Overview
This project-based unit will introduce you to fluid drive systems and the design and control of integrated drive systems for use in industries. It covers comparison of characteristics, construction, selection, design and operation of fluid drives and control systems; use of mathematical models to analyse performance; machine protection and control schemes; and evaluation of drive system performance. You will apply formulas and explain and record calculations. You will adopt professional approaches to work in teams and learn collaboratively to manage and complete projects. You will manage your own learning; investigate, design and check designed works performed; and communicate professionally using discipline language to present designs and problem solutions. Distance education students are required to have access to a computer, to make frequent use of the internet, and are required to participate in residential school activities.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: ENEM12006 Fluid Mechanics and ENEM12010 Engineering Dynamics
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator's reflection
The response rate is low and no trend/mode evolved.
Personal engagement with students should be made to enhance the student feedback rate.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator's reflection
The team projects in context are essential for student learning.
The industry-based project scopes should be adopted.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator's reflection
The software tutorial enhances student interest in project work and learning.
The use of simulation software tutorials should be continued.
- Design and analyse the fluid drives using mathematical modeling
- Evaluate the charateristics of different drive systems with regard to the application
- Design protection and control systems
- Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion systems
- Evaluate methods to improve energy efficiency
- Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Advanced
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 4 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Fluid Power with Applications
- Edition: 7th (2014)
- Authors: Esposito
- Pearson
- Essek Essek , Essek , UK
- ISBN: 978-1-292-02387-8
Additional Textbook Information
N/A
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
n.mandal@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 10 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Introduction to Fluid
Power
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved & demonstration of
SimScape software, Project 1
scope of hydraulic power systems
will be introduced. Team building
activities will be finished.
Chapter
Chapters 1~4 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 17 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Pumps
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved & SimScape Library
tutorials, For project 1, the
progress of it will be monitored
and recorded using meeting
minutes, 4-square charts,
agenda items, and weekly
planning documents
Chapter
Chapter 5 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 24 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic motors
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved and SimScape tutorials, For
project 1, the progress of it will
be monitored and recorded
using meeting minutes, 4-
square charts, agenda items,
and weekly planning
documents
Chapter
Chapter 7 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 31 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Cylinders,
Cushioning and shock absorbers
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved and SimScape tutorials, For
project 1, the progress of it will
be monitored and recorded
using meeting minutes, 4-
square charts, agenda items,
and weekly planning
documents
Chapter
Chapter 6 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 07 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic valves and
controls
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved and SimScape tutorials, For
project 1, the progress of it will
be monitored and recorded
using meeting minutes, 4-
square charts, agenda items,
and weekly planning
documents
Chapter
Chapters 8, 16 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 14 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Teaching free week
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 21 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Circuit Design
and Analysis
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved, For project 1, team
presentation.
Chapter
Chapter 9 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 28 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Accumulators
and receivers, further controls of
fluid power systems
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved, Project 2 scope of fluid
power systems will be introduced.
The same Team will be employed
if it is ok
Chapter
Chapters11, 15, 16 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 05 May 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Hydraulic Conductors and
fittings
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved, For project 2, the progress
of it will be monitored and
recorded using meeting minutes,
4-square charts, agenda items,
and weekly planning documents
Chapter
Chapter 10 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 12 May 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Pneumatics: components
- compressors, circuits, and
applications
Tutorial: Four tute problems will be
solved, For project 2, the progress
of it will be monitored and
recorded using meeting minutes,
4-square charts, agenda items,
and weekly planning documents
Chapter
Chapters 13, 14 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 19 May 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Electrical Machines and
controls by guest lecturers
Tutorial: For project 2, the progress
of it will be monitored and
recorded using meeting minutes,
4-square charts, agenda items,
and weekly planning documents
Chapter
Chapters 15, 17 of Esposito,
lecture notes
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 26 May 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Maintenance of Hydraulic
System
Tutorial: An online quiz will be
held
Chapter
Chapter 12 of Esposito
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 02 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Lecture: Review of the unit
Tutorial: Project 2 formal progress
presentation in the workshop
section and getting ready to
submit the team project on Friday,
Week 12 in the submission link set
in the Moodle.
Chapter
Chapters: all
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 09 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 16 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Project 1 is a team project. It focuses on the content of the unit covered in week 1 to week 6. The scope of Assignment 1
will be populated in the unit Moodle before term starts and will be discussed in the week 1 tutorial
session. It is a team submission. A team project presentation of this project will be held on Week 6 in tutorial time and
venue.
Week 6 Friday (25 Apr 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Compulsory team submission
Week 8 Friday (9 May 2025)
After two weeks of submission date
This team-based project will be assessed considering both technical and professional aspects. The technical aspects
cover a wide range of applications of design and analysis of a hydraulic system, comparison and safety checking of the
new design using proper engineering procedures. The professional skills cover a higher level of teamwork, leadership,
research and communication skills.
Students should refer to the Unit Moodle site for team project report assessment criteria and individual marking criteria
of the team-based projects. A detailed description of both marking schemes will be provided in the Moodle site on time.
It is based on some factors such as Team Charter and/or peer assessments.
- Design and analyse the fluid drives using mathematical modeling
- Evaluate the charateristics of different drive systems with regard to the application
- Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion systems
- Evaluate methods to improve energy efficiency
- Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Project 2 is a team project. It focuses on the content of the unit covered in week 1 to week 12. The scope of project 2 will
be populated in the unit Moodle in Week 7 and will be discussed in the week 7 tutorial session. It is a team submission. A
team project presentation of this project will be held on Week 12 in tutorial time and venue.
Week 12 Friday (6 June 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Compulsory team submission
Exam Week Friday (20 June 2025)
After two weeks of submission date
This team-based project will be assessed considering both technical and professional aspects. The technical aspects
cover a wide range of applications of design and analysis of a fluid powered system, comparison and safety checking of
the new design using proper engineering procedures. The professional skills cover a higher level of teamwork,
leadership, research and communication skills.
Students should refer to the Unit Moodle site for team project report assessment criteria and individual marking criteria
of the team-based projects. A detailed description of both marking schemes will be provided in the Moodle site on time.
It is based on some factors such as Team Charter and/or peer assessments.
- Design and analyse the fluid drives using mathematical modeling
- Evaluate the charateristics of different drive systems with regard to the application
- Analyse electro-mechanical power and energy conversion systems
- Evaluate methods to improve energy efficiency
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
It is based on the content covered in Hydraulic Test rig experiments. It is a team submission. For any change of date and
time, the students will be notified before in the Moodle site. Pl. see the information in the Moodle site regularly.
Week 9 Friday (16 May 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Compulsory Team submission
Week 11 Friday (30 May 2025)
After two weeks of submission date
Assessment criteria are based on detailed calculations and presentations of data obtained in the hydraulic test rig
experiments. It is based on accuracy in calculations, and validation of results obtained by properly interpreting results. It
is also based on the way how students are putting symbols and hydraulic diagrams to present the sequence of
operations in the experiments.
No team charter approach or other marking schemes are considered for individual student marking. All students on
a team will get the same marks as those on the team lab report. The discipline's Practical assessment marking rubric will be available in the unit Moodle site.
- Design protection and control systems
- Create professional documentation using terminology, symbols and diagrams related to electric and fluid drives.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
4 Online Quiz(zes)
This is an invigilated individual online class test that will be held in Week 11 of this unit during tutorial time. The duration
will be 2.5 hours. The detailed description and important information relating to this individual online test will be
populated on the unit Moodle site.
1
Other
Week 11 Friday (30 May 2025) 11:00 am AEST
Due date and time is based on the tutorial time of this unit set by the timetable team. It will be held in Week 11. Information on it will be populated in Moodle site and weekly e-mails.
Exam Week Friday (20 June 2025)
After a few days or the selected day stated above
You have to employ your technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to answer the questions. There are yes/no,
multiple-choice questions. You have to get answers to some questions by proper calculations focusing on units of
parameters. For a right answer, you will get 1 (one) and for a wrong answer, you will get a 0 (zero).
- Design protection and control systems
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
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