BEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience / Course details

This unit will cover the following:

(1)    Fundamental concepts

(2)    Ideal linear op-amp circuits, such as inverting  amplifier, non-inverting amplifier, summing amplifier,          instrumentation amplifier, Wheatstone bridge

(3)   Phase-sensitive demodulation (lab)

(4)   Non-ideal linear op-amp circuits, such as voltage follower, inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier

(5)   Static limitations of op-amp circuits, such as bias current, offset current, offset voltage

(6)   Dynamic limitations of op-amp circuits

(7)   Non-linear op-amp circuits

(8)   Filter design, such as low-pass (including 2nd order Butterworth low-pass), high-pass, band-pass, notch and    all-pass filters

The course unit aims to:

• To understand fundamental electronic circuits for engineering applications.

• To gain ability of analysing and designing electronic circuits.

• To gain practical skills by building and testing electronic circuits in lab, using real electronic components.

Students will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding:

•  Understand common analogue circuits

•  Knowledge of analysing electronic circuits in time and frequency domains

Intellectual Skills:

•  Application of analytical approaches in time and frequency domains to simple linear and non-linear circuits

• Select component types and values in common circuit configurations

Practical Skills:

•  Assembly electronic circuits using real components

• Test electronic circuits on bread-board

• Analyse the measurement results from the circuits.

Transferable skills and personal qualities:

•   Problem solving

•  Group working

•  Report writing 

Written Examination:

Four questions, answer all questions

Duration: 2 hours

Calculators are permitted

This examination forms 80% of the unit assessment

Coursework:

Two laboratory sessions

Laboratory duration: 6 hours

Each lab session is assessed by 2% attendance and 2% performance

All students must attend all lab sessions. Otherwise, his/her report will not be marked.

Laboratory assessments are weighted 20%