ENME492-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Industry 4.0: Intelligent design and manufacturing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

The course provides students an opportunity to get prepared for Industry 4.0 (the Fourth Industrial Revolution) with a focus on advanced applications in intelligent design and manufacturing. Students' understanding and capabilities in design and manufacturing will be further developed with the latest technological developments in Industry 4.0, such as additive manufacturing, generative design, predictive maintenance, smart manufacturing, etc. Students will get familiar with both theories and industrial methodology/platforms of Industry 4.0 by working both individually and in groups. Hands-on experience will also be gained through labs and course projects. Particularly, students will learn how to identify an industrial problem, implement Industry 4.0 technologies, develop intelligent design and manufacturing solutions, build prototypes using industrial methodology/platforms, and conduct performance analysis. After taking this course, students will be well prepared for Industry 4.0 with key technological skills and hand-on experience to develop intelligent design and manufacturing solutions that are changing the whole industry.

After taking this course, students will be well prepared for Industry 4.0 with key technological skills and hand-on experience to develop intelligent design and manufacturing solutions that are changing the whole society.

Learning Outcomes

  • Washington Accord (V4) Summary of Graduate Attributes attained in this course:
     WA1 – Engineering Knowledge
     WA2 – Problem Analysis
     WA3 – Design/Development of Solutions
     WA4 – Investigation
     WA6 – The Engineer and the World
     WA7 – Ethics
     WA8 – Individual and Collaborative Teamwork
     WA10 – Project Management and Finance

  • Course topics with Learning Outcomes (and Washington Accord (WA) and UC Graduate Attributes) identified.

    1. Fundamentals
            1.1. Identify the drivers and enablers of Industry 4.0 (WA4) (GA2)
            1.2. Interpret key technological development in Industry 4.0 (WA1, WA11)
            1.3. Demonstrate intelligent design and manufacturing techniques in Industry 4.0 (WA2, WA4)
            1.4. Analyse and evaluate opportunities and challenges brought about by Industry 4.0 (WA4, WA6, WA8) (GA2)
            1.5. Design solutions of intelligent design and manufacturing for Industry 4.0 (WA3, WA6, WA9) (EIE3, EIE4, EIE5)

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Meremere 526
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Meremere 526
16 Feb - 22 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Rehua 002 Lectorial
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 24 May
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 13:00 - 15:00 Mech 214 Mechatronics Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
23 Mar - 29 Mar
Test B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Rehua 008 Computer Lab
25 May - 31 May

Course Coordinator

Yilei Zhang

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Homeworks 30% Homeworks Bi-weekly x6 5% each (30%)
Term Test 1 24 Mar 2026 15%
Project 25 May 2026 40%
Term Test 2 27 May 2026 15%

Notes

For detailed course, policy, regulatory and integrity information, please refer to the UC web site, or see relevant Course or Department LEARN pages, (which are available to enrolled students).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,190.00

International fee $6,488.00

* 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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  • ENME492-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026