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MATHS 776A

: Honours Research Project
2022 Semester One (1223)
Subject: Mathematics
Restriction: MATHS 791 To complete this course students must enrol in MATHS 776 A and B, or MATHS 776
752

MATHS 787

: Special Topic: Inverse Problems and Stochastic Differential Equations
2022 Semester One (1223)
Covers deterministic inverse problems: Hilbert spaces and linear operator theory, singular value decomposition and pseudoinverses, Tikhonov regularisation, nonlinear problems and iterative methods, continuous time processes, stochastic differential equations, random walks and Wiener processes, Itô calculus, and applications of SDE's.
Subject: Mathematics
Prerequisite: B- or higher in MATHS 340 and 361
Restriction: MATHS 769, 766
753

MECHENG 700A

: Research Project
2022 Semester One (1223)
Supervised research on a topic in engineering culminating in an independent written project report that includes a literature review, a description of the research and its findings, and a statement of research contribution. Further supporting technical material will be provided as a compendium.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: 75 points from Part III courses in the BE(Hons) Schedule
Restriction: MECHENG 407, 408, 461, 462, 762, 763 To complete this course students must enrol in MECHENG 700 A and B
754

MECHENG 705

: Mechatronics Systems
2022 Semester One (1223)
Fundamentals of digital control and signal processing as applied to mechatronics systems. Modelling and analysis of mechatronics systems that includes transducers and applications. Issues related to mechatronics systems such as thermal management, signal detection, filtering and integrity, etc.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 322, 370
755

MECHENG 706

: Mechatronics Design
2022 Semester One (1223)
A range of projects that demonstrate the application and integration of engineering knowledge to create practical intelligent devices, machines and systems. AI based control techniques will be introduced.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 306 or 312, and 322
756

MECHENG 707

: Special Topic
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
No pre-requisites or restrictions
757

MECHENG 707

: Special Topic
2022 Semester One (1223)
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
No pre-requisites or restrictions
758

MECHENG 709

: Industrial Automation
2022 Semester One (1223)
Automation technologies widely used in manufacturing and processing industries. Topics include industrial robotics; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); pneumatics; machine vision systems; automated assembly; design for automation; and Industry 4.0 (such as machine-to-machine communications and data analysis). Students will participate in a number of hands-on labs throughout the course.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Restriction: MECHENG 710
759

MECHENG 710

: Advanced Industrial Automation
2022 Semester One (1223)
Automation technologies widely used in manufacturing and processing industries. Topics include: industrial robotics; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); pneumatics; machine vision systems; automated assembly; design for automation; and Industry 4.0 (such as machine-to-machine communications and data analysis). Students will participate in a number of hands-on labs, including an individual research project related to the application of advanced automation techniques.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Restriction: MECHENG 709
760

MECHENG 711

: Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Application of computational methods to fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Finite volume and finite difference methods. Convergence and stability. Mesh generation and post-processing. Application of commercial computer programs to industrial problems. An individual project in which the student will be required to apply a commercial CFD code to a research problem of the student's choice.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Restriction: MECHENG 718
761

MECHENG 712

: Aerohydrodynamics
2022 Semester One (1223)
The study of fluid mechanics relevant to external flows, e.g., wind turbines, yachts, aircraft or wind loadings on buildings, boundary layers, computational fluid dynamics.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325
762

MECHENG 715

: Building Services
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Principles and practice of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R), psychrometry, heating/cooling loads, mass transfer and air quality, refrigeration/heat pump systems, cooling towers, pumps, fans, valves, pipes and ducts.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325
763

MECHENG 718

: Computational Fluid Dynamics
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Application of computational methods to fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Finite volume and finite difference methods. Convergence and stability. Mesh generation and post-processing. Application of commercial computer programs to industrial problems.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Restriction: MECHENG 711
764

MECHENG 719

: Advanced Engineering Vibrations
2022 Semester One (1223)
Selected topics in advanced vibration engineering: multiple degree of freedom and continuous systems, spectral analysis, analytical, approximate and numerical methods, including FEA, vibration instrumentation, measurement and testing, modal analysis, vibration treatment. Includes an individual project in which independent research is undertaken to solve a challenging advanced vibration problem.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325
Restriction: MECHENG 722
765

MECHENG 722

: Engineering Vibrations
2022 Semester One (1223)
Selected topics in vibration engineering: Multiple degree of freedom and continuous systems; Spectral analysis; analytical, approximate and numerical methods, including FEA; vibration instrumentation, measurement and testing; modal analysis; vibration treatment.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325 or equivalent
Restriction: MECHENG 719
766

MECHENG 724

: Multivariable Control Systems
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced control of mechanical and mechatronic systems. Topics include: state-space representations, linearisation, discretisation, stability, state feedback control design, optimal control, state estimation and Kalman filters. Applications in MATLAB/Simulink and with physical systems.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 322
Restriction: ELECTENG 722, MECHENG 720
767

MECHENG 726

: Acoustics for Engineers
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Wave equations, sources, directionality; behaviour of sound waves. Principles of active control for sound. The ear and hearing system. Measurement of sound fields and acoustic properties of rooms. Philosophy of annoyance. Legal and Standards requirements. Sound fields in enclosures. Mass Law. General insulation equation. Materials as absorbers and reflectors, room acoustics, requirements in auditoria, sound system design principles and transducer performance. Electro-acoustics and audio signal processing.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325
768

MECHENG 728

: Advanced MEMS and Microsystems
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Working principles and fabrication of MEMS/microsystems such as microsensors, microactuators, microfluidics, etc. Exposure to engineering design principles including engineering mechanics, fluidics, materials, etc., at microscale. Includes an individual research project related to the design and fabrication of a device for an advanced application.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325
Restriction: MECHENG 735
769

MECHENG 730

: Advanced Biomechatronic Systems
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced mechatronic principles and techniques for measuring and manipulating biological systems. Human biomechanics and motion control, advanced serial and parallel robots, compliant soft robots, software and functional safety, human robot interaction and force control, novel sensors and actuators, and biomechatronic design principles. Includes an individual research project related to the analysis, selection and successful implementation of one of these advanced technologies.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Restriction: MECHENG 736
770

MECHENG 731

: Mechanical Design Projects
2022 Semester One (1223)
A variety of engineering projects requiring the development and communication of design solutions to a professional standard, and using a wide range of advanced engineering methods.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 334
771

MECHENG 735

: MEMS and Microsystems
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Introduction to working principles and fabrication of MEMS/microsystems such as microsensors, microactuators, microfluidics, etc. Exposure to engineering design principles including engineering mechanics, fluidics, materials, etc. at microscale. Exposure to microfabrication processes as part of a laboratory component.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 325
Restriction: MECHENG 728
772

MECHENG 736

: Biomechatronic Systems
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Mechatronic principles and techniques for measuring, assisting, augmenting and mimicking biological systems. Topics include: brain machine interfaces, sensors and actuators, biomechanics and motion control, wearable and assistive devices, bioinstrumentation, soft robotic technologies, human factors, safety/ethical aspects, and biomechatronic design principles. Significant hands-on experience through the design, modelling and development of paradigmatic biomechatronic systems.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Restriction: MECHENG 730
773

MECHENG 743

: Composite Materials
2022 Semester One (1223)
Applications and manufacturing of composite materials. Mechanics of composite lamina/laminate. Failure prediction, design and finite element analysis of composite laminates and structures. Analysis and design of sandwich structures.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 340
774

MECHENG 747

: Manufacturing and Industrial Processes
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Theory of plasticity; material characterisation; process analyses; extrusion, wiredrawing, forging, rolling; metal cutting: thin shear model and Merchant's diagram, tool wear and tool life; sheet forming; forming limit diagram; thermal analyses of industrial operations including polymer processing; basic polymer science: thermosets and thermoplastics, profile extrusion, sheet extrusion; blown-film extrusion, filament extrusion, blow moulding.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: MECHENG 340
775

MECHENG 752

: Technology Management
2022 Semester One (1223)
An appreciation of the strategic systems and technology management aspects of manufacturing systems. Industry based projects that explore the design and optimisation of manufacturing operations form a major part of the course.
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: B grade or higher in ENGGEN 303