Dr. Timber Yuen (P.Eng.)

3 unit(s)
Analysis and design of closed loop control systems course to include: control system characteristics and performance, stability analysis, system types and performance improvement, digital control systems, compensation, filtering and motion control system analysis and tuning.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1EL3, 2MT3, and registration in level III or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Single degree of freedom systems; free vibration; harmonically excited vibration; vibration under general forcing conditions; two degree of freedom systems; multi-degree of freedom systems; natural frequencies and mode shapes; vibration control; vehicle oscillations.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours every other week); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3AE3, 3CT3, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

1 unit(s)
This course requires students to research, design, develop, and implement an independent project and continues as a Technical Report II. The project plan and a model developed will be documented as a technical report and presented in a seminar.
One tutorial, one lab (two hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3AV3, 3MV3, 3VD3, GENTECH 3MT3, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)

This course is a continuation of Technical Report I and it requires the students to conduct further research, modify/refine project design, develop and implement the independent project proposal submitted as a part of the Technical Report I course load. The project will be documented as a technical report and presented in a seminar.
One tutorial, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3MP3, 4AE3, 4EC3, 4MS3, 4TR1, ENGTECH 4EE0, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

ENGTECH 3CT3 - System Analysis and Controls
3 unit(s)
Mathematical foundation: differential equations, Laplace transforms, transform by partial fraction expansion; transfer functions; modelling of physical systems; stability, Routh criteria; time and frequency domain; Root-locus technique; design of control systems.
Two lectures, one lab; one term
Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 3MA3 and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)
Antirequisite(s): ENGTECH 2CT3

ENGTECH 3SD3 - Statics and Dynamics
3 unit(s)
Two and three dimensional force vectors, equilibrium of a particle; moments and couples; equilibrium rigid bodies; centroids, second moment of area, moment of inertia; truss, and static analysis. Planar kinematics and planar kinetics of particles and rigid bones; work and energy, impulse, and momentum.
Two lectures, one lab; one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology Co-op (B.Tech.) or Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)
Antirequisite(s): MANTECH 3MD3

MANTECH 4FM3 - CIM and Flexible Manufacturing
3 unit(s)
Facility layout; cellular manufacturing; flexible manufacturing systems; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); computer-aided process control; quality control and inspection principles; inspection technologies; coordinate measuring machines (CMM.)
Two lectures, one lab; one term
Prerequisite(s): MANTECH 3MF3 and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)
Antirequisite(s): MANTECH 3FM3

3 unit(s)
Basic robot categories; robot components; mobility/constraint analysis; workspace analysis; manipulator kinematics and motion trajectories; non-redundant and redundant sensing/actuation of manipulators; manipulator statics; singularities; manipulator dynamics.
Two lectures, one lab; one term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 3CT3 and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Antirequisite(s): MANTECH 4MC3