Overview
This unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of industrial instrumentation and automation systems. You will learn the principles of operation of different sensors, actuators, instrumentation amplifiers, and industrial data communication busses. You will also learn noise cancellation and signal conditioning, sensor and actuator interfacing, programmable logic controller(PLC) programming, and process control. You will learn how to specify the requirements for sensors, actuators and control equipment for a given task, evaluate multiple options available and select the best combination of them for your design. You will also design, fabricate, and program production lines for a given product using industry standard components and PLCs. Students enrolled in distance mode are required to attend a compulsory Residential School.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEX12002 Introductory Electronics OR (ENEE13018 Analogue Elecctronics & ENEE13020 Digital Electronics ) AND ENEE12016 Signals and Systems
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 - 2019
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.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 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 'Have your say' Survey
Learning content and assessment feedback helped student learning.
The learning content will be kept the same and the assessment feedback will be provided in the same manner.
Feedback from 'Have your say' Survey
The practical assessment (labs) allowed a good understanding of PLC programming to be obtained through a natural progression of difficulty.
The lab exercises will be the same and be conducted in the same manner.
Feedback from 'Have your say' Survey
Moodle site navigation needs to be improved.
The Moodle site design will be changed in order to make it easy for the students to find resources.
Feedback from 'Have your say' Survey
Contents of some weeks need to be spread over multiple weeks as their content is too heavy.
The heavy contents of some weeks will be spread over multiple weeks to distribute the learning load as even as possible.
Feedback from 'Have your say' Survey
Assessment requirements need further clarification.
The assessment requirements will be further clarified in order to make it easy to understand.
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More learning resources will help student learning experience.
Additional learning resources will be provided.
- Describe the need for instrumentation amplifiers in an instrumentation system and their operation
- Apply common industrial data bus protocols and use them in data acquisition and control programs
- Specify requirements for sensors, actuators, and accessories for a given process automation module, and select suitable components from a range of available options
- Program industrial PLCs to provide real-time solutions for industrial automation problems
- Implement complete solutions for industrial process automation problems
- Solve real life problems and communicate professionally using instrumentation engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in teams, communicate professionally in presenting your solutions
Learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities. You can find the mapping for this on the Engineering Undergraduate Course website.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 4 - Examination - 40% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 - 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 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Principles of Measurement Systems
Edition: 4th (2005)
Authors: John P Bentley
Pearson Education Ltd.
Harlaw Harlaw , Essex , England
ISBN: 0-130-43028-5
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Access to a document scanner and a software that can create pdf documents.
- A portable computer with Windows 7 or later with Admin authority to install CoDeSys software.
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
d.preethichandra@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
- Introduction to measurement
systems, static
characteristics, and accuracy
of measurements
Chapter
- CH1
- CH2
- CH3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Operational amplifiers in
instrumentation systems
Chapter
- Lecture notes / slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Introduction to Industrial Automation
Chapter
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Signal Conditioning Elements
Chapter
- CH9
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- PLC Programming Fundamentals I
- Loading Effects and Two-port Networks
Chapter
- CH5
- Lecture notes/Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Signals and Noise in Measurement Systems
- PLC Programming Fundamentals II
Chapter
- CH6
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Four Terminal Measurements and Source-Measure Units in Instrumentation Systems
Chapter
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Industrial Process Control Systems
Chapter
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Industrial Data Communications Protocols
- Data Acquisition and Communications Systems
Chapter
- CH18
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential School: 22-24, September (MKY)
Module/Topic
- Industrial Instrumentation Busses and Their Applications
Chapter
- Lecture notes/ Slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Ultrasonic Measurement Systems
- Flow MEasurement Systems
- Sensing Elements
Chapter
- Ch16
- CH12
- CH8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Optical Measurement Systems
- Parasitic Elements in Measurement Sysems
Chapter
- CH15
- CH 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
This assignment is based on instrumentation principles and application
of them in actual measurement systems. Further details will be available on the
unit moodle site.
Week 6 Friday (30 Aug 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Monday (9 Sept 2019)
Marked assignment with feedback will be provided.
Marks will be allocated for the following things:
- Application of theoretical fundamentals.
- Correct diagrams using standard notations.
- Explanation of reasons to apply specific theory to solve a given problem where applicable.
- Correct mathematical working and correct answer.
- All working must be shown to obtain full marks
- Neatness and format.
- Describe the need for instrumentation amplifiers in an instrumentation system and their operation
- Implement complete solutions for industrial process automation problems
- Work individually and collaboratively in teams, communicate professionally in presenting your solutions
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
This assignment is based on advanced measurement techniques and fundamentals of industrial automation systems.
Week 10 Friday (27 Sept 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019)
Marked assignment with feedback will be provided.
Marks will be allocated for the following things:
- Application of theoretical fundamentals.
- Correct diagrams using standard notations.
- Explanation of reasons to apply specific theory to solve a given problem where applicable.
- Correct mathematical working and correct answer.
- All working must be shown to obtain full marks
- Neatness and format.
- Apply common industrial data bus protocols and use them in data acquisition and control programs
- Specify requirements for sensors, actuators, and accessories for a given process automation module, and select suitable components from a range of available options
- Program industrial PLCs to provide real-time solutions for industrial automation problems
- Implement complete solutions for industrial process automation problems
- Solve real life problems and communicate professionally using instrumentation engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in teams, communicate professionally in presenting your solutions
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
3 Practical Assessment
This task involves laboratory experiments on industrial automation and
instrumentation. You will have to complete the pre-lab exercises to
commence the laboratory practicals. Further details will be available in
the unit moodle site.
Week 11 Friday (4 Oct 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (18 Oct 2019)
Marked lab reports with feedback.
- Active contribution in group work
- Following the correct procedures during the experimentation.
- Correct results.
- Analysis of results and discussion.
- Conclusions.
- Apply common industrial data bus protocols and use them in data acquisition and control programs
- Specify requirements for sensors, actuators, and accessories for a given process automation module, and select suitable components from a range of available options
- Program industrial PLCs to provide real-time solutions for industrial automation problems
- Implement complete solutions for industrial process automation problems
- Solve real life problems and communicate professionally using instrumentation engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in teams, communicate professionally in presenting your solutions
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
Law dictionaries, Business and Law dictionaries (discipline specific dictionaries) are authorised.
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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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