Overview
This project-based unit will introduce you to fluid drive systems and the design and control of integrated drive systems for use in industries. It covers comparison of characteristics, construction, selection, design and operation of fluid drives and control systems; use of mathematical models to analyse performance; machine protection and control schemes; and evaluation of drive system performance. You will apply formulas and explain and record calculations. You will adopt professional approaches to work in teams and learn collaboratively to manage and complete projects. You will manage your own learning; investigate, design and check designed works performed; and communicate professionally using discipline language to present designs and problem solutions. Distance education students are required to have access to a computer, to make frequent use of the Internet, and are required to participate in Residential School activities.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: (ENEM12006 Fluid Mechanics OR ENEM12001 Fluid Mechanics) and (ENEM12007 Statics and Dynamics OR ENEM12010 Engineering Dynamics).
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Moodle feedback
The students think that the subject matters and assignments are good with specific criteria given. Project-based learning is a good way to learn.
Keep it up and improve
Feedback from Moodle feedback
There are some issues with the way of conducting an online quiz and conducting lab activities remotely.
Soon, the COVID-19 problem will be removed and online labs and quiz activities will be replaced by face-to-face labs and class tests respectively.
Feedback from Moodle feedback
The equal marking scheme on team-based projects creates issues in student satisfaction.
A team charter approach was used in 2019 and it could be reemployed again to see the individual student's contribution in their team activities.
- Use mathematical models to design and analyse drives and performance
- Evaluate the charateristics of different drive systems with regard to application
- Design protection and control systems
- Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion systems
- Evaluate methods to improve energy efficiency, including the use of renewable energy sources
- Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.
The learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 4 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Fluid Power with Applications
- Edition: 7th Ed (2014)
- Authors: Anthony Esposito
- Pearson
- Essex Essex , Essex , England
- ISBN: 13:978-1-292-02387-8
- Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Copies can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
n.mandal@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 08 Mar 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Introduction to Fluid Power
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape info
Workshop: Project 1 scope of hydraulic power systems will be introduced. Team building activities will be finished.
Chapter
Chapter 1~4 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential Schools are conducted at BDG, GLD, ROK, MKY, and CNS campuses. Distant (mix mode) students are required to pick one of the residential schools, listed below, convenient for you.
For on-campus students, your labs will be with the residential slots on the respective campus. A detailed lab scheduling of this unit for on-campus and distant students will be available on the unit Moodle site. The updated lab sheet will be populated on the Moodle site.
Week 2
Begin Date: 15 Mar 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Pumps
Tute: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape Library tutorial
Workshop: For project 1, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 5 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 22 Mar 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic motor
Tute: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape tutorial
Workshop: For project 1, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 7 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 29 Mar 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Cylinders, Cushioning and shock absorbers
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape tutorial
Workshop: For project 1, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 6 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential Schools in Rockhampton campus will be in Week 4 Monday and Tuesday. The responsible staff member is Mohamad Anwar and Patrick O'Grady in Rockhampton. The distant students who want to Rockhampton, book in 28/G.05 and 28/G.09.
Week 5
Begin Date: 05 Apr 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic valves and controls
Tute: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape tutorials
Workshop: For project 1, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 8, of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential Schools in Gladstone campus will be in week 5 Thursday and Friday. The responsible staff member is Mohamad Anwar. The distant students who want to Gladstone, book in 8/cell 2
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 12 Apr 2021Module/Topic
no activities
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 19 Apr 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Circuit Design and Analysis
Tute: Four tute problems will be solved
Workshop: Project 1 progress formal presentation in the workshop section and getting ready to submit the team project on Friday, Week 6 in the submission link set in Moodle.
Chapter
Chapter 9 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 26 Apr 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Accumulators and receivers
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved
Workshop: Project 2 scope of fluid power systems will be introduced. The same Team will be employed if it is ok.
Chapter
Chapter 11 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 03 May 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Conductors and fittings
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved
Workshop: For project 2, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 10 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 10 May 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Pneumatics: components - compressors, circuits, and applications
Tute: Four tute problems will be solved
Workshop: For project 2, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 13, 14 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential Schools in Bundaberg, Mackay, and Cairns campuses will be in week 9 Thursday and Friday, back to back with ENEM14014. The responsible staff member is Nigel Templeton in Bundaberg, Geoff Banks in Mackay and Andrew West in Cairns. The distant students who want to Bundaberg, book in 13/G.15, to Mackay, book in 24/G.29 or to Cairns, book in 2/G.01.
Week 10
Begin Date: 17 May 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Electrical Machines and controls (Guest lecture)
Tutorial: No tutorial
Workshop: For project 2, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 15, 17 of Esposito, lecture notes
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 24 May 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Maintenance of Hydraulic Systems
Tute: Four tute problems will be solved
Workshop: For project 2, the progress of it will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.
Chapter
Chapter 12 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
An online class test (2.5 hrs) will be held in this week's Workshop session. The details of it will be populated in the unit Moodle site.
Week 12
Begin Date: 31 May 2021Module/Topic
Lecture: Review of the unit
Tute: no tute
Workshop: Project 2 formal progress presentation in the workshop section and getting ready to submit the team project on Friday, Week 12 in the submission link set in Moodle.
Chapter
Chapters covered
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 07 Jun 2021Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 14 Jun 2021Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Assignment 1 is a team project. It focuses on the content of the unit covered in week 1 to week 6. The scope of Assignment 1 will be populated in the unit Moodle before term starts and will be discussed in the week 1 workshop session. It is a team submission. A team project presentation of this project will be held on Week 6 in Workshop time and venue.
Week 6 Friday (23 Apr 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Compulsory team submission
Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021)
After two weeks of submission date
This team-based project will be assessed considering both technical and professional aspects. The technical aspects cover a wide range of applications of design and analysis of a hydraulic system, comparison and safety checking of the new design using proper engineering procedures. The professional skills cover a higher level of teamwork, leadership, research and communication skills.
Students should refer to the Unit Moodle site for team project report assessment criteria and individual marking criteria of the team-based projects. A detailed description of both marking schemes will be provided in the Moodle site on time. It is
based on some factors such as Team Charter and/or peer assessments.
- Use mathematical models to design and analyse drives and performance
- Evaluate the charateristics of different drive systems with regard to application
- Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion systems
- Evaluate methods to improve energy efficiency, including the use of renewable energy sources
- Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Assignment 2 is a team project. It focuses on the content of the unit covered in week 1 to week 12. The scope of Assignment 2 will be populated in the unit Moodle in Week 7 and will be discussed in the week 7 workshop session. It is a team submission. A team project presentation of this project will be held on Week 12 in Workshop time and venue.
Week 12 Friday (4 June 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Compulsory team submission
Exam Week Friday (18 June 2021)
After two weeks of submission date
This team-based project will be assessed considering both technical and professional aspects. The technical aspects cover a wide range of applications of design and analysis of a fluid powered system, comparison and safety checking of the new design using proper engineering procedures. The professional skills cover a higher level of teamwork, leadership, research and communication skills.
Students should refer to the Unit Moodle site for team project report assessment criteria and individual marking criteria of the team-based projects. A detailed description of both marking schemes will be provided in the Moodle site on time. It is based on some factors such as Team Charter and/or peer assessments.
- Use mathematical models to design and analyse drives and performance
- Evaluate the charateristics of different drive systems with regard to application
- Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion systems
- Evaluate methods to improve energy efficiency, including the use of renewable energy sources
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
It is based on the content covered in Hydraulic Test rig experiments. It is a team submission. For any change of date and time, the students will be notified before in the Moodle site. Pl. see the information in the Moodle site regularly.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 June 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Compulsory Team submission
Exam Week Friday (18 June 2021)
After two weeks of submission date
Assessment criteria are based on detailed calculations and presentations of data obtained in the hydraulic test rig experiments. It is based on accuracy in calculations, validation of results obtained by a proper interpretation of results. It is also based on the way how students are putting symbols and hydraulic diagrams to present the sequence of operations in the experiments.
No team charter approach or any other marking schemes are considered for individual student marking. All students on a team will get the same marks as that of the team lab report. A detailed description of the marking scheme for lab report marking will be provided in the Moodle site on time.
- Design protection and control systems
- Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
4 In-class Test(s)
This is an invigilated individual online class test that will be held in Week 11 of this unit during workshop time. The duration will be 2.5 hours. The detailed description and important information relating to this individual online test will be populated in the unit Moodle site.
After two weeks of the date of class test
You have to employ your technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to answer the questions. There are yes/no, multiple-choice questions. You have to get answers to some questions by proper calculations focussing on units of parameters. For a right answer, you will get 1 (one) and for a wrong answer, you will get a 0 (zero).
No submission method provided.
- Design protection and control systems
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
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