Undergraduate - UnitTRC4001 - Mechatronics final year project II

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Monash Passport category	Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day) Malaysia First semester 2015 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Josie Carberry (Clayton); Dr S Parasuraman (Malaysia)

Synopsis

The aim of this capstone unit is to provide an opportunity for students to undertake a substantial individual or small group project with a strong mechatronics content. In order complete the project studies from earlier stages of the course will be integrated into a complete design/build/test task. It is envisaged that the project will involve design of mechanical components, sensing, actuation and computing elements.

Outcomes

Students will gain the experience of designing, building and testing a mechatronic hardware or simulated system. In doing this they will strengthen their ability to perform self-directed study. The interaction and tradeoffs between different elements of a mechatronic system will become clearer. Students will learn to plan their work and make effective use of their time. Overall the project will help to integrate knowledge gained in units completed earlier in the mechatronics program.

Assessment

Full semester project-based work: 100% including a written report submitted towards the end of semester and other criteria as decided by the department offering the thesis project. The assessed mark will be combined with the mark for TRC4000 to arrive at an overall mark for the two units.

Workload requirements

12 hours week of engagement in project activities.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Chris Davies

Prerequisites

TRC4000 in the previous semester

Prohibitions

ECE4911, ECE4912, ECE5911, ECE5912, MEC4401, MEC4402