ENME313-14S1 (C) Semester One 2014

Electro Technology for Mechanical Engineers

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 29 June 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 9 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 May 2014

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.

Almost all mechanical systems incorporate electrical, electronic, and computational elements in the form of sensors, data acquisition units, signal conditioning and processing, control systems, motors etc. To use these elements effectively, Mechanical Engineers must have an understanding of how they work, their performance characteristics, and limitations. This course covers the fundamental electrical and electronic theories necessary to understand what is going on inside these elements, as well as practical aspects such as how their behaviour might affect their intended use in engineering applications.

The course complements Controls and Vibrations (ENME303) and serves as a foundation for subsequent elective courses in Instrumentation and Sensors (ENME423), Robotics (ENME413), and Linear Systems Control (ENME403), as well as Final Year Research Projects requiring instrumentation, data acquisition and processing.

This course includes 5 laboratory sessions during term 2. The labs are conducted on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) with a variety of common sensors and actuators, giving students practical experience with industry standard equipment.

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 basic instrumentation techniques, data conversion, and data   acquisition.
  • Understand and apply operational amplifiers, Wheatstone Bridge, and basic signal conditioning techniques relevant to sensing 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

60 points at 200-level in mechanical engineering

Restrictions

ENME339, ENME443

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Chris Pretty

Lecturer

Andrew Lapthorn

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final exam 35%
Term 2 labs 15% 1 per week for 5 weeks
Test 1 09 Apr 2014 25%
Test 2 27 May 2014 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

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

Rizzoni, Giorgio. , Hartley, T. T; Principles and applications of electrical engineering ; 5th ed; McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $841.00

International fee $4,638.00

* 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 .

All ENME313 Occurrences

  • ENME313-14S1 (C) Semester One 2014