Found 153 study abroad units
EGB422 Energy Management and Sustainability
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Global energy issues are having a profound effect on engineering practice in relation to energy utilisation. Energy management is generally regarded as an effective solution for immediate energy consumption reduction and to address global warming. It is also concerned with increasing productivity, improving standards of living and saving money. You will learn how to apply the principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer and electricity along with an introduction to financial analysis and managerial practice. This will enable them to conduct an audit of energy systems and develop a sustainable energy management plan. This unit also details energy auditing of commercial buildings, industrial energy systems and processes, and explore their energy-saving opportunities. It equips students with the skills and knowledge required to conduct energy audits, analyse data, and provide reports for their energy-related customers. This unit also includes guest lectures from industry experts.
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.
EGB423 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
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- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the basic principles of HVAC and refrigeration systems in the context of buildings in sub-tropical environments. In buildings, health and comfort level of people are highly related to the indoor thermal environments. Many methods have been developed to alter our immediate environment to achieve 'comfortable' conditions, particularly within the built environment. Using the principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, engineers have developed efficient HVAC systems that process ambient air to conditions deemed to be comfortable for most people. HVAC systems are designed to create a comfortable and safe environment and are one of the most important systems in modern buildings. On the other hand, HVAC systems are most energy consuming systems in commercial and residential buildings and therefore energy efficiency is a prime concern for these systems.This unit provides detailed analysis and implementation of the design practices required for engineers.
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.
EGB432 Asset Management and Maintenance
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- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Engineers are often involved in the acquisition, maintenance, and renewal of equipment. The ability to analyse maintenance data and develop effective maintenance plans remain important skills for today’s engineers. The focus of this unit is on the development of techniques to manage the life cycles of engineering assets effectively to maximise their value. The unit will introduce students to the theory and techniques of Reliability Engineering, develop tools for the analysis of maintenance data, and address the development of optimised maintenance strategies.
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.
EGB435 Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Automation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit builds on the formative knowledge from Materials and Manufacturing (EGB214) with a particular focus on advanced manufacturing techniques, lean manufacturing, and industrial automation basics. The unit develops student knowledge and skills around various machining and super finishing techniques including 3D printing and Bio-fabrication. This unit also introduces some key concepts of Lean Manufacturing along with industrial automation basics to ensure growth in the highly competitive global marketplace, ensuring organisations maximise customer value and minimise process waste. Broadly this unit will provide knowledge in manufacturing including process capability and process sequencing with a Lean manufacturing edge. The students will benefit from a Mid-semester quiz, a semester-long group project focussing on the manufacturing processes supported by two lab demonstration sessions on machining techniques and 3D printing, and a Final Exam (invigilated).
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.
EGB439 Advanced Robotics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
In this unit, you will develop your skills in the theory and practice of mobile robotics. The theory part includes advanced topics on motion models, motion control, motion planning,localisation, and simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM). Practice requires the translation of theory to working software which is evaluated using online tools. This unit builds on skills developed in EGB339.
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.
EGB475 Advanced Structural Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This is an advanced structural engineering unit in which topics that are regularly used by structural engineers as well as some topics that become useful for special cases will be covered. Using knowledge from previous years, you will develop and present the computer based stiffness method for analyzing structures in order to design them. Dynamics and vibration of structures will be introduced with applications to buildings. Structures collapse when loaded beyond their capacity. The predictable pattern of structural failure through the formation of plastic hinges (or failure points) will be treated. The application of dynamics and vibration to structural health monitoring and damage detection and to seismic engineering will be covered. The Australian Standard AS1170.4 for seismic analysis will be used in the studies. On completion of this unit, students will be well prepared to face the challenges of a structural engineer.
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.
EGB476 Advanced Steel Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This is an advanced level civil engineering unit that provides the required knowledge and skills for the analysis, design and construction of steel buildings. Building on the structural, material and construction units of previous semesters, it provides detailed knowledge, skills and experience in determining the wind effects on buildings, modelling, analysis and design of steel framed buildings and all their components by engaging in a single storey steel portal frame building project on a real site. The ability to analyse and design steel buildings is a requirement for a range of graduate civil engineering positions. This unit is the second one in the civil engineering course that provides the knowledge and skills required for this purpose. It will prepare you to pursue a career in structures and/or construction. EGB473-Composite Structures builds on this unit by extending your knowledge and skills for more complex, composite steel-concrete structures.
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.
EGB482 Contracting and Construction Regulations
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
A construction engineer must have an appreciation of the commercial environment in which they work. The law and particularly the law relating to construction has a significant impact upon that commercial environment. This unit will provide a framework and sufficient detail to increase your awareness of how the law governs you and your organisation's actions within the industry. In addition, you will understand the operation of a construction contract and the claims and disputes commonly associated with the administration of such a contract. The lectures provide a solid foundation required for Construction Engineers, and embedded in the tutorials are discussions of real-world cases of the past month to highlight the importance of understanding the impacts of day-to-day decisions in the world of construction.
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.
EGB485 Finite Element Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a computer based method for analysing structures under static or dynamics loadings. It has applications in all areas of engineering and is used by practising engineers and researchers to analyse and design all types of structures including buildings, bridges, dams, multi-purpose towers, cooling towers, etc. FEA enables multiple and repeated analyses with ease and hence facilitates the optimum design of the structure. It is available through a number of well- known packages such as Strand 7, ANSYS, ABAQUS, LSDYNA, etc. It is now possible to treat complex problems such as dynamic seismic analysis, impact and blast analyses and structural health monitoring and damage detection, all of which were impossible prior to the advent of FEA. Students who complete this unit will be well prepared to face the challenges of modern design offices.
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.
EGH411 Sustainable Chemical Engineering in Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
It is essential that chemical and process engineers involved in industrial chemical production translate fundamental knowledge of chemistry and engineering into practical outcomes. In this unit you will focus on green chemistry, industrial biotechnology and catalysis which underpins 90 % of all chemicals made today. You will be introduced to catalyst fundamentals and their application to industry for bulk chemicals, production of sustainable polymers and plastics, zeolites for green chemistry and bio-catalysts such as enzymes. You will also be guided through the development of professional skills which includes creation of a MindMap, completion of a Dynamic SWOT analysis, and presentation of business ideas in a poster. This unit brings together learnings from prior units in the chemistry stream.
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.
EGH413 Advanced Dynamics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The analysis, design, and control of many practical engineering systems require analysis of rigid bodies in three dimensions, e.g. gyroscopes, amusement park rides, space vehicles, and robots. The aim of this unit is to develop skills and techniques to analyse the behaviour of mechanical systems in three dimensions using both Newton-Euler and Lagrangian approaches. This capstone unit builds upon the concepts of 2D kinematics and kinetics from earlier units (EGB211, EGB321) and introduces Lagrangian methods, which are powerful tools in developing equations of motion for complex engineering 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.
EGH414 Stress Analysis and Numerical Modelling
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical/Medical engineers need to analyse components and systems to produce safe effective designs, innovate new products and improve existing devices. Towards a professional engineer, an understanding of how engineering components respond to loads to produce stress and strain, and the nature of the stresses and strains is required. This unit introduces computational methods to analyse, design and optimize more complex components and systems. You will work with peers to learn basic finite element method in solving stress and strain in simple engineering components in response to loadings. This unit builds on the intermediate Engineering Mechanics units, and aims to extend your knowledge on basic mechanics of materials to more advanced stress analysis methods. This unit also contains an embedded maths module to provide advanced level numerical analysis techniques to support student learning in advanced level engineering units. The mathematics constitutes 30% of 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.
EGH418 Biomechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Biomedical engineers require the ability to analyse the mechanics of the human body for a large variety of applications. The first type of problems deal with prosthetic design, design of assistive devices for people with disabilities, sporting performance, and ergonomic tasks which can be addressed within the context of rigid-body dynamics. The second type of applications is related to characterisation of tissue mechanical properties to bone fracture fixation, development of cartilage and ligament replacement materials and dynamic adaptation of living tissues.In this advanced unit, the concepts of dynamics and continuum mechanics are further developed in the context of biomechanical systems and human movement. Skills for the measurement of human movement and lab-based testing of biological tissues are developed.
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.
EGH419 Advanced Design and Entrepreneurship
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces you to advanced design practice and fundamental entrepreneurial concepts. The unit combines skills in electrical engineering with entrepreneurship. You will work in a team and apply your new knowledge in entrepreneurship to devise an idea for an artefact that solves a customer’s problem or satisfies a demand in the market. You will learn how to think about a business case for your idea, identify potential customers and analyse the market situation. In your team, you will apply advanced design methods to evaluate your product or service idea based on its technology feasibility, desirability, and commercial viability. You will heavily draw on the project management and team skills learned in the previous project unitsEGB240 or EGB220 and EGB320.
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.
EGH420 Mechanical Systems Design
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- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit brings together a number of Engineers Australia's Stage 1 competencies. Students will demonstrate their knowledge and skill base, their engineering application ability all whilst being expected to demonstrate the professional and personal attributes. This unit builds on previous introductory and intermediate design units to be the final unit in the mechanical design stream. You will bring together design knowledge and skills to design and analyze systems of increasing complexity and interdependence. You also will be given the opportunity to consider the broader role mechanical engineers often play in relation to human interaction, quality, safety, ethics and sustainability in 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.
EGH421 Vibration and Control
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The ability to analyse and control the dynamic behaviour of machinery and processes is core competency for mechanical engineers. In this unit, you will be introduced to the theory and techniques that underpin dynamic systems analysis and control system engineering, including: transfer function representations, stability, steady-state behaviour, and frequency response. You will then use these techniques to design controllers to achieve certain transient and steady-state performance criteria. Together, these concepts and analysis tools will provide you with a solid foundation to develop real-world controllers, including the ubiquitous proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. In this capstone unit, you will draw on the earlier dynamics units EGB321 Dynamics of Machines, and EGB211 Dynamics. An embedded mathematics module, constituting 20% of the unit, provides advanced methods that support student learning in the engineering context.
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.
EGH422 Heat Transfer
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 heat transfer. This unit introduces the fundamental principles of heat transfer, together with key concepts of heat conduction, convection, radiation and mass diffusion while implementing conceptual and mathematical design exercises under each key concept. In this unit you will apply these principles and analysis methods to design and analysis of real world engineering problems involving design optimal heat/mass insulations and efficient heat/mass exchangers with sustainability considerations. This unit relies on a prior understanding of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics studied in your previous year or equivalent 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.
EGH423 Fluid Dynamics
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- 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 fluid dynamics.This unit builds on your understanding of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and mathematics by studying viscous, transient and compressible fluid flows, together with the analysis and design of fluid machines including pumps and turbines. You will learn about the application of dimensional analysis to experimental results, theoretical and analytical problem solving methods based on idealized versions of real engineering systems, and numerical studies based on the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This unit relies on a prior understanding of dynamics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics studied in introductory and intermediate 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.
EGH424 Biofluids
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit is an advanced unit in medical engineering. Towards a professional medical engineer, It is designed to build up your knowledge and skills to examine the particular properties of the biological fluids and to introduce techniques to analyse their behaviour. This unit introduces the fundamental principles of fluid dynamics that are used to explain the mechanisms of biological flows and their interrelationships with physiological processes, in health and in disease. You will work together with peers to learn basic numerical methods in solving the flow of biofluids and propose design concepts by taking consideration of biological fluid property and behaviour. You will build on EGB323 Fluid Mechanics and LSB231 Physiology to develop your engineering knowledge and skills, with particular emphasis on an improved ability in applying the biological fluid dynamics principles in development of strategies for disease prevention or medical device 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.
EGH435 Modelling and Simulation for Medical Engineers
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Traditional analytical and experimental techniques can often not be applied to investigate the mechanics of medical devices in biological systems. Biomechanical systems exhibit substantial non-linearity due to complex geometries, materials and interactions. Medical engineering professionals use modelling and simulation techniques in the design of biomechanical systems. This unit advances modelling and simulation techniques through their applications in Biomedical Engineering. This advanced unit will develop your knowledge and skills in analysing biomechanical components and systems in the course of medical device development. The unit focuses on modelling and simulation techniques using industry standard software. It applies content introduced in EGH418 Biomechanics, builds upon the finite element capabilities introduced in EGH414 Stress Analysis and adds quantitative analysis tools to the medical device design process commenced in EGB319 BioDesign.
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.
EGH438 Biomaterials
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- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Biomaterials are widely used to create medical implants and devices. Thus, it is important for biomedical engineers to understand the fundamental properties of biomaterials and their interactions with biological systems. After taking this unit, you should be able to select suitable biomaterials for specific medical implants, devices and tissue engineering applications based on key features including biocompatibility, manufacturability, and sustainability. You will also have the essential knowledge to communicate with other professionals in the biomedical space including materials engineers, cell biologists, surgeons, and medical device regulators.
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.
EGH441 Power System Modelling
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The power grid consists of various components such as generators, transmission lines, transformers and loads. In this unit, you will learn the technical aspects of power system modelling, which will help you to understand the operations and planning of the modern electricity grid. You will use several mathematical techniques to design and analyse power systems and learn professional industry practices such as load flow, fault calculations, protection, and stability. This unit will help you to further develop your professional skills in communication and engineering teamwork.
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.
EGH443 Advanced Telecommunications and RF
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
With the increasing importance of telecommunications systems and services in people's lives, a unit covering the fundamentals and applications of advanced communication systems is indispensable in the Electrical Engineering Curriculum. Therefore, this unit provides an understanding of the evolution of mobile communications systems from 1st generation to 5th generation, efficient cellular planning, wireless channel characteristics and modelling, antenna measurements, antenna arrays and beamforming, transmitter and receiver diversity, multi-carrier systems, error control coding and decoding, and optical fibre communications. Emphasis is placed on fundamental principles of advanced communication methods so that on graduation, you will be able to interpret existing and emerging communication technologies. This is an advanced unit and therefore prior knowledge of basic signal analysis (EGB242), and telecommunications and RF (EGB342) is required.
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.
EGH444 Digital Signals and Image Processing
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit covers fundamentals of digital signal and image processing, including image representation andacquisition, filtering (in both spatial and frequency domains), image enhancement. It will also introduce you to moreadvanced concept such as feature extraction, segmentation, compression and machine learning applied to computervision. You will learn how those techniques work and how and when to apply them. You will practice these conceptsindividually and in collaboration with peers. You will draw on the fundamentals of signals seen in EGB342.
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.
EGH445 Modern Control
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
In this unit you will learn fundamental concepts and methods used for modelling, analysis and control design of complex engineering systems. The unit introduces a general class of models for complex systems known as state-space descriptions. This class of models allows the development of control techniques and designs that shape and modify the behaviour of many real-world systems. You will create digital control systems, thereby developing skills in the practical application of control designs into real systems. To be successful, you will draw on knowledge acquired in EGB345 and its prerequisites.
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.
EGH446 Autonomous Systems
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Automation engineers play a key role in building practical control systems and designing navigation approaches for autonomous vehicles. This advanced unit will present the principles of operation of modern sensors necessary for robust navigation. This unit provides the required knowledge to develop state of the art navigation approaches in complex environments. Navigation is a fundamental building block for all aspects of autonomous systems. You will draw upon previous studies in mathematics and control systems, knowledge that underpins navigation 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.
EGH448 Power Electronics
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a higher level unit that aims to introduce the principles of operation of basic power electronic circuits and systems used in industrial applications. This unit enables the learner to understand, interpret and compare the characteristics of power devices such as power diodes, thyristors, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT etc,; analyse common types of diode and thyristor converters, inverters, and DC-DC converters; use simulation tools to model and analyse simple power electronic circuits; perform experiments on power electronic hardware circuits; obtain measurements. Power processing can be considered as one of the major applications of electronics in industry applications. A broad understanding of industrial electronic circuits and systems will provide the foundation not only to designadvanced power processing circuits for complex systems but also to operate and maintain them properly. Such knowledge is essential for a graduate electrical engineer who intends to work in industry.
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.
EGH449 Advanced Electronics
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This Advanced Electrical Option builds on the electronic and computing building blocks and concepts covered in Electronics (EGB348) and Microprocessors and Digital Systems (CAB202). This unit explores the extension and application of general electronic circuits to specific topic areas where special consideration and approaches are required. These topic areas include precision electronics, low noise electronics, the interface of analogue and digital electronics, digital systems, and Field Programmable Gate Arrays. The advanced unit EGH448 Power Electronics is complementary to this unit's content.
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.
EGH450 Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application of aerospace concepts, building on aircraft systems and flight and Unmanned Aircraft systems (UAS) and Systems Engineering. The unit focuses on experimental design, integration and test of a UAS. You will also gain skills in setting design specifications and carrying out detailed design analysis to design, build and flight test a UAS.
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.
EGH451 Distributed Renewable Electrical Energy Systems
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- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The proliferation of renewable power generation is changing the way electricity is generated and delivered, shifting from a centralised towards a more distributed generation model. The renewable energy sources are typically integrated and interfaced with the electricity grid via power electronic converter systems. In this unit you will learn about the structure, layout, and key characteristics of renewable electrical energy systems, from small residential photovoltaic installations to large-scale photovoltaic power plants and wind farms. The unit will also discuss grid connected versus stand alone renewable energy systems, DC and AC microgrids, the concept of smart grid and virtual power plants.
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.