| Unit name | Principles of Electro-Mechanical Design and Analysis |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EEME10002 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Hopkins |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Why is this unit important?
Electro-mechanical systems can be found all around us and range from simple switches such as relays to complex propulsion systems found in modern electric vehicles. The unit provides the basic tools and knowledge necessary to tackle the design of an electro-mechanical problem. It is a practical focussed project-based unit with some early lecture-based teaching, assessed entirely through coursework. The unit will introduce design tools and analysis methodologies applicable across the electrical and mechanical interface and subsequently providing you with the foundation knowledge required for future studies on electro-mechanical systems encountered through the course of your programme.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit is mandatory for some undergraduate programmes and forms the first step of the electrical theme that runs through these. Students will develop core engineering skills through the learning-by-doing teaching approach adopted in this unit. Students will be set design tasks related to an electro-mechanical system employing skills and knowledge taught to reinforce and apply fundamental concepts covered here and by other units. This will provide scaffolding of key engineering principles and a controlled environment to put this knowledge into practice, through the laboratory activities and workshops.
An overview of content
In this unit you will learn the fundamental engineering science and apply this knowledge to analyse and explore the design of a high-power air-cooled LED case study. First you will design and manufacture a fun duct to enable forced cooling of the LED and connected heatsink. Electrical taught content will enable you to analyse and construct a driver circuit required to power the LED. Code is then developed to create an analytical model of the Heatsink enabling investigation of the impact of parameters, such as geometry and material properties, on its performance.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
You will gain understanding of key electrical and mechanical principles. You will develop group work skills through the various practical activities. You will gain experience of using electrical experimental equipment and industry recognised engineering software. You will be able to design, build and construct hardware to support experiments. You will be able to understand and interpret results and reflect on findings.
Learning Outcomes
Having completed this unit, you will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures, practical activities supported by drop-in sessions, design workshops and self-directed exercises.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
During the unit you will be able to receive feedback on the activities through interactions with the academic team during workshop and laboratory sessions. You will be able to obtain feedback and ask questions via discussion boards. You will be able to engage with a Fan Duct Peer Assessment activity where you will obtain feedback on designs with reflections and resulting changes/improvements feeding into the summative assessment.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
For the summative assessment, you will work in a small group to evaluate the performance of an electromechanical system. You will submit a group report documenting and reflecting on experimental and simulated results. The coursework will assess all Learning Outcomes and will carry a 100% weight. Students within a group are all expected to contribute and engage with the coursework throughout the duration of the unit. You will be given an individual mark for the coursework that will be based on the group's mark, but adjusted through peer moderation and an individual reflective account.
When assessment does not go to plan:
In the case of required reassessment for students who were unable to complete their contribution to the group work, resitting students will undertake further individual development and critique of their group’s original submission, highlighting areas for improvement and development using knowledge and understanding from the taught components. The reassessment components and format will be the same as above, but will be submitted individually.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EEME10002).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
