ENMT201-09W (C) Whole Year 2009

Introduction to Mechatronics Design

24 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 September 2009

Description

Introduction to Mechatronics Engineering as a discipline. Fundamentals of sensors, actuators and control systems. Engineering Design and tools (Engineering drawing, CAD, management basics).

This whole-year course serves as a foundation for the three professional years’ training in Mechatronics engineering. It covers important topics of mechatronics systems in terms of mechatronics components, design, electronics and control, including:

• Introduction to Mechatronics
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
• Mechatronics Systems: inputs, outputs, sensors, actuators, motion, instrumentation
• Computer-aided design (CAD)
• Electrical Circuit Analysis
• Electrical Schematic Capture, Circuit Simulation & PCB Design
• Introduction to Control
• Introduction to Project Management

This introductory course with balanced ingredients aims to equip the students with baseline knowledge about mechatronics systems, and basic mechatronics design skills. Emphasis is placed on “Learning by Doing” through:

• a series of laboratory exercises on PLC programming, sensors, actuators and control;
• a series of essential tutorials on circuit analysis;
• laboratories and assignments for mechanical and electrical Computer-Aided Design; and
• a team design project on Elevator Control using PLC.

Students are guided to think “mechatronically”; linking component technologies to integrated mechatronics systems, and theories to applications.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

Course Coordinator

For further information see Mechanical Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Mech CAD Assignment 8%
Laboratory Reports 15% 6 Laboratory reports at 2.5%
Test 17%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,071.00

International fee $5,140.00

* 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.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 15 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

All ENMT201 Occurrences

  • ENMT201-09W (C) Whole Year 2009