FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

MECHATRONIC (2013)
Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2013.

1. OVERVIEW
Course: CP Required: Min FT Duration: Min PT Duration: Faculty/School: Years Offered: Mechatronic (2013) 192 4.00 Years N/A Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

2. REQUIREMENTS
Most units of study offered by the Science Faculty shown above can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit; subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their department before enrolling. Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a semester`s standard units. All candidates are required to complete a minimum of 192 credit points and a Practical Experience period to be eligible for the award of the degree of BE(Mechatronics). Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 credits of recommended 4th year units. Students in the Honours program must enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112; students in the Pass program must enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122.

3. SEMESTERS Year 1 - Semester 1

Type Core Core CP 6 6 CP From ELEC1103: Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ENGG1801: Engineering Computing

Core Core Core

3 3 6

Note: INFO1103 is an acceptable alternate. MATH1001: Differential Calculus MATH1002: Linear Algebra MTRX1701: Introduction to Mechatronic Engineering

Year 1 - Semester 2
Type Core Core Core Core Core CP 6 6 3 3 6 CP From AMME1550: Dynamics 1 ENGG1802: Engineering Mechanics MATH1003: Integral Calculus and Modelling MATH1005: Statistics MTRX1702: Mechatronics 1

Year 2 - Semester 1
Type Core Core Core Core CP 6 6 6 6 CP From AMME2302: Materials 1 AMME2500: Engineering Dynamics MATH2061: Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus MTRX2700: Mechatronics 2

Year 2 - Semester 2
Type Core Core Core Core CP 6 6 6 6 CP From AMME2301: Mechanics of Solids ELEC2104: Electronic Devices and Circuits MATH2065: Partial Differential Equations (Intro) MECH2400: Mechanical Design 1

Year 3 - Semester 1

Mechatronic (2013)

Type Core Core Core Core

CP 6 6 6 6

CP From AMME3500: System Dynamics and Control ELEC3204: Power Electronics and Applications ELEC3404: Electronic Circuit Design MECH3660: Manufacturing Engineering

Year 3 - Semester 2
Type Core Core Core Core CP 6 6 6 6 CP From AMME2200: Thermodynamics and Fluids MECH3460: Mechanical Design 2 MECH3661: Engineering Management MTRX3700: Mechatronics 3

Year 4 - Semester 1
Type Core CP 6 CP From AMME4121: Engineering Project A

Core Core Mechatronics Recommended Electives

0 6 12

Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace AMME4121 with AMME4111. School permission is required. ENGG4000: Practical Experience MECH4601: Professional Engineering 2 Select from AMME4500: Guidance, Navigation and Control AMME4790: Introduction to Biomechatronics MECH4720: Sensors and Signals MECH4730: Computers in Real-Time Control and Instrumentation MTRX4700: Experimental Robotics Note: At least 18 credit points of Mechatronics elective units must be completed. These may be taken in either first or second semester.

Year 4 - Semester 2
Type Core CP 6 CP From AMME4122: Engineering Project B

Mechatronics Recommended Electives

Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace AMME4122 with AMME4112. Select from AMME4710: Computer Vision and Image Processing Note: At least 18 credit points of Mechatronics elective units must be completed. These may be taken in either first or second semester. Electives. Note: At least 12 credit points of elective units must be completed. These may be taken in either first or second semester.

Elective

12

4. STREAMS/MAJORS Honours Thesis

Type Core Core CP 6 6 CP From AMME4111: Honours Thesis A AMME4112: Honours Thesis B

Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace 4th Year Engineering Project units AMME4121 and AMME4122 with Honours Thesis Units AMME4111 and AMME4112.

5. UNIT BLOCKS Block 1 - Mechatronics Recommended Electives

Unit Code AMME4500 AMME4700 AMME4710 AMME4790 MECH4720 MECH4730 MTRX4700 Unit Name Guidance, Navigation and Control Inertial Navigation and the Kalman Filter Computer Vision and Image Processing Introduction to Biomechatronics Sensors and Signals Computers in Real-Time Control and Instrumentation Experimental Robotics CP 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Sessions Offered Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1

Mechatronic (2013)