12286 (v.4) Mechatronic Project 223
| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering | 
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 | 
| Credits: | 12.5 | 
| 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 
 | 
 
| Using problem-based learning methods, this unit 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 designa dn 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. | 
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External |  | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |   |   |    | 
 
 
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