12286 (v.4) Mechatronic Project 223

Area:

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

4.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

    12703 (v.2) Engineering Programming 104 or any previous version
    OR
    307301 (v.1) Engineering Programming 106 or any previous version
AND
12706 (v.2) Electrical Circuits 104 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Using problem-based learning methods, covers the relevant practical skills necessary to design, construct, program, test and fully describe a computer controlled machine that must satisfy specific performance objectives. Lecture topics include - conceptual design and visualisation, mechanical construction, power supply design, optoisolation, microcontroller programming and chip downloading, sensor interfacing and calibration, 'master-slave' communications between networked computers, protocol programming, hardware and software debugging, experimentation, performance testing, report writing and design documentation.

Unit Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to understand and appreciate modern "building block" approaches and practical skills used in the design and control of real-world hardware, and design, build and program an electronically controlled machine (mobile robot or actuator mechanism) to perform a specific motion control task. Generic skills developed in this units include teamwork, self-learning, creative thinking, analysis, visualisation, logical decision-making, computer programming for hardware control, project planning and design documentation.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous assessment based on two reports (30% each) and a hardware demonstration (40%)

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y