ENME313-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Electro Technology for Mechanical Engineers

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

An introduction to the basic principles of circuit theories, RL and RC circuits, transduction principles, mechanical measurements, instrumentation techniques, operational amplifiers, data acquisition, Programmable Logic Control, power electronics and electric machines and control.

This course is an introduction to the basic principles of circuit theories, RL and RC circuits, transduction principles, mechanical measurements, instrumentation techniques, operational amplifiers, data acquisition, Programmable Logic Control (PLC), power electronics, electric machines and control.  The course serves as a foundation for a subsequent elective course in Computer Control and Instrumentation (and Final Year Research Projects requiring instrumentation, data acquisition and processing.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 Understand electrical circuit fundamentals
 Design simple electronic circuits
 Analyse RC and RL circuits
 Understand and apply basic transduction principles and sensors
 Understand and apply operational amplifiers, Wheatstone Bridge, and basic signal conditioning techniques
 Understand and apply basic instrumentation techniques, data conversion, and data acquisition
 Implement instrumentation systems for mechanical measurements
 Understand the principles, performance characteristics and limitations of: stepper motors, DC motors, and AC machines
 Understand the principles of power electronics as applied to motor and actuator control
 Understand Programmable Logic Controller, I/O interface, and ladder logic
 Design ladder logic  for sensing, process control, and motor control
 Design instrumentation methods and solutions for mechanical processes and engineering systems through analysis of measurement requirements and synthesis of information

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ENME339, ENME443

Course Coordinator

XiaoQi Chen

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 20%
Homework (6 x 4.2% each) 25.2% Due dates: 1/3/13, 21/3/13, 28/3/13, 2/5/13, 16/5/13, 30/5/13
Labs (6 x 3.3% each) 19.8%
Quizzes (6 x 4.2% each) 25%
Mid Term Test 24 Apr 2013 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Alciatore, David & Histand, Michael; Introduction to Mechatronic and Measurement Systems ; McGraw-Hill, 2012.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $808.00

International fee $4,550.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

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  • ENME313-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013
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