MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring

Advanced instrumentation and sensing necessitate a multi-disciplinary approach in order to monitor engineering systems as diverse as renewable energy, aerospace, buildings, transportation, telecommunications and biomedical devices.

The monitoring and assessment techniques are founded on the fundamentals of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering and information technology.

The unit covers the exploration of strategies for efficient instrumentation of engineering assets. You will use a range of sensing technologies to gather real-time information and use industry-standard approaches to data analyses, characterisation, fault assessment and reporting methodologies at various stages of product design and product development.

Data visualisation will also be discussed. The unit will explore frequency of monitoring in relation to the volume of data collected and strategies for data reduction.