ENMT211-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024

Principles of Mechatronics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 May 2024

Description

Introduction to Mechatronics Engineering as a discipline. Fundamentals of sensors, actuators, instrumentation, and control systems and communications systems, and how they can be integrated to form a Mechatronics system.

Learning Outcomes

  • Washington Accord (V4) Summary of Graduate Attributes attained in this course:


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

    1. Be able to explain what constitutes the discipline of Mechatronics Engineering and how it relates to allied Engineering disciplines and society.
    2. Describe basic principles of sensors, actuators, control systems, and communications systems, and how they can be integrated to form a Mechatronics system.
    3. Analyse basic mechanical motion transmission systems.
    4. Design and implement Programmable Logic Control software on a mechatronic system.
    5. Conduct simple electronic circuit analysis and design.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Dean of Engineering

Restrictions

ENMT201

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Meremere 108 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
29 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Meremere 108 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 E9 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 08:00 - 09:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
25 Mar - 31 Mar
02 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
25 Mar - 31 Mar
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 13:00 Elec 109 Automation Lab
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
02 Friday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 109 Automation Lab
19 Feb - 24 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
03 Tuesday 10:00 - 13:00 Elec 109 Automation Lab
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
04 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 Elec 109 Automation Lab
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Lab B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 11:30 Mech 131 Materials Lab (20/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (20/3)
18 Mar - 24 Mar
02 Thursday 09:00 - 11:30 Mech 131 Materials Lab (21/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (21/3)
18 Mar - 24 Mar
03 Monday 09:00 - 11:30 Mech 131 Materials Lab (25/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (25/3)
25 Mar - 31 Mar
04 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:30 Mech 131 Materials Lab (26/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (26/3)
25 Mar - 31 Mar
05 Wednesday 09:00 - 11:30 Mech 131 Materials Lab (27/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (27/3)
25 Mar - 31 Mar
06 Friday 14:00 - 16:30 Mech 131 Materials Lab (22/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (22/3)
18 Mar - 24 Mar
07 Monday 10:00 - 13:00 Mech 131 Materials Lab (18/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (18/3)
18 Mar - 24 Mar
08 Tuesday 10:00 - 13:00 Mech 131 Materials Lab (19/3)
Mech 130 Thermo Lab (19/3)
18 Mar - 24 Mar
Lab C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 08:00 - 10:00 Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab
13 May - 19 May
02 Monday 11:00 - 13:00 Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab
13 May - 19 May
03 Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00 Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab
13 May - 19 May
04 Monday 08:00 - 10:00 Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab
20 May - 26 May
05 Monday 11:00 - 13:00 Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab
20 May - 26 May
06 Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00 Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab
20 May - 26 May
Presentation A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 John Britten 102 Conference foyer
19 Feb - 25 Feb
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 140 (22/2)
Rehua 102 (29/2, 14/3, 28/3)
Rehua 005 (7/3)
Rehua 009 (2/5-30/5)
19 Feb - 17 Mar
25 Mar - 31 Mar
29 Apr - 2 Jun

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 E9 Lecture Theatre
25 Mar - 31 Mar
02 Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 E7 Lecture Theatre
25 Mar - 31 Mar

Course Coordinator

Tim Giffney

Lecturer

Tim Giffney

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Test 1 27 Mar 2024 25%
Labs 10% Term 1
Elevator Project 31 May 2024 40%
Final Exam 25%

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 $1,059.00

International fee $6,000.00

* 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 ENMT211 Occurrences

  • ENMT211-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024