Robotics and Automation Engineering – Higher Certificate

This module provides a foundation in mathematical principles: arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, complex numbers, elementary calculus and statistics. The theory is kept to a minimum, with problem-solving used extensively to establish and exemplify the theory. The material will provide engineering applications; the learner will be able to apply standard mathematical techniques to analyse and solve electrical, electronic and related engineering problems.

The aim of the module is to introduce students to a broad knowledge of fundamental Principles and Practical applications in Engineering Science necessary to support other core modules. The module provides a comprehensive grounding in 1st year fundamental Engineering that is relevant to multiple Engineering courses in the department.

To introduce the learner to basic electric circuits and electrical devices.

The aim of this module is to introduce the learner to basic digital and analogue electronic concepts, components and circuits. The module will also aim to provide the learner with understanding of how to safely use laboratory equipment for building circuits and making measurements.

To provide the learner with an opportunity to develop valuable transferable personal and professional skills. Utilising an active learning strategy, the learners will develop their knowledge and skills in a range of areas such as professional engineering standards and ethics, project management, problem solving, team working and communications. The student will apply these skills to a series of mini projects.

To introduce learners to basic electrical wiring diagrams and hands-on experience of wiring lighting, sockets, fuse boards, heating control systems and motor control circuits and learn to fault find on these various electrical circuits.

The module introduces the learner to the basic skills required to be a manufacturing engineer. It is envisaged that the learners will have the capability to understand, analyse, design and/or select the machinery, tooling and processes necessary for the production of components. The practical element of this module will enable the learners to have the practical skills required to safely operate workshop equipment to produce component to a desired specification. Upon, completion of this module the learners will have obtained the basic necessary skills to work safely in a manufacturing engineering environment.

This module introduces the learner to the C programming language to provide hardware and software solutions to technical based problems.

To provide the learner with the basic concepts of industrial control systems. It develops the knowledge and skills required to integrate discrete I/O with a programmable logic controller (PLC).

To provide learners with the knowledge of process control which includes the basic concepts and fundamentals of PID systems.

To provide learners with a knowledge of electro-pneumatic networks controlled using a PLC. To develop the learner’s ability to design, build, test and fault-find electro-pneumatic circuitry and control pneumatic networks and to be able to write, test and fault-find PLC programs to control various electro-pneumatic control sequences.

To provide learners with the knowledge of industrial process instrumentation, calibration and control which includes the concepts, engineering and installation of control and measurement equipment.

This module is designed to introduce students to the concepts of Industrial Automation control systems in a range of applications and there by develop an understanding and application of the concepts. PLC programming will be used to apply the concepts.

The aim of this module is to provide the learner with the knowledge to understand and design Electrical, Mechanical, and Instrumentation drawings.

To build on the material covered in Electrical Technology 1, including 3-phase systems, with greater emphasis on applications; this will include transformers, motors and generation.

To provide the learner with an opportunity to develop valuable transferable personal and professional engineering skills. Utilising an active learning strategy, the learners will build their employability skills in a range of areas starting with developing a Personal Development Plan (PDP), followed by learning a series of project management tools and techniques with a heavy emphasis on team working and collaborative working. The student will apply the skills learned in a group project that has a direct link to at least one other module in their degree programme.

The aim of this module is to provide the learner with a further understanding of electrical industrial wiring and the wiring and fault finding of Motor control circuits and electrical motors.

The aim of this module is to develop the learner’s knowledge of Analog and Digital electronic circuits that are specifically relevant to the Automation industry and specifically for data acquisition circuits. The module also introduces C programming language concepts to the learner.

The aim of this module is to provide the learner with broad competencies in engineering mathematics and statistics. At the end of this module the learner will be able to use differentiation, integration, differential equations, linear algebra, descriptive statistics, probability theory and reliability analysis to model, analyse and solve engineering problems.