Intermediate, Engineering & Technology, Notes

Structure and Interpretation of Systems & Signals

mathematical modeling techniques used in the design of electronic systems, Systems are defined as mappings on signals, notion of the state, Feedback systems and automata, equivalence of automata and concurrent composition. Hybrid systems, Difference and differential equations, frequency domain models for signals and frequency response for systems, Sampling, Applications (communications systems, audio, video, and image processing systems & control systems): Resources, Instructor guide

Course Materials

electrical science and linear circuits, electric circuit study applets and interactive examples and exercises, EIT review slides

Courses

  • Electrical Networks 1 - Current, Voltage, Power, Passive Sign Convention, Resistive Networks, Ohm's & Kirchhoff's Laws, Nodal and Loop Analysis, Op-Amp Circuits, Operational Amplifiers, Superposition, Thévenin's and Norton's Theorems, Capacitance and Inductance, First and Second Order Transient Circuits, AC Steady-State Analysis

  • Circuits - basic analysis, design and measurement of linear analog systems important across engineering disciplines, AC steady-state analysis, Laplace transforms, linear circuits
  • Electrical Networks 2 - AC Steady-State Analysis, Steady-State Power Analysis, Polyphase Circuits, Magnetically Coupled Networks, Variable Frequency Network Performance, Laplace Transform & Application
  • Electrical Power Plant - Nuclear, fossil and solar energy sources, Analysis and design of steam supply systems, electrical generating systems and auxiliary systems, Power plant efficiency and operation

Vehicle Design

lecture notes: design factors which influence design of vehicles for passenger transport, performance, off-road & other purpose built vehicles, design process of systems & total vehicles with multiple design constraints including legislative regulation, alternative & hybrid power systems, team organization & planning

Engineering Materials

iron-carbon diagram in detail, Steels, non-ferrous alloys, composites, non-metallic materials, corrosion and the principles underlying the selection of materials in mechanical design, processes taking place during heat treatment of metallic alloys and how they influence their microstructures and properties

Lecture Courses

  • Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics - flow systems encountered in engineering
    design, viscous flow in pipes, external & compressible flow, turbomachines (pumps), thermodynamics
    of gas mixtures, psychometrics and air-conditioning processes

  • Thermal Management Measurements - laboratory techniques for diagnosing and documenting thermal management problems in electronic equipment, design of thermal management solutions (air-cooled systems)

Numerical Methods in Engineering

root-finding, elementary numerical linear algebra, solving systems of linear equations, curve fitting, numerical quadrature and numerical solution to ordinary differential equations

Mechanics and Materials II

responses exhibited by solid engineering materials when subjected to mechanical & thermal loadings, introduction to physical mechanisms associated with design-limiting behavior of engineering materials (stiffness, strength, toughness, durability), basic mechanical properties of engineering materials, testing procedures, ways in which properties characterize material response: readings, labs, course download

How and Why Machines Work

how and why machines work, conceived, developed (drawn), utilized, hands-on experiences of taking things apart mentally and physically, drawing (sketching, 3D CAD) what they envision and observe, understanding the physics and history of machines: tools, study materials, animations, course download

Mechanical Systems

Mechanical systems design, System simulation, control, and optimization, Design optimization and system performance evaluation, Design case studies, Equipment for overall system design,lab excercises: Course Outline, Supplemental Notes

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