308824 (v.1) Mechatronic Project 234
Note
Tutition Patterns
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Unit references, texts and outcomes
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| 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): |
307543 (v.5)
Electrical Systems 100
or any previous version
AND 310207 (v.3) Engineering Programming 100 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Embedded microcontroller programming, simulation, compiling and downloading, using timers and interrupts; basic PCB design using CAD software; voltage-regulated power supply design; optoisolation; serial communications; UART interfacing; 'master-slave' protocol design; high-level PC programming; PWM control of DC motors, using analog-to-digital converters, using matrix keypads and controlling LCD displays. Students work in teams to program and control a mobile robot. |
| 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 1 | 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
