TRC4407 Automation design project
Faculty of Engineering
TRC4407 Automation design project is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It needs TRC3600.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before TRC4407
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After TRC4407
No unit lists TRC4407 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Overview
This unit extends the level of complexity of automation/mechatronic designs by integrating and applying knowledge that you have developed throughout the course of your degree. This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn project planning, communication skills and teamwork to complete an integrated design project (IDP). It will include the use and appreciation of the evolution of mechatronic technologies, design tools and methodologies, concurrent engineering design support tools, mechatronics design process, requirement interpretation and design optimisation. Societal, health, safety legal and cultural aspects will also be considered where appropriate.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Project proposalWritten20%
- Milestone reviewPresentation20%
- Final technical reportProject30%
- Final project demonstration and presentationDemonstration20%
- Team dynamicsExercise10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design a mechatronic automation system to solve engineering problems, by applying engineering fundamentals such as mechanisms, mechanics, electronics, programming, and control.
- 2
Evaluate design methodologies and project development models to choose and utilise the appropriate ones to achieve design and functional requirements.
- 3
Use appropriate engineering software tools for design and simulation to achieve design requirements.
- 4
Justify and communicate technical details of a mechatronics solution(s) in written and oral forms.
- 5
Reflect on teamwork, project management, leadership and conflict resolution in the context of group projects and activities.
- 6
Appraise societal, health, safety, legal and cultural aspects such as impacts and constraints of an engineering project.
- 7
Manage an engineering project in an organised and coherent manner demonstrating optimal use of resources and delivering the desired outcomes within the given amount of time.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities24 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Laboratories24 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachSimulation or virtual practice
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.
Lectures/discussion forum with people in relevant industries
Laboratory
Lectures, laboratory, workshops
Laboratory
Laboratory, project-related assignments
Where it fits
TRC4407 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Alpha Agape
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Alpha Agape
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for TRC4407?
You need TRC3600 before you enrol.
When is TRC4407 offered?
In 2025, TRC4407 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is TRC4407?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does TRC4407 have an exam?
No. TRC4407 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include TRC4407?
TRC4407 is part of Robotics and mechatronics engineering.