CQUniversity Unit Profile
ENEM28003 Fluid Power Engineering and Control
Fluid Power Engineering and Control
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General Information

Overview

This project-based unit is about designing fluid power systems for automated and semiautomated industrial plants. This unit deals with exploring fluid power elements and their ISO standard symbols, designing fluid power circuits using actuators, directional control, and other valves, sensors, and control systems. Control technology may include both hydraulic and pneumatic systems integrated with programmable controllers (PLCs and micro-controllers). In small teams, you will undertake project work involving solving real-life industrial problems. There are also several laboratory experiments in areas of hydraulic and pneumatic operating system design and control circuit design integrated with PLCs for automated machines. You will use simulation software (SimScape and/or FluidSim) for confirming the functionality of designed projects prior to prototyping. You will communicate professionally using discipline-specific terminology to present designs and problem solutions. Students enrolled in online mode must attend a compulsory residential school to facilitate peer collaboration and attainment of the unit learning outcomes.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 8
Credit Points: 12
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.25

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

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 2 - 2022

Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton

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).

Residential Schools

This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Postgraduate 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

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 20%
2. Written Assessment
Weighting: 20%
3. Laboratory/Practical
Weighting: 20%
4. Online Quiz(zes)
Weighting: 40%

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.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Design complex fluid drives and analyse their performance
  2. Evaluate advanced applications of drive systems in industrial plants
  3. Design fluid control circuits integrated with programmable controllers for automated machine systems
  4. Design and analyse electro-mechanical and fluid control power and energy conversion systems
  5. Design protection and control systems for fluid power machines
  6. Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion
  7. Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.

The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:

Intermediate Level

1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.

1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline.

1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline.

2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.

2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.

3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.

3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership.

Advanced Level

1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.

1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline.

1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline.

2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.

2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects.

3.4 Professional use and management of information.

3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.

Refer to the Engineering Postgraduate Units Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=11382

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Written Assessment - 20%
2 - Written Assessment - 20%
3 - Laboratory/Practical - 20%
4 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
8 - 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
1 - Written Assessment - 20%
2 - Written Assessment - 20%
3 - Laboratory/Practical - 20%
4 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Fluid Power with Applications

Edition: 7th (2014)
Authors: Esposito
Pearson
Croydon Croydon , UK
ISBN: 13:978-1-292-02387-8
Binding: Hardcover

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

No referencing style set.

Teaching Contacts
Nirmal Mandal Unit Coordinator
n.mandal@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 11 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Introduction to Fluid Power

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved & a demonstration of SimScape software.

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

Week 2 Begin Date: 18 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic Pumps

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved & SimScape Library tutorial.

Workshop: For project 1, the progress 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: 25 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic motor

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved and Simscape tutorials

Workshop: For project 1, the progress will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning document

Chapter

Chapter 7 of Esposito

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 01 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic Cylinders, Cushioning and shock absorbers

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved and the SimScape tutorial

Workshop: For project 1, the progress 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

Week 5 Begin Date: 08 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic valves and controls

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape tutorials

Workshop: For project 1, the progress will be monitored and recorded using meeting minutes, 4-square charts, agenda items, and weekly planning documents.

Chapter

Chapter 8, 16 of Esposito

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation Week Begin Date: 15 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

no activities

Chapter

N/A

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 22 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic Circuit Design and Analysis

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved and SimScape tutorials

Workshop: For project 1, team presentation.

Chapter

Chapter 9 of Esposito

Events and Submissions/Topic

Project 1 Due: Week 6 Friday (26 Aug 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7 Begin Date: 29 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic Accumulators and receivers, more on controls

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

Chapters 11, 15, 16 of Esposito

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 8 Begin Date: 05 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Hydraulic Conductors and fittings

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved

Workshop: For project 2, the progress 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: 12 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Pneumatics: components - compressors, circuits, and applications

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved

Workshop: For project 2, the progress 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

Week 10 Begin Date: 19 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Electrical Machines and controls by a guest lecturer

Turorial: no turorials

Workshop: For project 2, the progress 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: 26 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Maintenance of Hydraulic System

Tutorial: Four tute problems will be solved

Workshop: Online Quiz

Chapter

Chapter 12 of Esposito

Events and Submissions/Topic

An online Quiz will be held during the Workshop session of Week 11

Week 12 Begin Date: 03 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Lecture: Review of the unit

Tutorial: no tutorial

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 the Moodle site.

Chapter

Chapters - covered so far.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Project 2 Due: Week 12 Friday (7 Oct 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 10 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Laboratory team report Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (14 Oct 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Begin Date: 17 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Project 1

Task Description

Project 1 is a team project. It focuses on the content of the unit covered in week 1 to week 6. The scope of Project 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.


Assessment Due Date

Week 6 Friday (26 Aug 2022) 11:45 pm AEST

Compulsory team submission


Return Date to Students

Week 8 Friday (9 Sept 2022)

After two weeks of submission date


Weighting
20%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

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 on the Moodle site on time.

It is based on some factors such as Team Charter and/or peer assessments.


Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
Students can scan their handwritten calculations for online submission

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Design complex fluid drives and analyse their performance
  • Evaluate advanced applications of drive systems in industrial plants
  • Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Project 2

Task Description

Project 2 is a team project. It focuses on the content of the unit covered in week 1 to week 12. The scope of Project 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.


Assessment Due Date

Week 12 Friday (7 Oct 2022) 11:45 pm AEST

Compulsory team submission


Return Date to Students

Exam Week Friday (21 Oct 2022)

After two weeks of submission date


Weighting
20%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

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 on the Moodle site on time.

It is based on some factors such as Team Charter and/or peer assessments.


Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
Students can scan their handwritten calculations for online submission

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Design fluid control circuits integrated with programmable controllers for automated machine systems
  • Design protection and control systems for fluid power machines
  • Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research

3 Laboratory/Practical

Assessment Title
Laboratory team report

Task Description

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 on the Moodle site regularly.


Assessment Due Date

Review/Exam Week Friday (14 Oct 2022) 11:45 pm AEST

Compulsory Team submission


Return Date to Students

Exam Week Friday (21 Oct 2022)

Within two weeks of submission date


Weighting
20%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

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 on the Moodle site on time.


Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
Students can scan their handwritten calculations for online submission

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Evaluate advanced applications of drive systems in industrial plants
  • Design fluid control circuits integrated with programmable controllers for automated machine systems
  • Design and analyse electro-mechanical and fluid control power and energy conversion systems
  • Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility

4 Online Quiz(zes)

Assessment Title
Online quiz

Task Description

This is an invigilated individual online quiz (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.


Number of Quizzes

1


Frequency of Quizzes

Other


Assessment Due Date

Individual compulsory submission


Return Date to Students

Soon after the online quiz


Weighting
40%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

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).


Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
automatic

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Design complex fluid drives and analyse their performance
  • Design and analyse electro-mechanical and fluid control power and energy conversion systems
  • Design protection and control systems for fluid power machines
  • Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills

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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

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What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

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A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

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