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MECH4730: Computers in Real-Time Control and Instrumentation (2011 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | MECH4730: Computers in Real-Time Control and Instrumentation (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior Advanced |
| Faculty/School: | School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Professor Nebot, Eduardo
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | MTRX3700. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit aims for students to: learn the fundamental principles and requirements of real time software design: understand the basic components of an embedded systems; learn, appreciate and understand the various stages that need to be completed in a large software system implementation; learn the capabilities of a typical high performance real time operating system. At the end of this unit students will have a basic knowledge of the hardware components available in a microcomputer system and a detailed knowledge of facilities and capabilities typically present in a professional real time operating system. The student will have the competence to design, implement and debug interrupt-driven / event driven multitasking systems. The outcomes of this subject are: to be able to design, plan and implement a large real time software system.; to understand the complexity of real time programming; to be able to select appropriate software/hardware platforms for a given control/monitoring task; to understand the problematic of real time software design; to be able to select appropriate software design tool for a real time task: to be able to debug a complete real time system; to be able to organize and distribute tasks in a large software project; to be able to monitor and control the progress towards a due day working in a group; to understand the main facilities offered by professional real time operating system: Processes, Threads, Timers, interrupts, interprocess communications; to be able to present / demonstrate a real time system in time; to be able to report results in a professional manner. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Professor Nebot, Eduardo
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| Timetable: | MECH4730 Timetable | |||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Laboratory: Labs. Some weeks will require 2 labs |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Design and conduct experiment to analyse the performance of the system, detect problems and implement solution to these problems | Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 2) |
| Student will gain expertise in state of the art real time operating systems | Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4) |
| Effective communication techniques that emphasize clear presentation ideas, approaches and solution to technical and non technical personnel | Professional Communication (Level 4) |
| Develop the skills to work in a team. Learn how to distribute tasks, monitoring progress to deliver successful demonstration at a due date. | Teamwork and Project Management (Level 4) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
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| Assessment Description: |
Lab Skills: Lab work. Final Exam: Examination. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | Policies regarding academic honesty and plagiarism, special consideration and appeals in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies can be found on the Faculty's policy page at http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/policies Faculty policies are governed by Academic Board resolutions whose details can be found on the Central Policy Online site at http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/ Policies regarding assessment formatting, submission methods, late submission penalties and assessment feedback depend on the unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, should be found above with other assessment details. |
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Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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| Online Course Content: | webct |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Lecture |
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| Assessment Due: Lab Skills | |
| Week 2 | lab1 |
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| Week 3 | Lecture |
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| Week 4 | Lab2 |
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| Week 5 | Lab 2 |
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| Week 6 | Lab 3 |
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| Week 7 | Lab 3 |
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| Week 8 | Lecture |
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| Week 9 | Lab 4 |
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| Week 10 | Lecture |
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| Week 11 | Lab 5 |
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| Week 12 | Lab 5 |
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| Week 13 | Rept Lab 5 |
| Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 2) | Yes | 0% |
| Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Professional Communication (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Teamwork and Project Management (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
