ENME484-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021

Special Topic: Industry 4.0: Intelligent Manufacturing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2021
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 14 May 2021

Description

Understanding the drivers and enablers of Industry 4.0. Recognizing the opportunities and challenges, such as future of manufacturing, impacts of Industry 4.0. Understanding key technologies including AI and IIoT in Industry 4.0. Applying techniques in designing real applications in Industry 4.0.

The special topic provides an introduction to Industry 4.0 including two major components: Industrial Artificial Intelligence (IAI) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Both components will be introduced with applications in industries. In addition, the course also familiarizes students with the methodology and with industrial platforms for IAI and IIoT. Students will work on group projects that require competency on IAI and IIoT to gain hands-on experience. Particularly, students will identify an industrial problem, implement IAI and IIoT to design a solution based on industrial platforms, and conduct a performance analysis in lab environment.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the drivers and enablers of Industry 4.0
2. Describe advanced manufacturing technologies in Industry 4.0
3. Compare the various techniques used in Industry 4.0
4. Design applications of Industrial Artificial Intelligence (IAI) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in
Industry 4.0
5. Analyse the opportunities, challenges brought about by Industry 4.0

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Yilei Zhang

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Test 10 Mar 2021 5%
Essay 1 26 Mar 2021 15%
Test 2 31 Mar 2021 10%
Project 1 07 May 2021 15%
Homework 31 May 2021 10%
Test 3 02 Jun 2021 15%
Essay 2 15% Due during exam week
Project 2 15% Due during exam week

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Harassment
* Harassment of any sort will not be tolerated.  Each UC student is here to learn and to experience a friendly and supportive community.
* It is every student's right to expect: respect and courtesy from staff and other students, including freedom from harassment of any sort; fair treatment; the ability to speak out about any issues that concern them, without fear of consequences for their safety and well-being.
* Furthermore, each student has the responsibility to: respect the rights and property of others; attend to their own health and safety, and that of others; and behave in a manner towards each other that does not reflect badly on the student body or the University.
* If you, or someone you know, has experienced harassment, please talk to your lecturers, directors of study, or head of department.


Dishonest Practice
* Plagiarism, collusion, copying, and ghost writing are unacceptable and dishonest practices.
* Plagiarism is the presentation of any material (test, data, figures or drawings, on any medium including computer files) from any other source without clear and adequate acknowledgment of the source.
* Collusion is the presentation of work performed in conjunction with another person or persons, but submitted as if it has been completed only by the named author(s).
* Copying is the use of material (in any medium, including computer files) produced by another person(s) with or without their knowledge and approval.
* Ghost writing is the use of another person(s) (with or without payment) to prepare all or part of an item submitted for assessment.

Do not engage in dishonest practices. The Department reserves the right to refer dishonest practices to the University Proctor and where appropriate to not mark the work.
The University regulations on academic integrity and dishonest practice can be found here.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,114.00

International fee $5,500.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

All ENME484 Occurrences

  • ENME484-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021