Area: | Department of First Year Engineering Studies |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Syllabus: | Introduction to sensors and transducers, analogue and digital instruments and measurement concepts, A/D and D/A conversions, virtual instrumentation using LabView. Introduction to programmable logic, supervisory data acquisition using RTUs, design examples of real time applications using RS-232 and Multi-channel data-loggers and various instrumentation techniques. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will - Appreciate how remote monitoring systems operate. Understand the role of computers and digital systems in real time systems and industry. Understand the industrial and economic significance of remote monitoring system. Achieve a basic understanding of the principles and engineering involved in measurements, sensors and transducers. Be able to apply the principle of "appropriate technology" when considering automation and remote monitoring systems for specific cases. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 60%, Industrial visit report 10%, Lab/tutorial folder 10%, Mid-semester test 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30000 Engineering and Related Technologies (Broad Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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AvailabilityAvailability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.
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