Overview
This unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of mechatronics element design. You will learn the design principles and rules of fundamental mechanical elements, fundamental electromechanical elements, simple power transmission elements, and complex mechatronics systems. You will also learn solid modelling and selection of electromechanical sensors and actuators. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEG11005 Fundamentals of Professional Engineering and 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 2 - 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 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 Students' teaching comments
Students appreciated the bi-weekly follow-up sessions so that they could clarify questions as progressing.
The Unit Coordinator will make an effort to keep the level of interactions high.
Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Students felt lacking in interactions with lectures and tutorials delivered in recordings.
The lectures and tutorials will be delivered live in Term 2, 2021 to enhance students' engagement and interactions.
Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Students found assessment feedback was helpful and provided in a timely manner so that they were able to consolidate their understanding.
The Unit Coordinator will strive to provide the best possible feedback on students' assessment items for a better student learning experience.
Feedback from Self reflection
Students could easily get lost for some of the design processes due to their tediousness.
The Unit Coordinator will make an effort to develop more intuitive ways for students to learn the design process of machine elements.
- Explain design principles and rules of fundamental mechatronics elements
- Apply stress analysis and fatigue analysis theories, and failure modes to design simple mechatronics elements
- Analyse the design requirements and select most suitable components from manufacturers’ catalogues
- Analyse static and dynamic loading conditions of mechatronics elements using industry standard software
- Design simple electromechanical power transmission units and model them using industry standard solid modelling software
- Solve real-life problems and communicate professionally using mechatronics engineering terminology, symbols, and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
- Work individually, and collaboratively in teams, communicate professionally in presenting your solutions.
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
Advanced
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 2 - Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) - 30% | |||||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam - 50% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - 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 - Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) - 30% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam - 50% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design
- 10th Edition in SI units (2015)
- Authors: Richard G. Budynas and J. Keith Nisbett
- McGraw Hill
- New York New York , New York , USA
- ISBN: 978-981-3151-00-0
- Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper text, you can purchase one at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Teams
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.sul@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 12 Jul 2021Module/Topic
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
Begin Date: 09 Aug 2021Module/Topic
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Vacation Week
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Week 6
Begin Date: 23 Aug 2021Module/Topic
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Week 7
Begin Date: 30 Aug 2021Module/Topic
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Week 8
Begin Date: 06 Sep 2021Module/Topic
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Week 9
Begin Date: 13 Sep 2021Module/Topic
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Resident school to be held on 13-14 (Monday-Tuesday) September
Week 10
Begin Date: 20 Sep 2021Module/Topic
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Week 11
Begin Date: 27 Sep 2021Module/Topic
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Week 12
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Begin Date: 11 Oct 2021Module/Topic
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1 Written Assessment
This assignment will consist of several numerical problems which you will solve and submit during the term. Each problem will be related to the syllabus covered in the first 6 weeks. Refer to the Unit Moodle Site for more comprehensive information about this task.
Week 8 Monday (6 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Week 10 Monday (20 Sept 2021)
The main criteria for assessment are:
1. Development of accurate free body diagrams (FBDs) for the problems
2. Application of relevant theory and design equations to calculate required unknowns
3. Comments on the final results obtained
Refer to the assessment document for more detailed information
- Explain design principles and rules of fundamental mechatronics elements
- Apply stress analysis and fatigue analysis theories, and failure modes to design simple mechatronics elements
- Solve real-life problems and communicate professionally using mechatronics engineering terminology, symbols, and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL)
In this task, you will use a recommended CAD package such as Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks and develop engineering drawings and CAD models following AS1100.101/201.
Week 11 Monday (27 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Review/Exam Week Monday (11 Oct 2021)
The main assessment criteria for this task are:
1. Production of high quality engineering drawings as per AS1100.101/201
2. Procedural demonstration of CAD modelling
- Analyse the design requirements and select most suitable components from manufacturers’ catalogues
- Analyse static and dynamic loading conditions of mechatronics elements using industry standard software
- Solve real-life problems and communicate professionally using mechatronics 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
- Ethical practice
3 Take Home Exam
This assessment item consists of two components.
1. You will design and fabricate a prototype of a machine element / component using basic workshop tools during the residential school. You will report your activities at the workshop and replicate your fabrication in 3D CAD.
2. ou will answer a set of questions that will be set in a typical examination format. Each question shall be a combination of short answers and numerical questions.
Refer to the Unit Moodle site for more detailed information.
Exam Week Friday (22 Oct 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
Its exact due date will be announced during the term.
Students to view marks and feedback in 2 weeks of submission
The main criteria for assessment are:
1. Correct models with desired design requirements and required output
2. All dimensions are clearly visible
3. Supporting text with each major step and rationale of the commands you used
4. Structuring and formatting of the document
5. Development of accurate free-body diagrams for the problems
6. Application of relevant theory and design equations to calculate required unknowns
7. Comments on the final results obtained
- Explain design principles and rules of fundamental mechatronics elements
- Apply stress analysis and fatigue analysis theories, and failure modes to design simple mechatronics elements
- Design simple electromechanical power transmission units and model them using industry standard solid modelling software
- Solve real-life problems and communicate professionally using mechatronics engineering terminology, symbols, and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
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.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
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.
Why is academic integrity important?
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.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
