2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
PDES2525 Advanced Electronics for Product Design
20 creditsClass Size: 54
Module manager: Dr Jordan Boyle
Email: J.H.Boyle@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
Pre-requisites
PDES1365 | Basic Electronics for Product Design |
Module replaces
PDES 2520 Electronics for Product DesignThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:1. Interface sensors and transducers to microcontrollers or similar devices of which facilitates digital and analogue input and output channels,
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of programming microcontrollers or similar devices using off-the-shelf software,
3. Design products that incorporate electronic sensing and control elements,
4. Decompose a design problem into smaller and solvable tasks;
5. Build and operate proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate solution principles of their own designed products using standard electronic parts;
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, student will have learned how to:
1. Apply engineering reasoning and problem solving to analyse, build and debug moderately complex electronic circuits.
2. Interpret a moderately complex specification, decompose it into smaller design a circuit that satisfies this.
3. Use basic mathematical knowledge in an applied context.
4. Devise an algorithm to achieve desired functionality, and implement this as a microcontroller program.
5. Understand how to write a technical report that effectively communicates the details of a design.
Syllabus
- Using pulse width modulation (PWM) to drive direct current motors, servo motors and loads
- Charging and discharging of capacitors
- Resistor and capacitor (RC) circuits and band pass filters
- Using operational amplifiers (Op Amp)
- Using accelerometers and Hall effect sensors
- Microcontroller concepts using Arduino platform
- Boolean logic AND, OR, NOT, XOR
- Iterative programming structures, while loop, for loop, case structure
- Data acquisition and data manipulation
- Simple programming and debugging
- Finite state machines
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 21 | 2.00 | 42.00 |
Practical | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
Tutorial | 7 | 1.00 | 7.00 |
Private study hours | 131.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 69.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Private study will be a combination of lecture, practical and tutorial preparation and review, completing the two coursework items and revision and exam preparation.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will have regular design reviews as part of their practicals, which will give the opportunity for direct feedback from academic staff.In addition, students will have six tutorials (three per semester) and will receive feedback on their two assignments, giving the opportunity to apply their learning to the next assessment.
There will also be regular example sheets to allow students to assess and review their learning.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Project | Prototype demonstration and report | 25.00 |
Project | Prototype demonstration and report | 25.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Unseen exam | 2 hr | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/04/2019
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