ME4527:03
Applied Mechatronics
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
39 hours lectures, 39 hours tutorials, seminars, field trips, practicals or workshops. Semester 2.
Pneumatic and hydraulic circuits, pumps, linear and rotary actuators, analysis of hydraulic systems, hydraulic frequency, control-valves, analysis of servo-systems, sequencing of machine operations, robotics and automated manufacturing systems and the control of these devices with programmable logic controllers.
Review and extension of work on transducers focusing on those devices employed in mechanical systems. Measurement of stress and strain in complex systems, vibration, temperature, heat and flow.
Learning Objectives:
- to introduce students to electro-pneumatic and electro-hydraulic systems and their control;
- to develop skills in the design of apparatus for electronic and electrical control of mechanical systems;
- to exercise the student’s skill in understanding procedures for selecting appropriate control equipment and its application to mechanical systems;
- to develop skills in communicating designs and their applications to fellow engineers.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).