOA_3: Solution Seeking (1)
UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (2)
UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1)
UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (1)
Mechatronics Project
Final Exam

Assessment


Coursework

40% coursework consisting of :
VEX Lab (5%)
VEX Project (20%)
Mechatronics Project (15%)

Exam rules

60% Final exam. Closed book restricted calculator.

Inclusive learning

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