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Aims & Objectives:

This unit aims to provide students with the

• Understanding of current challenges facing robotics and mechatronics engineering discipline
• Understanding of history of a their chosen discipline
• Understanding of emerging trends in a particular engineering discipline
• Understanding of engineering education environment and emerging trends in engineering education
• Awareness of skills necessary to perform engineering tasks
• Understanding of skills required from engineering students and engineering graduates
• Development of investigation skills
• Understanding of engineering approach in problem solving
• Understanding of engineering systems and systemic approach in engineering
• Understanding of design process

After successfully completing this unit students should be able to:

• Generate alternative engineering solutions to solve simple engineering problem
• Analyse critically various alternative engineering solutions
• Communicate design outcomes effectively using sketches and CAD drawings
• Write engineering reports
• Give formal professional presentations
• Interview practicing engineer in a particular engineering discipline
• Aware of engineering ethics
• Understand social and environmental implications of engineering practice
• Write detailed computer programs in C
• Finish a given task within a certain time frame using limited resources
• Mak simple parts using lathe and milling machines
• Use welding for different applications

Teaching Methods:

Assessment:

Generic Skills Outcomes:

• Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
• Ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large
• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
• Ability to utilize a systems approach to design and operational performance
• Ability to function effectively as an individual and in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member
• Understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development
• Understanding of the principles of sustainable design and development.
• Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and commitment to them
• Expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, and capacity to do so

Content:

Robotic Project:

• Embedded systems
• Sensors
• Actuators
• Interface design
• Behaviour programming and software design
• Specification design
• Troubleshooting
• Application of structural programming principals in behaviour programming

Technical Communication:

• History, current challenges and future of a particular engineering discipline
• History, current challenges and future trends of an engineering education of a particular branch of engineering
• Fundamentals of engineering communication (graphical, written and oral)
• Interview fundamental and functions
• Engineering projects phases and stakeholders
• Fundamentals of engineering design
• Fundamentals of project management
• Problem solving process and strategies
• Professionalism in engineering and professional associations
• Engineering ethics
• Social and environmental aspects of engineering activities
• Sustainable development

Machining workshop:

• 40 hours of practical machining and welding workshop

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