Electrical Actuators and Sensors
Duration
- One Semester
Contact hours
- 60 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
This unit of study introduces you to electrical actuators and sensors as used in robotic and mechatronic systems and applications.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe and apply the principles of electromechanical energy conversion, including in the construction, operation and applications of magnetic circuits, transformers, induction motors and DC machines. (K1, K3)
2. Describe sensors typically used in robotics projects including those for torque, force, acceleration, velocity, displacement, fluid-flow, and temperature. (K1, K3)
3. Safely execute experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors, and formulate conclusions. (K2, K6, S1, A7)
4. Design and execute a project as part of a team, including interpreting requirements, using engineering methods to problem-solve, applying creative approaches and seeking opportunities. (K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, A3, A7)
5. Present results in writing and orally as part of a team or individually, demonstrating a professional image. (A2, A5, A7)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe and apply the principles of electromechanical energy conversion, including in the construction, operation and applications of magnetic circuits, transformers, induction motors and DC machines. (K1, K3)
2. Describe sensors typically used in robotics projects including those for torque, force, acceleration, velocity, displacement, fluid-flow, and temperature. (K1, K3)
3. Safely execute experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors, and formulate conclusions. (K2, K6, S1, A7)
4. Design and execute a project as part of a team, including interpreting requirements, using engineering methods to problem-solve, applying creative approaches and seeking opportunities. (K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, A3, A7)
5. Present results in writing and orally as part of a team or individually, demonstrating a professional image. (A2, A5, A7)
6. Demonstrate effective communication to peers and generate high quality documentation in robotics and mechatronics (progress and project reports, reports of investigations, design records, drawings, technical descriptions and presentations). (A2, A4)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Lectures (36 hours), Tutorials (12 hours), Laboratory Work (12 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Examination | Individual | 50-60% | 1,2 |
| Assignment | Individual | 10-20% | 1,2,5 |
| Laboratory | Group | 30-40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
General skills outcomes
The Key Generic Skills for this unit have been incorporated into the Swinburne Engineering Competencies (SECs).
This Unit of Study will contribute to you attaining the following SECs:
K2 Maths and IT as Tools: Proficiently uses relevant mathematics and computer and information science concepts as tools.
K3 Discipline Specific: Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge of the specific discipline within that context.
K4 Emerging Disciplinary Trends: Interprets and applies current or emerging knowledge from inside and outside the specific discipline.
K5 Practice Context: Discerns and appreciates the contextual factors affecting professional engineering practice.
K6 Professional Practice: Appreciates the principles of professional engineering practice in a sustainable context.
S1 Engineering Methods: Applies engineering methods in practical applications.
S2 Problem Solving: Systematically uses engineering methods in solving complex problems.
S3 Design: Systematically uses engineering methods in design.
S4 Project Management: Systematically uses engineering methods in conducting and managing projects.
A2 Communication: Demonstrates effective communication to professional and wider audiences.
A3 Entrepreneurial: Appreciates entrepreneurial approaches to engineering practice.
A4 Information Management: Demonstrates seeking, using, assessing and managing information.
A5 Professional Self: Demonstrates professionalism.
A7 Teamwork: Demonstrates effective team membership and team leadership.
Content
- Actuators and Sensors in Mechatronic Systems
- Magnetic Fields and Transformers
- Induction Motors
- DC Motors
- Sensors and Transducers
- Sensor Signal Conditioning
- Interfacing and Motor Control
Study resources
- References.
References
- Chapman, S. J. (2005), Electric Machinery Fundamentals (4th ed.), McGraw-Hill.
- Bolton, W. (2012). Mechatronics (5th ed.), Pearson.
- Jouaneh, M. (2013), Fundamentals of Mechatronics, Cengage Learning.