Overview

This unit aims to give students practical experience in the application and design of the software-based tools of Industry 4.0. These include product lifecycle management, computer-aided design, network communications and digital twinning.

Requisites

Prerequisites
MEE80004 Platforms of Industry 4.0

AND
MEE80005 Working in Industry 4.0

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyze the flows of data required throughout a manufacturing or production process using the frameworks of Industry 4.0 (A2, A4, K3)
  • Evaluate the software platforms of Industry 4.0, including CAD, PLM, and digital twinning for suitability for application to a given process (A4, K4, S4)
  • Select and apply the relevant software platforms to create a model of a given process (K2, K4, S1, S3)
  • Design a complete software pipeline for the analysis, control and optimization of a given process (A6, A7, S1, S2, S3, S4)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Workshop
3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Group 20 - 30% 1,2 
Assignment 2Individual/Group 20 - 30% 2,3 
Assignment 3Individual/Group 45 - 55% 

Content

In this unit, students will complete a project implementing the software-based components of an Industry 4.0 solution to a manufacturing and/or production problem. The project will require students to:

  • analyze the flows of data required throughout the system that is being designed
  • evaluate the software platforms for suitability for managing these data flows and modelling of the system
  • apply the relevant software platforms to create a model of the process being designed for the project.

 


•    Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
•    Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
•    Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.