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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

308822 (v.1) Mechatronic Modelling 231

Note

Tutition Patterns

The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.

Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Studio: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 307529 (v.4) Engineering Mechanics 100 or any previous version
AND
    307535 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 110 or any previous version
    OR
    307536 (v.4) Engineering Mathematics 120 or any previous version
    OR
    7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version
    OR
    10926 (v.5) Mathematics 103 or any previous version
AND
    307537 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 130 or any previous version
    OR
    307538 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 140 or any previous version
    OR
    7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version
    OR
    7492 (v.5) Mathematics 104 or any previous version
AND
310206 (v.2) Engineering Foundations: Principles and Communication 100 or any previous version
Syllabus: Topics of modelling, experimentation and simulation using problem based learning to solve problems in the context of a mechatronic system. The tasks which students complete in this unit provide opportunities to solve “open”, rather than “closed” problems. The “open” problem of this unit is to develop a model that predicts the time for a simple mechatronic vehicle to ascend an incline. The syllabus requires the student to actively participate and seek out “better” answers. Solving open mechatronic engineering problems and using system principles: hierarchies and abstractions. Problem analysis, design and creation of models and experiments. Reoccuring Modelling concepts: elements and governing equations. Engineering Communications. Experiment theory and design to determine stall torque and torque-speed characteristics of a DC motor including applications of Newton’s Laws to dynamic systems. Applications of electromagnetics and efficiency concepts. Use of computer tools Excel and Simulink for modelling and analysis. System response: concepts of transient and steady state behaviour. Results anaylsis.
Field of Education: 030701 Mechanical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External