Sensors and Actuators
Semester 1, 2018
Staff
Extra teaching assistants
GTA: Naser Mostashiri
TA: Dipankar Bhattacharya
Teaching schedule
3 lectures per week, 1 x 2hr lab session (3 streams, supervised for two weeks/ self work on project for 3 weeks), 1 hr tutorial session (4 weeks)
Calendar notes
An introduction to mechatronics engineering and its main elements. Topics include interfacing and signal processing, sensors, actuators, control technologies, systems modelling, simulation and analysis. Restriction: ELECTENG 428
Intended learning outcomes |
Related graduate attributes |
Related assessments |
|---|---|---|
Introduction to Mechatronics Systems: The student will be able to define and describe elements involved in a mechatronics system. They will be able to define, classify and apply appropriate sensors for a specific application They will be able to analyse and compare the similarities and differences between different sensor interfacing options. The student will be able to model and compare different transducers for specific applications. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA05: modern tool usage (2) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (4) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (4) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (2) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) |
Labview Demo XY Platform Exam |
Sensor Technology: The student will be able to model and apply displacement sensors (displacement, force, pressure) and transducers to an application. They will be able to analyse noise components and sources and signal resolution from a sensor for a specific application. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGK05: engineering design (4) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK08: research literature (3) |
Sensors Lab Exam |
Interfacing and analog signal processing: The student will be able to: analyse and compare ADC architectures, construct ASP circuits, analyse and compare DAC architectures, apply filters to situations, define noise, compare interfacing options and analyse signals and sampling techniques. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (4) ENGA05: modern tool usage (2) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (4) ENGK05: engineering design (4) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (4) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (2) ENGP04: familiarity of issues (1) |
XY Platform Exam |
Coursework
Project - 20%
Labs - 2 x 10%
Exam rules
60%, 3 hours
Closed book, restricted calculator
Inclusive learning
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Other assessment rules
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Actions shared/based on previous feedback
Labview is introduced earlier in the semester, and following actions are carried out for improving student understanding of such programming development environment
1. Two guest lectures from a visitor from National Instruments are scheduled in the Week 2
2. A lab component is assigned to demonstrate the programming environment
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