Found 134 study abroad units
EGB210 Fundamentals of Mechanical Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical Design forms the backbone of the Mechanical Engineering Degree. This unit is an introduction into Mechanical Design. It brings together fundamental engineering units such as Applied Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Fluid Mechanics and Materials Study and is a common unit for students studying Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering and Mechatronics. It will develop systematic knowledge and practice of methods of engineering problem solving, design procedures, design analysis, and introductory mechanical components design, highlighting the need for sustainable and contextually appropriate solutions. It lays the basis for advanced study in Mechanical Design.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB211 Dynamics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical engineers are required to have a sound knowledge in motion of particles and rigid bodies, which is essential in the design and production of machines and other engineering systems. Dynamic forces in systems such as motor vehicles, aircrafts and robotic devices are determined by kinematic and kinetic analysis of these systems. These forces play an essential part in the design of these systems. In this introductory unit, you are introduced to the concepts of dynamics in the context of real engineering systems. The basic principles for dynamics of particles and rigid bodies in 2D are introduced and discussed as related problems within various engineering systems. On completion of this unit, you will be able to apply fundamental principles of kinematics and kinetics in formulating and solving dynamics problems for particles and rigid bodies and analyse kinematics and kinetics of basic mechanical components and mechanisms.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB214 Materials and Manufacturing
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the fundamentals of engineering materials and their manufacturability, defects of materials at the micro-scale and how mechanical properties of materials (e.g. steel) can be tailored by processing (deformation, diffusion) and heat treatments. This knowledge along with a range of complex manufacturing processes (casting, rolling, forging, extrusion) and sheet metal forming processes such as blanking, piercing, bending, drawing and deep drawing. This knowledge is important for graduate engineers in their engineering study. This unit develops appreciation to engineers around design and how to make a product out of materials using both primary and secondary production methods with minimum environmental impact and costs. They will improve their understanding about the interactions and interrelationship between processing, microstructure, properties and performance of various engineering materials in order to utilize new designs and fabrication.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB220 Mechatronics Design 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Mechatronics Design 1 is a project unit with a hands-on introduction to mechatronics. You will be introduced to the basic concepts in mechatronics, focusing on the mechanics, electronics, and embedded software principles. The unit focuses on the research, design, and implementation of a mechatronic product to conform to a customer's needs. This is the first in a series of design units specifically for Mechatronics, building on your Introduction to Design unit in first year.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB240 Electronic Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
EGB240 introduces you to the practical aspects of electronic circuit design that underpins the practice of electrical engineering. You will develop experience and confidence to draw upon theory, literature and CAD tools to synthesise electronic circuit designs to solve real world problems. You will complete two practical projects to design, build, evaluate and document simple electronic circuits. The unit provides an opportunity to apply and extend circuit and electronic theories developed in first year, and the theoretical knowledge gained in EGB120 and EGB242 to real-world engineering problems. As the second of three design units, you will further develop your engineering design and professional communication skills through application to a practical project.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB241 Electromagnetics and Machines
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Power engineering is a sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Electromagnetics involves the study electric fields, magnetic fields, their sources, waves and the behavior these waves. Applications include electrical generators and motors, antennas, printed circuit board layout, data storage, fiber optics and wireless systems. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of power engineering, including magnetic circuits, electric machines, transformers and 3-phase power. You will also learn about static electric fields, electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission line theory. You will work individually and with peers to solve practical problems and to carry out simple designs. This unit will draw on your knowledge of Mathematics and EGB120 Foundations in Electrical Engineering, and prepares you for more advanced studies in Microwave and Power Engineering.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB242 Signal Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Signal processing engineers have knowledge of engineering methodologies, and possess problem solving, communication, leadership and project management skills. They design, model, and analyze systems, and use a wide range of technologies and applications, including household appliances, communications systems, modern control, circuit design, biomedical engineering, and speech processing. They help transform society and enhance the quality of life. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of signal and system analysis in the time and frequency domains. You will learn and work individually and with peers to apply engineering and mathematical concepts and use programming techniques, to solve contextualized practical problems employing Fourier and Laplace analysis, LTI systems, filtering, and System modelling. This unit will draw on your knowledge and skills from EGB120 and MZB127, and prepare you for units in telecommunications, signal processing and control.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB243 Aircraft Systems and Flight
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundational aerospace engineering unit addressing the aerodynamic principles of flight, aircraft systems and the airspace environment in which aircraft operate. The unit covers basic aerostatics, aerodynamics and equations of motion to gain a technical appreciation for how aircraft fly. Core aircraft systems including navigation, surveillance, guidance and control system are covered, linking their functionality and importance to air traffic management and air safety aspects of the airspace. These topics are delivered in conjunction with multiple problem solving tasks, providing you with both the technical knowledge and high level picture of how aircraft are able to operate in the world today.This is second year engineering unit and the knowledge and problem solving skills developed in this unit are relevant to aerospace and electrical, electrical and mechatronics majors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB261 Unit Operations
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering unit introduces concepts of unit operations in the engineering context of water treatment and industrial chemicals production. You will develop the ability to select and apply unit operations to solve practical problems involving treating water to make it comply with beneficial reuse, and use appropriate unit operations to develop sustainable solutions in the chemical sector. You will partake in computer simulations to predict water treatment designs which are technically, economically, environmentally and socially appropriate. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB263 Process Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit lays foundational technical skills skills for chemical and process engineers in mass andenergy balance modelling as a process design tool. This unit introduces mass and energy balanceconcepts and you will learn how to solve mass and energy balance problems individually throughproblem solving tasks. The unit builds on EGB160 and lays foundational skills for real-world mass and energy balancemodelling in EGB364 where process designed skills are aided with computer simulation software.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB264 Engineering Chemistry
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
As a Chemical Process Engineer, you will encounter analytical concepts in both inorganic and organicbranches of chemical processing. Collaboration and consultation with technical partners will require aworking knowledge of these concepts as a professional chemical process engineer. This unit introducestheoretical and practical concepts of analytical and organic chemistry that are relevant within chemicalprocessing. You will learn about common analytical concepts and instrumentation, as well as learn aboutfundamental organic chemistry functional groups, interactions and reactions. You will draw on knowledgegained from EGB161 and will build from this unit in EGB361.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB270 Civil Engineering Materials
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Civil engineers in the fields of structural, geotechnical and construction engineering use knowledge and skills bases in civil engineering materials that you will learn in this unit to meet stakeholders' needs for safe, economical and sustainable infrastructure. You will learn core concepts of civil engineering materials science, along with acquisition, manufacturing and testing of materials such as concrete, steel, timber and soils, and factors that influence their properties, quality, and application in real-world infrastructure projects. You will be introduced to common and advanced civil engineering materials used in the Australian and global contexts. You will further develop your professional skills, in particular communication and reflection towards developing your professional engineering competency. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB121 Engineering Mechanics. Structural, geotechnical, and construction engineering units will build upon this unit.
EGB273 Principles of Construction
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Construction engineering is a prominent field of civil engineering that focuses on turning civil engineering infrastructure designs into reality. Construction engineers use knowledge and skills bases that you will learn in this unit to select and implement methods of civil construction. You will learn about site investigation, environmental management, construction planning and project management techniques, earthworks, equipment selection for various civil infrastructure types. You will further develop your professional skills in communication and engineering teamwork. This units draws upon your learning in EGB123 Civil Engineering Systems. EGH479 Advances in Civil Engineering Practice will build upon this unit.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB274 Environmentally Sustainable Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The knowledge and skills associated with site investigation, analysis and planning for sustainable development are essential for civil and environmental engineers, as is the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams to achieve balanced solutions on social, economic, cultural and environmental outcomes. This sustainable development design project requires you to undertake typical site investigations, site analyses and conceptual designs for a selected site covering sustainability issues in the following areas: Sustainable Transport, Land Planning including assessment of the surrounding areas, Water & Wastewater Management and Environmental Impact Assessment. This unit extends and applies the knowledge developed in design based engineering units to important issues such as site analysis, site investigation, site planning, development assessment, environmental management, water quality, pollution prevention and control, and resource and waste management.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB275 Structural Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Structural engineering is a prominent field of civil engineering that focuses on creation of safe, economical and sustainable structures. Structural engineers use knowledge and skills bases that you will learn in this unit to meet stakeholders' needs. You will learn moment distribution, introduction to structural analysis software, principle of virtual work to determine deflections, transformation of stresses and Mohr's Circle, torsion, shear flow, shear centre, unsymmetrical bending, the principle of compatibility, and combined axial loading and bending of structural elements and systems. In this unit you will further develop your mathematical skills (20% of this unit is maths) in structural engineering applications, and professional skills in engineering communication. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB121 Engineering Mechanics and MZB127 Engineering Mathematics and Statistics. All structural engineering units in the Civil Engineering major will build upon this unit.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB314 Solid Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
As a mechanical/medical engineer, you must have the expertise to analyse components and systems of components to produce safe and efficient designs. Strength of Materials is an intermediate level unit which investigates how external loading produces internal stresses and strains in a solid body, and the implications of these stresses and strains for components’ strength, stiffness and robustness. Understanding this subject is an essential part of the design process that ensures the structural integrity of various structures, electromechanical devices and mechanisms. When used effectively and this process can result in lightweight, reliable and robust structures. This unit builds on the concepts from the introductory EGB121 - Engineering Mechanics unit. Future units, such as EGB210 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Design, EGB316 - Design of Machine elements and EGH414 - Stress Analysis use the knowledge and techniques developed in this subject extensively.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB316 Design of Machine Elements
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical design within professional engineering practice requires that graduates bring together the various analytical techniques they know in a systematic way to develop confidence in a design or analysis. In this unit students will learn advanced theories of mechanical design analysis, and will apply this in the design and analysis of a variety of machine elements. Methodical design process is emphasized, as is the application of relevant design standards, and advanced simulation using the Finite Element Analysis package ANSYS. A key focus of the unit is the repeated application of a practice based design analysis workflow to real machine components. Weekly application of the design skills being developed, make you comfortable with both mechanical systems as a whole, and the determination, estimation, or selection of open ended quantities within the design process.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB319 Medical Device Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Professional medical engineers work with medical devices at different stages of their life-cycle. Doing so requires specialist understanding of the regulatory requirements for medical devices. In this unit, you will work together with peers to propose and evaluate designs to address an unmet clinical need. In assuming a team role you will be exposed to the various duties that medical engineers may fulfill in professional practice. The impacts of the regulatory environment on medical device design will be explored as well as the importance of quality and risk management. EGB319 Medical Device Design builds on EGB210 Fundamentals of Mechanical Design to develop your engineering design skills, with particular emphasis on medical device concept development, EGH435 Modelling and Simulation for Medical Engineers will add quantitative design skills to enable refinement of medical device designs.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB320 Mechatronics Design 2
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Mechatronics Design 2 is a project unit with a hands-on application to advanced mechatronics principles. You will focus on the mechanics, electronics, and embedded software principles behind mechatronics. In this unit, you extend your knowledge and skills from Mechatronics Design 1 to the research, design, and implementation of an advanced mechatronic product to meet a customer's needs. You will further extend your skills and knowledge in mechatronics design in Mechatronics Design 3.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB321 Dynamics of Machines
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers). This engineering core unit introduces fundamental concepts of dynamics & vibration of machines in an engineering context. You will develop the ability to recognise and apply the developed theories and formulas to solve fundamental engineering problems involving position, velocity, acceleration and force and to solve more complex problems involving nonlinear equation of motion, free body diagram as an introduction to predicting the vibration behaviours of engineering systems. You will undertake laboratory work in groups to plan and conduct experiments to predict and analyze the behavior of physical systems and apply this theoretical dynamics knowledge into practice to design walkable robots.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB322 Thermodynamics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
As a professional engineer you will be competent to practice as outlined in the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers, including discipline specific knowledge and skills in engineering thermodynamics.This unit introduces the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, together with the use of state diagrams to describe thermodynamic systems and processes. In this unit you will apply these principles and analysis methods to real world engineering problems involving air compressors, internal combustion engines, steam power plant and refrigeration systems. This unit relies on a prior understanding of mathematics and mechanics studied in your first year or equivalent units. You will build from this unit in subsequent engineering units in advanced thermodynamics and fluid dynamics.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB323 Fluid Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This 2nd-year unit introduces the fundamentals of fluid mechanics applied by engineers to understand and characterize fluid flows. The concepts, principles and equations of fluid mechanics are presented in the context of real engineering systems. The unit will provide you with the ability to apply and solve problems related to hydrostatics, explain and report how basic fluid mechanics is used in hydraulic structures and fluid systems, and apply the energy and momentum equations. This unit also contains an embedded mathematics component (30%) to provide intermediate level vector calculus as well as dynamical systems and their stability to support student learning in intermediate level engineering units.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB339 Introduction to Robotics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the fundamental concepts and algorithms of robotics and computer vision. You will learn how to solve typical fundamental real-world computer vision and robotics problems, working individually and in a team. You will build from this unit in EGB439 (Advanced Robotics).
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB341 Energy Supply and Delivery
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this unit you will cover the concepts and technical aspects of electric energy generation and delivery. Thestructure of energy conversion and delivery from power stations through transmission and distribution tocustomer loads will be addressed, including the concept of electricity markets. Models of transformers,transmission lines, power flow, synchronous and induction machines will be studied as key component andfeatures of electricity network. This subject will lay the foundations for EGH441 Power System Modelling.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB342 Telecommunications and RF
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This intermediate unit addresses core concepts, characteristics and performance requirements in analog and digital communications. Knowledge and skills developed in this unit are relevant to communication and signals stream in the electrical engineering major. This unit introduces basic building blocks of analog and digital modulation techniques for single and multi-user communications, as well as fundamentals of RF relevant to telecommunications. You will learn to use time and frequency domain signal analysis, apply information theory to compress digital data, choose appropriate modulation techniques to transmit signals and analyze the performance of communication systems in noisy channels. You will also gain knowledge on RF building blocks of telecommunications systems. You will build on this unit in EGH443 Advanced Telecommunications and RF and EGH444 Digital Systems and Image processing by extending analytical understanding for design and analysis of more complex systems.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB345 Control and Dynamic Systems
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Control systems engineering is at the heart of most of the modern electrical and mechanical systems that you will encounter in your careers as practicing engineers. The unit provides theoretical and practical understanding of control systems to enable you to better apply and design engineering technologies. The unit is an intermediate level unit to be undertaken once you have sufficient mathematical and analysis skills to understand the theory and to apply the theory in practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB346 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Unmanned Aircraft Systems have become a useful and common tool for engineers. As a future professional engineer it is critical to understand technical, practical and regulatory issues around the design and operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. This unit introduces the key concepts and theory of Unmanned Aircraft Systems including mission design, airframes and propulsion, autopilots and sensors, ground stations and communications, and flight operations and risk management. You will work with your peers in a team and design an Unmanned Aircraft System-based solution to a real-world problem. You will draw on your experience in EGB243 Aircraft Systems and Flight.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB348 Electronics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Electronic devices and circuits are the building blocks of most electrical and computing devices. In this unit, you will identify the characteristics and operation of discrete and integrated circuit semiconductor devices, including diodes, transistors and op amps. You will learn how they are combined into circuits to perform useful operations on signals, such as amplification, filtering or switching. This unit also introduces digital electronics, including devices such as logic gates and flip-flops, and combinational logic, and digital circuit design. This unit is an Intermediate Electrical Option, which builds on basic electrical circuit theory learned in EGB120. It forms the foundation for later units in Advanced Electronics and Power Electronics.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB349 Systems Engineering and Design Project
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Engineers who work on large projects need a specific suite of additional skills when compared to engineers who work on smaller projects. Systems Engineering provides the framework to allow the interoperability to be addressed. These skills include technical design and implementation, management of the project and teamwork coordination. Compliance to Australian and International standards is also an essential requirement of the designs. This unit provides skills and knowledge for a project teamwork activity, and builds on the work you learned in foundation of engineering design and electronic design. This unit will develop the necessary competency in dealing with aerospace systems.The objectives of the unit are to provide a grounding in systems engineering methodology according to the various standards in use throughout the world, to expose you to the experience and the problems of working as a member of a design team, and to have you undertake a group design exercise.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB351 Renewable Electrical Energy Sources
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Renewable energy sources play a key role in the continued reduction of the carbon footprint of our society. Understanding their availability, limitations and challenges is critical towards their successful application in our current engineering systems. In this unit you will gain an in-depth understanding of the operation, characteristics, energy production profiles, electrical grid integration aspects, as well as economic considerations, of the most important renewable energy technologies. The unit will also introduce key energy storage technologies that can be coupled with renewable energy sources such as wind and solar to compensate for their intermittent generation profile. This unit will draw on the concepts learned in EGB120, and will develop important understanding required for the more advanced units EGH451 and EGH452.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.