Integrated Systems Analysis
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME4008 | Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering | 4 | 10 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- MMME4008
- School
- Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
Summary
An advanced module which covers topics aligned to the design, description and analysis of dynamically complex, integrated systems. Examples of such include automotive power trains, aero-engines and combined heat and power generating plant. Topics cover: basic concepts in Design of Experiments and the analysis of experiments including the effects of noise, Reliability of Systems - reliability models for components and how these are combined to form system reliability assessments, Dynamic behaviour of systems: introduction to the state-space protocol and dynamic simulation of systems. Emphasis throughout the course will be on real applications and tasks involved in the engineering of 'integrated systems' products. Re-assessment: Students who fail the module overall and are required to complete a re-assessment will be re-assessed by exam. The re-assessment mark alone will be used to determine whether students satisfy progression requirements.
Target Students
Erasmus/Socrates/Visiting students must take any relevant examinations for this module in Nottingham at the appropriate time with all other students in the cohort. Available to JYA/Erasmus students.Passing Mark/Grade: 40% for UG BEng; 50% for UG MEng ; 50% for PG MSc
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
- One 2-hour computing
In the second week of teaching, a timetabled two-hour session in a PC laboratory will replace the normal lecture. This session will provide preliminary training in SIMULINK for solving general simulation problems.
Assessment
- 30% Coursework 1: Coursework covering the use of SIMULINK to simulate a dynamic system and state-space representation of that system
- 70% Examination (2-hour): Three distinct questions on the three main areas of the course
Educational Aims
The module aims to equip students with four of the key skills essential to the engineering of successful systems. The module is motivated by the recognition that the processes and concerns associated with designing and validating systems are distinct from those connected with designing and validating components. It presents a sense of what “systems engineering” is about.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
LO1: Appreciate the main concepts behind design of experiments for characterising system components. The ideas that tests are expensive and that good heuristic/empirical models can be obtained by blending test outcomes with experience or intuition are central here. AHEP4: M1; EAC: PO1
LO2: Understand and use the state-space representation for system dynamics. AHEP4: M2, M3, M6; EAC: PO2, PO5
LO3: Assess the reliability of systems given a clear definition of what are the criteria for the system to be "operational" and what are the reliabilities of the individual elements of the system. AHEP4: M9; EAC: PO6
Conveners
- Dr Ko Choong Woo