MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
Faculty of Engineering
MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MEC5882
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MEC5882
No unit lists MEC5882 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be currently enrolled in a master’s course in engineering or related STEM and in a related discipline. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
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.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Moodle quizzesThreshold hurdle10%
- Class testThreshold hurdle17%
- Laboratory experimentsThreshold hurdle18%
- Group projectThreshold hurdle20%
- Practical worksThreshold hurdle5%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and recognise the role of instrumentation and monitoring in the product design cycle.
- 2
Analyse examples and case studies including those from high-reliability industries.
- 3
Synthesise data from a range of instruments and sensors to report on performance against standards.
- 4
Appraise errors in the context of system monitoring.
- 5
Generate simulations of representative systems and analyse system performance.
- 6
Apply problem-solving techniques and analyse faults in terms of root cause analysis.
- 7
Conduct regular self-assessment and peer-assessment of individual and team performance as a primary means of tracking continuing professional development.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities20 hours
- Laboratories16 hours
- Workshops12 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
You will work collaboratively on your laboratory experiments and group projects as a team where you can learn from your peers, and develop skills for organising and planning learning activities.
You will participate in enquiry-based learning where you will define research questions for your group project that will be answered over the semester by completing the project.
Recorded lectures and online live workshops.
The unit includes interactive online sessions during workshops and practical classes where you work either individually or in small groups to solve related real-world problems and past exam questions.
You will work on a group project during the semester where you will need to research the most recent developments in sensing and instrumentation techniques and propose solutions to improve existing instrumentation systems.
To promote the learning of concepts and principles, you will work with other students and the instructor to solve related real-world problems.
Where it fits
MEC5882 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Armin Ehrampoosh
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Reza Nosrati
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MEC5882?
MEC5882 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MEC5882 offered?
In 2023, MEC5882 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is MEC5882?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MEC5882 have an exam?
No. MEC5882 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MEC5882?
MEC5882 is part of Aerospace engineering; Mechanical engineering; and Robotics and mechatronics engineering.